***Ana Nichole Smith, dies at age 39***
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17050167/?GT1=9033
Anna Nicole Smith dies after collapse
Former model, 39, found unresponsive in Florida hotel room
HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Anna Nicole Smith, the voluptuous former Playboy centerfold who married an octogenarian billionaire and waged a legal battle for his fortune all the way to the Supreme Court, died Thursday after collapsing at a hotel. She was 39.
The blond bombshell — who recently became tabloid fodder all over again after the sudden, apparently drug-related death of her 20-year-old son — was found unresponsive while staying at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, said her attorney, Ron Rale. She was rushed to a hospital.
“I can confirm that she is deceased. It’s as shocking to me as to you guys,” Rale told Reuters. “I don’t know anything further. (Her lawyer and husband) Howard (K. Stern) obviously is speechless and grieving.”
Edwina Johnson, chief investigator of the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office, said the cause of death is under investigation and an autopsy will be done on Friday.
Dr. Cyril Wecht, forensic toxicologist who performed the autopsy on her son Daniel, who died last September, suggested to MSNBC TV several possibilities for her death, including viral pneumonia, drug-related causes or a genetic heart defect which also played a factor in her son’s death.
“When you have sudden, unexpected death, there aren’t too many things that can do that,” said Wecht. “You look to the heart and see what produces the cardiac arrhythmia.”
It has been alleged that Smith used methadone, a powerful opiate-based treatment, while pregnant.
“Drugs could be involved here,” Wecht told MSNBC. “They may not be the total answer, but coupled with a genetic predisposition, methadone is a drug that is known to produce that kind of a problem in which the heart begins to beat irregularly.”
Toxicology results from an autopsy are not expected for several days.
The curvaceous Texas-born Smith was a topless dancer at strip club before she entered her photos in a search contest and made the cover of Playboy magazine in 1992, captivating readers with her Marilyn Monroe looks. She became Playboy’s playmate of the year in 1993.
She was also signed to a contract with Guess jeans, appearing in TV commercials, billboards and magazine ads.
Estate battle goes to Supreme Court
In 1994, she married 89-year-old oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II, the head of oil-based Koch Industries, which is part of a family fortune worth at least $400 million. He died in 1995 at age 90, setting off a feud with her former stepson, E. Pierce Marshall, over whether she had a right to his estate.
A federal court in California awarded Smith $474 million. That was later overturned. But in May, the U.S. Supreme Court revived her case, ruling that she deserved another day in court in her battle with her former stepson.
The stepson died June 20 at age 67. But the family said the court fight would continue.
More recently, Smith’s ballooning figure and up-and-down weight became a subject of public fascination. But she lost a reported 69 pounds and became a spokeswoman for TrimSpa, a weight-loss supplement.
She starred in her own reality TV series, “The Anna Nicole Show,” in 2002-04 and appeared in movies. She had a bit part in “The Hudsucker Proxy” in 1994.
After news came of Smith’s death, G. Eric Brunstad Jr., the lawyer who represented Marshall, said in a statement: “We’re very shocked by the news and extend the deepest condolences to her family.”
Smith’s son, Daniel Smith, died Sept. 10 in his mother’s hospital room in the Bahamas, just days after she gave birth to a daughter.
An American medical examiner hired by the family, Cyril Wecht, said he had methadone and two antidepressants in his system when he died. Low levels of the three drugs interacted to cause an accidental death, Wecht said. Last month, a Bahamas magistrate scheduled a formal inquiry into the death for March 27.
Meanwhile, the paternity of her now 5-month-old daughter remained a matter of dispute. The birth certificate lists Dannielynn’s father as attorney Howard K. Stern, Smith’s most recent companion. Smith’s ex-boyfriend Larry Birkhead was waging a legal challenge, saying he was the father.
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Can't say Im too deeply saddened by this.
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I am shocked.
I feel sorry for this chick.
She was entertaining. May she rest in peace.
What a life.
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You know whats funny the 'Media' while shes alive she trashed and pointed at, laughed at pushed to the bottom of the barrel and is practically scum to them....
But now that she has passed shes angel and everyones sorry for her and she was a really good country girl.... My ass!!!
Thats why I love it when celebs like Willis, Clooney and my personal fav. Bjork fuck up the media and kick their asses.... I love every second of it... They deserve it.... 8)
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Originally Posted by Danny_G
I am shocked.
I feel sorry for this chick.
She was entertaining. May she rest in peace.
What a life.
Amen to that.
R.I.P.
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So, how many of you think that Howard K. Stern is behind the death of Anna Nichole and her son Daniel?  Is the baby really his?  Was there a prenup or will this guy inherit a fortune?
Stay tuned...
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I'm having second thoughts about this whole wanting to be an actor/celeb. :-\
Steve Iriwin
James Brown
Ana Nichole
All within months apart.... :(
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Originally Posted by CutMeMicK
I'm having second thoughts about this whole wanting to be an actor/celeb.  :-\
Steve Iriwin
James Brown
Ana Nichole
All within months apart....   :(
They say death happens in sets of three
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Originally Posted by CutMeMicK
I'm having second thoughts about this whole wanting to be an actor/celeb. :-\
Steve Iriwin
James Brown
Ana Nichole
All within months apart.... :(
I'll also add the recent death of......
Pedro Knight - Cuban muscian (Celia Cruzs husband)
Billy Henderson - Member of the famous group 'The Spinners'
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Well with this news we can all hail Paris Hilton as Queen of the Dumb Blondes.....Ana was at the top due to her big boobs which I am sure caused her death as blood was no longer able to reach her miniscule brain.
I dislike the media for various reasons mainly because they only show couth when the people they have offended can't appreciate it
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In the spirit.....I'll give CC to the best Ana Nicole pics. ::**
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Bjork kicking a reporters ass!!! ;D
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One of my fav. Burt Reynolds slaps reporter!!! LMAO!! ;D
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foul play written all over this ! O0
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Originally Posted by BoxingGorilla
So, how many of you think that Howard K. Stern is behind the death of Anna Nichole and her son Daniel? Is the baby really his? Was there a prenup or will this guy inherit a fortune?
Stay tuned...
Agreed ! brother.. I thought the very same thing when I posted moments ago ! They really need to look into this shit deep ! O0
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