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In March 2005, at the first [[MTV Australia Video Music Awards]] in [[Sydney]]'s [[Luna Park Sydney|Luna Park]], she spoofed [[Janet Jackson]]'s [[wardrobe malfunction]] by pulling down her dress to reveal [[toplessness|both breasts]], each covered with the [[MTV]] logo.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anna Nicole Flashes Crowd at MTV Event |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,149445,00.html |date=[[2005-03-04]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]]|accessdate=2007-02-14 }}</ref>
In March 2005, at the first [[MTV Australia Video Music Awards]] in [[Sydney]]'s [[Luna Park Sydney|Luna Park]], she spoofed [[Janet Jackson]]'s [[wardrobe malfunction]] by pulling down her dress to reveal [[toplessness|both breasts]], each covered with the [[MTV]] logo.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anna Nicole Flashes Crowd at MTV Event |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,149445,00.html |date=[[2005-03-04]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]]|accessdate=2007-02-14 }}</ref>


Smith has also been featured in advertisements for the animal rights group [[PETA]]. Spoofing Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" segment in ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]'', a 2004 ad states "Gentlemen prefer fur-free blondes."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://furisdead.com/feat/annanicole/ |title=Anna Nicole Smith poses for anti-fur ad.|publisher=furisdead.com}}</ref>. Due to her support of the anti-fur movement, in particular her criticism of Canadian [[seal hunting]], [[PETA]] began a petition in memory of Smith to the Canadian Prime Minister [[Paul Martin]] to end the annual tradition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/anna_nicole_seal_hunt?preview=t |title=Anna Nicole Smith's petition to end the Canadian harp seal hunt.|publisher=furisdead.com}}</ref> In another ad the following year, Smith posed with her dogs in a campaign against [[Iams]] dog food for their alleged cruelty to animals, as well as the manufacturer [[Proctor and Gamble]], and sister company [[Eukanuba]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iamscruelty.com/iams-feat-ans.asp |title=Anna Nicole Smith Dogs Pet-Food Maker Iams Over Deadly Experiments|publisher=iamscruelty.com}}</ref>
Smith has also been featured in advertisements for the animal rights group [[PETA]]. Spoofing Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" segment in ''[[Gentlemen Prefer Blondes]]'', a 2004 ad states "Gentlemen prefer fur-free blondes."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://furisdead.com/feat/annanicole/ |title=Anna Nicole Smith poses for anti-fur ad.|publisher=furisdead.com}}</ref>. Due to her support of the anti-fur movement, in particular her criticism of Canadian [[seal hunting]], [[PETA]] began a petition in memory of Smith to the Canadian Prime Minister [[Stephen Harper]] to end the annual tradition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://getactive.peta.org/campaign/anna_nicole_seal_hunt?preview=t |title=Anna Nicole Smith's petition to end the Canadian harp seal hunt.|publisher=furisdead.com}}</ref> In another ad the following year, Smith posed with her dogs in a campaign against [[Iams]] dog food for their alleged cruelty to animals, as well as the manufacturer [[Proctor and Gamble]], and sister company [[Eukanuba]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iamscruelty.com/iams-feat-ans.asp |title=Anna Nicole Smith Dogs Pet-Food Maker Iams Over Deadly Experiments|publisher=iamscruelty.com}}</ref>


In 2006, Smith gave up modeling, although she remained a spokesperson for TrimSpa.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
In 2006, Smith gave up modeling, although she remained a spokesperson for TrimSpa.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}

Revision as of 05:13, 24 June 2007

For other people named Anna Smith, see Anna Smith (disambiguation).
Anna Nicole Smith
Smith on the red carpet for the 2005 MTV Video Music Awards in Sydney. Photo by: Toby Foraggio
Born
Vickie Lynn Hogan
Spouse(s)Billy Smith (1985-1993)
J. Howard Marshall II (1994-1995)
ChildrenDaniel Wayne Smith (deceased)
Dannielynn Marshall Birkhead
Websitewww.annanicole.com

Vickie Lynn Marshall (November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007), better known under the stage name of Anna Nicole Smith,[1] was an American sex symbol, model, actress and celebrity. Her highly publicized marriage to oil business executive and billionaire J. Howard Marshall, 63 years her senior, resulted in speculation that she married the octogenarian for his money, which she denied. Following his death, she began a lengthy legal battle over a share of his estate; her case, Marshall v. Marshall, reached the U.S. Supreme Court on a question of federal jurisdiction.

