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'Hurricane' Anna Nicole Left Bahamas in 'Disarray'

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 08:30:51 CST

A diplomat describes Anna Nicole Smith as a “Category 4 Hurricane” rampaging through the Bahamas, and two months later the government falls: coincidence? Maybe, but newly leaked WikiLeaks cables suggest that the former Playmate did more damage to the government than you might expect. In her wake she left “the...

Anna Nicole's Boyfriend, Shrink Guilty of Conspiracy

Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:10:19 CDT

A jury today convicted Anna Nicole Smith's psychiatrist and boyfriend of conspiring to use false names to obtain prescription drugs for the former model and reality TV star but acquitted the doctor who prescribed a plethora of drugs for her. The only conviction against Smith's boyfriend-lawyer Howard K. Stern (no,...

In Recession, Curves Are Beautiful

Will McCahill — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 11:55:00 CDT

During recessions, Americans’ idea of female beauty has more curves. That’s according to a pair of studies, which compared the waist, bust and other measurements of popular actresses and Playboy Playmates to yearly economic data. And in down cycles, the extra few inches associated with maturity and strength are in,...

Anna Nicole's Estate Loses $450M Inheritance Fight

Nick McMaster — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:07:58 CDT

Anna Nicole Smith's estate won't inherit any money from J. Howard Marshall, the oil magnate Smith married a year before his death. In a case that's dragged on for nearly 15 years, a federal appeals court in San Francisco ruled today that a Texas probate court correctly found Marshall didn't...

Anna Nicole Opera Will Premiere in 2011

Nick McMaster — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:35:00 CST

Britain's Royal Opera House will stage the premiere of an opera about Anna Nicole Smith in 2011. The libretto of Anna Nicole is by Richard Thomas, a creator of the controversial Jerry Springer: The Opera . Covent Garden commissioned the opera about the former Playmate in 2008. It will focus on...

2nd Doc Hooked Up With Anna

Evann Gastaldo — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:37:03 CDT

Just in case anyone thought the Anna Nicole Smith hearing couldn't get any kinkier: It can, and it did. An investigator testified yesterday that Smith physician Sandeep Kapoor—who is facing charges along with psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich and lawyer Howard K. Stern—had a less-than-professional relationship with Smith, "making out"...

Birkhead: Prosecutor Pressured Me

Evann Gastaldo — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 04:08:00 CDT

Anna Nicole Smith's babydaddy Larry Birkhead took the stand again yesterday in the Howard K Stern hearing, and testified that the prosecution pressured him to "ramp up" his testimony because he appeared to be taking Stern's side. "I felt I personally did my best and I was being chastised," Birkhead...

Anna Nicole Took Drugs While Pregnant

Kate Schwartz — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 09:27:26 CDT

More sad details about Anna Nicole Smith's drug use emerged during the Howard K. Stern hearing yesterday, as babydaddy Larry Birkhead testified that she took methadone while pregnant with daughter Dannielynn out of fear that she'd go into shock and lose the baby if she stopped. As to why she...

Judge Bans Talk of Anna Nicole's Lesbian Tryst

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:45:32 CDT

Anyone hoping for steamy testimony of Anna Nicole Smith’s alleged lesbian affair with her shrink will be disappointed: The judge in Howard K. Stern’s hearing squelched that topic yesterday, saying, “I’m not going to turn this into some circus sideshow,” the New York Daily News reports. Prosecutors insisted the “evidence...