Born and raised in Texas, Smith dropped out of high school and first married at the age of 17. She first gained popularity in Playboy, becoming the 1993 Playmate of the Year. She modeled for clothing companies, including Guess jeans. She starred in her own reality TV show, The Anna Nicole Show. In the months before her death, she was the focus of renewed press coverage surrounding the death of her son, Daniel Smith.

Early life

Born Vickie Lynn Hogan in Houston, Texas,[2] Anna Nicole was the only child of Donald Eugene Hogan (born July 12 1947) and Virgie Mae Tabers (born July 12 1951),[3] who married on February 22, 1967.[2] Her father then left the family; he and Virgie divorced on November 4, 1969. Virgie's oldest child, Anna Nicole's half-brother, is David Luther Tacker, Jr. (born 1966).[2] Anna Nicole was raised by her mother and aunt, Elaine (Todd) Tabers, wife of Virgie's brother, Melvin Tabers.

Virgie, who worked as a law enforcement officer in Houston for 28 years, subsequently married Donald R. Hart in 1971.[4] Their child was Donald Ray Hart, Jr. (born 1972).[2] After Virgie married Donald Hart, Anna Nicole changed her name from Vickie Hogan to Nikki Hart.[5] Virgie and Donald Hart divorced in 1983. Virgie then married Joe D. Thompson (1987, divorced 1991), James T. Sanders (1996, died 1996), and James H. Arthur (2000).

Anna Nicole's father Donald married Wanda Faye Atkinson in 1970 and had the following children: Donna Hogan (born 1971), Donald Ray Hogan (born 1973), and Amy Hogan (born 1975).[6][2] Donald and Wanda were divorced in 1978.[7] Donald married Carolyn S. Vandver in 1996.

Anna Nicole attended Durkee Elementary School and Aldine Intermediate School in Houston. When she was in the 9th grade, she was sent to live with her mother's younger sister, Kay Beall, in Mexia, Texas.[8] At Mexia High School, Anna Nicole failed her freshman year and later quit school during her sophomore year.[9]

While working as a waitress at Jim's Krispy Fried Chicken in Mexia, Anna Nicole met Billy Wayne Smith, who was a cook at the restaurant. The couple married April 4 1985;[10] she was 17 and he was 16. The next year, she gave birth to their son, Daniel Wayne Smith. She and Billy separated in 1987 and she moved to Houston with one-year-old Daniel. They were officially divorced February 3, 1993, in Houston.[11]

Initially, Anna Nicole found employment at Wal-Mart, then as a waitress at Red Lobster. She then became an exotic dancer, and in 1991, began taking modeling and voice lessons. In October of that year, she saw an ad in the newspaper to audition for Playboy magazine.[12]

Playboy and modeling career

Anna Nicole Smith
Preceded byCady Cantrell
Succeeded byAngela Melini
Playboy Playmate of the Year
1993
Preceded byCorinna Harney
Succeeded byJenny McCarthy
Personal details
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

Smith's career took off after she was chosen by Hugh Hefner to appear on the cover of the March 1992 issue of Playboy, where she is listed as Vickie Smith, wearing a low-cut evening gown.[13] Smith said she planned to be "the next Marilyn Monroe".[14] Becoming one of Playboy's most popular models, Smith began a trend for a more big bust look although her breasts were surgically enhanced.[15] Smith was chosen to be the 1993 Playmate of the Year. By the time of her PMOY pictorial, she had settled on the name Anna Nicole Smith.

Smith secured a contract to replace supermodel Claudia Schiffer in the Guess jeans ad campaign in a series of sultry black and white photographs. Guess capitalized on Smith's strong resemblance to sex symbol Jayne Mansfield and put her in Jayne-inspired photo sessions. In 1993, before Christmas, she modeled for the Swedish clothing company Hennes & Mauritz H&M. She was dressed in underwear and arranged in seductive poses. She appeared on big posters in Sweden and Norway. The fact was widely discussed in media and more.

A photograph of Smith was used by New York magazine on the cover of its August 22 1994 issue titled White Trash Nation. In the photo, she appears squatting in a short skirt and cowboy boots as she eats chips. In October 1994, Smith's lawyer initiated a $5,000,000 lawsuit against the magazine claiming unauthorized use of her photo and that the article had damaged her reputation. Her lawyer said that Smith was told she was being photographed to embody the "all-American-woman look", and that they wanted glamor shots. He further stated that the picture used was taken for fun during a break.[16]

Marriage to Marshall

While performing at Gigi's, a Houston strip club, in October 1991, Smith met elderly oil billionaire J. Howard Marshall and they began a relationship. During their two-year relationship, he reportedly lavished gifts on her and asked her to marry him several times.[17] She divorced her husband Billy on February 3 1993, in Houston.[18] On June 27 1994, Smith, 26, and Marshall, 89, married in Houston.[19] This resulted in a great deal of gossip about her marrying him for his money.[20] Though she reportedly never lived with him,[21] Smith maintained that she loved her husband, and age did not matter to her. Thirteen months after his marriage to Smith, Marshall died on August 4 1995, in Houston.

Inheritance court cases

Within weeks of J. Howard Marshall's death, Smith and her husband's son, E. Pierce Marshall, battled over her claim for half of her late husband's US$1.6 billion estate. She temporarily joined forces with J. Howard's other son, James Howard Marshall III, whom the elder Howard had disowned. Howard III claimed J. Howard orally promised him a portion of his estate; like Smith, Howard III was also left out of J. Howard's will.[22] The case has gone on for more than a decade, producing a highly publicized court battle in Texas and several judicial decisions that have gone both for and against Smith in that time.[23]

In 1996, Smith filed for bankruptcy in California as a result of a $850,000 judgment against her for sexual harassment of an employee. As any money potentially due to her from the Marshall estate was part of her potential assets, the bankruptcy court involved itself in the matter.[24]

Smith claimed J. Howard orally promised her half of his estate if she married him. In September 2000, a Los Angeles bankruptcy judge awarded her $449,754,134. In July 2001, Houston judge Mike Wood affirmed the jury findings in the probate case by ruling that Smith was entitled to nothing and ordered Smith to pay over $1 million in fees and expenses to Pierce's legal team. The conflict between the Texas probate court and California bankruptcy court judgments forced the matter into federal court.[25]

In March 2002, a federal judge vacated the California bankruptcy court's ruling and issued a new ruling but reduced the award to $88 million. In December 2004, a three-judge panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the March 2002 decision, affirming the Texas Probate jury findings that no misconduct had occurred, Smith was not one of J. Howard Marshall's heirs and that the federal courts lacked jurisdiction to overrule the probate decisions of a Texas state court.[26]

The U.S. Supreme Court decided in September 2005 to hear the appeal of that decision. The Bush administration subsequently directed the Solicitor General to intercede on Smith's behalf out of an interest to expand federal court jurisdiction over state probate disputes.[27] After months of waiting, Smith and her stepson Pierce learned of the Supreme Court's decision on May 1 2006. The justices unanimously decided in favor of Smith; Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg wrote the majority opinion. The decision did not give Smith a portion of her husband's estate, but affirmed her right to pursue a share of it in federal court.[28] On June 20 2006, E. Pierce Marshall died at age 67 from an "aggressive infection". His widow, Elaine T. Marshall, now represents his estate.[29] The case has been remanded to the 9th Circuit to adjudicate the remaining appellate issues not previously resolved.

Further information: Marshall v. Marshall

After Anna’s death the New York Times reported that the case over the Marshall fortune “is likely to continue in the name of Ms. Smith’s infant daughter.”[30]

It was revealed on April 10 that the DNA test of Anna Nicole's baby showed that Larry Birkhead, the former boyfriend of the late Playboy model, is Dannielynn's father.[31]

Film and television career

Smith as Carrie Wisk in Skyscraper

Although her film appearances in The Hudsucker Proxy and Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult were highly publicized in 1994, little was done to further Smith's acting career. Her first starring role was as Colette Dubois, a retired spy seeking revenge for the murder of her husband, in the action/thriller To the Limit (1995).

Smith next starred in the action/thriller Skyscraper (1997), which she also produced, as a helicopter pilot, Carrie Wisk,[32] who lands on a high rise building and, upon learning it has been taken over by terrorists, becomes engaged in a deadly fight to save hostages.

Both films, and Smith's performances in them, were usually critically panned. During the course of the litigation over her late husband's estate, her career stalled. Her legal battle, her increasing weight, and her reportedly bizarre behavior made her regular fodder for late night television comedians.

The Anna Nicole Show

In 2002, she debuted in her own reality TV series on the E! cable network, The Anna Nicole Show.[33] The series focused on her personal and private life in the manner of other reality shows, such as the ratings hit The Osbournes. One of the recurring guests on the show was interior designer Bobby Trendy of West Hollywood, CA, who often feuded with lawyer Howard K. Stern.

The debut of the The Anna Nicole Show was the highest rated series on the network, but critics blasted it and ratings dropped with each successive week. However, it achieved a cult status among some, particularly college fraternities.[14] The show was canceled in February 2004 due to "creative differences," but has retained some life in reruns and on DVD releases.

Smith's next appearance on the big screen was as herself in Wasabi Tuna (2003), about a group of friends who kidnap her dog, Sugar-Pie, on Halloween. She appeared as herself again in Be Cool (2005), a crime/comedy about the film and music industries that stars John Travolta, Uma Thurman and The Rock. In Illegal Aliens she stars as "Lucy", which she also produced, a sci-fi/comedy about beautiful space aliens saving the earth from evil.[34] This is scheduled for release in May 2007.[35] In 2006, the soap opera Passions did a spoof of Smith in the form of a blonde bombshell by the name of Hannah Nicola Smythe arriving in Harmony.

A biography of Anna Nicole Smith's life is now in the works. The movie will document Smith's rise from exotic dancer to her reality-show-diet-spokesmodel-stardom (from her late teens until her February 2007 death at age 39). Willa Ford will star as Anna in the film.[36]

Smith as spokesperson

Anna Nicole Smith and Howard K. Stern on red carpet for MTV Video Music Awards 2005.

In an interview on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Smith was asked what her "Playmate diet" consisted of. She instantly replied, "fried chicken". In October 2003, she became a spokesperson for TrimSpa, which helped her lose a reported 69 lb (31 kg).[37]

In November 2004, she appeared at the American Music Awards to introduce a musical performance and attracted attention because of her slurred speech and behavior. During her live appearance, she threw her arms up and exclaimed, "Like my body?".[38] Smith murmured other comments and alluded to TrimSpa. The incident became comic material for presenters throughout the rest of the program.[39]

The following day, her appearance was featured in the media. Tabloids speculated that Smith was under the influence of pills or some other controlled substance. Her representatives explained that she was in pain due to a series of grueling workouts. They further asserted that she had difficulty reading the prompter because she was not wearing her contact lenses.[citation needed]

After reportedly losing some 80 lb (36 kg), Smith returned to her trim shape from the early 1990s.[citation needed]

In March 2005, at the first MTV Australia Video Music Awards in Sydney's Luna Park, she spoofed Janet Jackson's wardrobe malfunction by pulling down her dress to reveal both breasts, each covered with the MTV logo.[40]

Smith has also been featured in advertisements for the animal rights group PETA. Spoofing Marilyn Monroe's "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" segment in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, a 2004 ad states "Gentlemen prefer fur-free blondes."[41]. Due to her support of the anti-fur movement, in particular her criticism of Canadian seal hunting, PETA began a petition in memory of Smith to the Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to end the annual tradition.[42] In another ad the following year, Smith posed with her dogs in a campaign against Iams dog food for their alleged cruelty to animals, as well as the manufacturer Proctor and Gamble, and sister company Eukanuba.[43]

In 2006, Smith gave up modeling, although she remained a spokesperson for TrimSpa.[citation needed]

Personal life

Birth of daughter

Main article: Dannielynn Birkhead paternity case

Smith announced on June 1 2006, in a video clip posted on her official website that she was pregnant. "Let me stop all the rumors," she said, while floating on an inflatable raft in a swimming pool. "Yes, I am pregnant. I'm happy, I'm very, very happy about it. Everything's goin' really, really good and I'll be checking in and out periodically on the web, and I'll let you see me as I'm growing."[44]

Though her announcement did not provide any details, in an interview with Larry King on CNN's Larry King Live, Smith's longtime personal attorney Howard K. Stern said that he and Smith had been in a secret relationship for "a very long time" and then appeared to contradict that contention when he said they were confident he fathered the baby because of the timing of the pregnancy, which appeared to imply that there was at least one other possible father.[45] Her ex-boyfriend, entertainment photojournalist Larry Birkhead, steadfastly maintained his contention that he is the baby's father and filed a lawsuit to challenge paternity.[46]. Smith's daughter, Dannielynn Hope Marshall Stern, was born September 7 2006, at Doctors Hospital in Nassau, Bahamas. The Bahamian birth certificate records the father as Howard K. Stern.[47]

A judge in the United States ordered that DNA tests be performed to determine who is the biological father of Dannielynn. Following Smith's death, Debra Opri, the lawyer of Larry Birkhead, asked for an emergency DNA sample to be taken from the corpse. Smith's lawyer, Ron Rale objected strongly to this request.[48] The request was denied by a judge, instead ordering Smith's body preserved until February 20.[49]

According to a story published in the New York Daily News, Donna Hogan, Smith's younger half-sister, has said that the model froze the sperm of her second husband, Marshall, prior to his death. The newspaper says Hogan wrote in her unpublished manuscript about her sister, entitled Train Wreck, that "To her family, she hinted that she had used the old man's frozen sperm, and would be giving birth to Howard Marshall's child".[50] However, the publisher of Hogan's book described the newspaper's claims as a hoax.[51] On February 9 2007, Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt said that he had a decade-long affair with Smith and could potentially be the father of her infant girl, Dannielynn.[52] Alexander Denk, a former bodyguard for Anna Nicole Smith, reportedly told the tabloid television program Extra that he had an affair with his former employer, and that it was possible he could be Dannielynn's father.[53] Mark Hatten aka Mark "Hollywood" Hatten also came forward to claim that he is the father of Anna Nicole Smith's little girl, Dannielynn.

On February 14, 2007, TMZ.com wrote that Smith had been given a prescription for methadone under a false name while she was in her eighth month of pregnancy.[54] The Medical Board of California launched a review into the matter; the prescribing doctor, Sandeep Kapoor, said his treatment was "sound and appropriate."[55]

On April 10, 2007, a Bahamanian judge ruled Larry Birkhead, a former boyfriend, as the father of Dannielynn. He cited that the DNA test results confirmed at 99.99% certainty that Birkhead is the father. Dr. Michael Baird who performed the test, also commented on its accuracy.[56] Commenting on this revelation, Birkhead stated, "I hate to be the one to tell you this but, I told you so. I'm the father...My baby's going to be coming home pretty soon."[57] Howard K. Stern does not plan to fight Birkhead for custody.[58] Although Stern will not fight for custody, Anna's mother, Virgie Arthur, plans to battle in court for the right of custody. Birkhead was allowed to take the baby back to the United States, but must return to the Bahamas for a custody hearing in June.[59]

Death of son

Main article: Daniel Wayne Smith

Smith's 20-year-old son, Daniel Smith, died on September 10, 2006 in his mother's hospital room while visiting her and his newborn sister.[60] After the coroner labeled the death "reserved," Smith hired forensic pathologist Cyril Wecht to perform a second autopsy.[61]

His death certificate was issued on September 21, 2006, so that he could be buried.[62] While Smith remained in the Bahamas with Dannielynn and Stern, Daniel's family in the United States, including his father, Billy Smith, gathered with friends on October 7 2006, in Mexia, Texas, for a memorial service. Daniel was buried at Lake View Cemetery on New Providence, Bahamas, on October 19, 2006, almost six weeks after his death.[63]

Dr. Wecht announced on Larry King Live that the procedure he performed on September 17, 2006, showed that Daniel died from a lethal combination of Zoloft, Lexapro and methadone. Although he explained that methadone is used in the treatment of heroin and morphine addiction, Wecht said he had no information to make any conclusion why Daniel was using the drug. On February 8, 2007, Wecht said on Fox News that he still had no information about how Daniel obtained methadone.

Commitment ceremony with Stern

On September 28 2006, Smith and Howard K. Stern exchanged vows and rings in an informal commitment ceremony aboard the 41-foot catamaran Margaritaville off the coast of the Bahamas. She wore a white dress and carried a bouquet of red roses, while he wore a black dress suit with white shirt. Although they pledged their love and made a commitment to be there for one another before a Baptist minister, no marriage certificate was issued and the ceremony is not legally binding.[64]

After the ceremony, they landed on the island of Sandy Kay where they had a party and celebrated with champagne and apple cider that had been brought over for the occasion by sailboat.[21]

Regarding the questionable timing of the ceremony, Smith's attorney in Nassau, stated, "They needed a little adrenaline boost because things have been so hectic and devastating in their life recently,"[65] The photos of their ceremony were sold through Getty Images to People Magazine for around $1,000,000.[66]

Residency in the Bahamas

Anna Nicole Smith and Howard K. Stern were reportedly staying in the Bahamas to avoid paternity testing of her daughter in the United States.[67] In late 2006, Smith was granted permanent resident status in the Bahamas by Immigration Minister Shane Gibson. On February 11, 2007, newspaper photographs were published showing Smith lying clothed in bed in an embrace with Gibson.[68] Opposition politicians in the Bahamas accused the minister of improper behavior.[69] Gibson resigned as a result of the controversy and claimed that the photos, taken by Stern, were innocent.[70]

The basis of Smith's permanent residency status was the claim that she owned a $900,000 mansion, which she said was given to her by a former boyfriend, real estate developer G. Ben Thompson of South Carolina. Thompson asserted that he loaned Smith the finances to purchase the property, but that she failed to repay the loan, and was attempting to regain control of the property.[71] Thompson sued to evict Smith from the property in Bahama Court, and received a default judgment against her when she failed to respond to the eviction, or appear in court on November 28, 2006.[72] Ford Shelley, son-in-law of G. Ben Thompson, claimed that methadone was found in Anna's bedroom refrigerator while the mansion was being reclaimed.[73] A photograph provided by TMZ shows a large bottle of methadone along with vials of injectable cyanocobalamin in her refrigerator.[74]

Death and funeral

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On February 8, 2007, Smith was found unresponsive in room 607 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. According to Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger, at 1:38 p.m. (18:38 UTC) Smith's friend and bodyguard, Maurice "Big Moe" Brighthaupt, who was a trained paramedic,[75] called the hotel front desk from her sixth floor room. The front desk in turn called security, who then called 911. At 1:45 p.m. the bodyguard administered CPR before she was rushed to Memorial Regional Hospital at 2:10 p.m and pronounced DOA at 2:49 p.m.

A phone call was released to the public on February 13, 2007 involving Seminole police and the local 911 operators, saying:

We need assistance to Room 607 at the Hard Rock. It's in reference to a white female. She's not breathing and not responsive...actually, it's Anna Nicole Smith.[76][77]

Since her death, various legal battles have ensued, regarding the will, the paternity of her daughter, and her final resting place, resulting in a delay in her burial. Smith was finally buried March 2 at Nassau's Lakeview Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum in a plot adjacent to her son, Daniel. Daniel's father reportedly wants his son exhumed and reburied in his home state of Texas. As of March 21, 2007, court hearings in the Bahamas revealed that a paternity test has been ordered and Larry Birkhead, Howard K. Stern, and Dannielynn have been tested already.

After a seven week investigation led by Broward County Medical Examiner and Forensic Pathologist Dr. Joshua Perper in combination with the Seminole police and several independent forensic pathologists and toxicologists, Dr. Perper announced that Smith died of "combined drug intoxication" with the sleeping medication chloral hydrate as the "major component."[78] No illegal drugs were found in her system. The official report states that her death was not considered to be due to homicide, suicide, or natural causes.[79] The full investigative report has been made public and can be found online.[80] Additionally, an official copy of the autopsy report was publicly released on March 26, 2007 and can be found online.[81]

Ultimately her death was ruled an accidental drug overdose of the sedative chloral hydrate that became increasingly lethal when combined with other prescription drugs in her system, specifically 4 benzodiazepines: Klonopin (Clonazepam), Ativan (Lorazepam), Serax (Oxazepam), and Valium (Diazepam). Furthermore, she had taken Benadryl (Diphenhydramine) and Topamax (Toprimate), an anticonvulsant GABA agonist, which likely contributed to the sedative effect of chloral hydrate and the benzodiazepines.[82] Although the individual levels of any of the benzodiazepines in her system would not have been sufficient to cause death, their combination with a high dose of chloral hydrate led to her death. The autopsy report indicates that chloral hydrate was the "toxic/lethal" drug, but it is difficult to know if chloral hydrate ingestion would have killed her alone, since Dr. Perper indicated (in the March 26 press conference) that she had built up a tolerance to the drug and took more than the average person. He indicated that she took about 3 tablespoons, whereas the normal dosage is between 1 and 2 teaspoons. Despite rumors of methadone use due to its involvement in her son's death, Dr. Perper only found methadone in her bile, indicating that it could only have been ingested 2-3 days prior to her death and was not a contributing factor.[83] The autopsy report indicates that abscesses of buttocks (presumably from prior injections of vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin) and human growth hormone), and viral enteritis were contributory causes of death. Tests for influenza A and B were negative.[84]

On March 31, 2007, TMZ.com reported that FOX News anchor Greta Van Sustren acquired paperwork from Dr. Joshua Perper's office that indicated 8 of the 11 drugs in Anna Nicole Smith's system, including the chloral hydrate, were prescribed to Howard K. Stern, not Anna Nicole. Additionally, two of the medicines were written for Alex Katz and one was written for Anna Nicole's friend and psychiatrist, Dr. Khristine Eroshevitz. Dr. Perper acknowledged that all 11 prescriptions were written by Dr. Eroshevitz herself.[85]

On May 15, 2007, TMZ.com announced the official release of Anna Nicole's will. TMZ states, "The petition to probate Anna's will was filed in Los Angeles County Superior Court. It is the same will that was discussed during the contentious Florida court hearings. The will doesn't name Larry Birkhead as a beneficiary, but the petition to probate lists him as a party with interest to Anna's estate." "In the will, Anna is listed to have personal property valued at $10,000 and real property valued at $1.8 million when she died; however, she still had a $1.1 million mortgage."[86]

Appearances

Film

Television

Playboy special editions

  • Playboy's More to Love Playmate Vol. 9 June 1993 - cover.
  • Playboy's Nudes December 1993 - page 4.
  • Playboy's Bathing Beauties March 1994 - Stephen Wayda, page 5.

Other

See also

Footnotes

  1. ^ "Interview with Anna Nicole Smith". CNN. 2002-05-29. Retrieved 2007-02-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ a b c d e Ancestry.com. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
  3. ^ Ancestry.com. Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
  4. ^ Ancestry.com. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
  5. ^ "High school remembers Anna Nicole — barely". Reuters. 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2007-02-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  6. ^ Ancestry.com. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
  7. ^ Ancestry.com. Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah, U.S.: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
  8. ^ Eric Redding and D'Eva Redding, Great Big Beautiful Doll: The Anna Nicole Smith Story, New York: Barricade Books, 1996, p. 13.
  9. ^ In re Marshall, 275 B.R. 5, 20 (C.D. Cal. 2002). "High school remembers Anna Nicole — barely". Reuters. 2007-02-09. Retrieved 2007-02-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Unknown parameter |authors= ignored (help)
  10. ^ Ancestry.com. Texas Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
  11. ^ Ancestry.com. Texas Divorce Index, 1968-2002 [database on-line]. Provo, Utah, U.S.: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005.
  12. ^ "Living and dying in the spotlight".
  13. ^ "Anna Nicole Smith's Playboy Covers". cbs2chicago.com. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
  14. ^ a b "Anna Nicole Smith". Daily Telegraph. 2007-02-10. Retrieved 2007-02-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ Anna Nicole Smith - Profile, Latest News and Related Articles
  16. ^ Brozan, Nadine (1994-10-21). "Chronicle". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-02-14. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  17. ^ In re Marshall, 275 B.R. 5, 21 (C.D. Cal. 2002).
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