Anna Nicole Smith

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Hudson Reportedly Pregnant
 Hudson Reportedly Pregnant 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP

Hudson Reportedly Pregnant

Plus, Anna Nicole's half-sis sues, and more

(Newser) - Jennifer Hudson is pregnant, according to the New York Post. The Oscar winner, who had no comment, is set to marry David Otunga this summer. Elsewhere:
  • Anna Nicole Smith’s half-sister is suing the publisher of her tell-all exploiting Smith’s death, TMZ reports. Apparently they published it without signing—
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Anna Nicole Smith Lover, Docs Charged With Supplying Drugs

Beau, docs accused of providing late model with 'thousands of pills'

(Newser) - Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer and boyfriend Howard K. Stern has been charged with felony conspiracy to supply the late model with drugs, the Los Angeles Times reports. Authorities charge that Stern and two doctors "repeatedly and excessively" provided Smith—who died of an overdose in 2007—with addictive prescription...

9 Hotels Haunted by Celebs
 9 Hotels Haunted by Celebs 
TRAVEL

9 Hotels Haunted by Celebs

(Newser) - In the mood for upscale Halloween chills? If a plain old haunted house isn't swanky enough for your tastes, consider checking into a room from Travel and Leisure's list of hotels that come complete with a resident celeb spook:
  1. Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Los Angeles: Marilyn Monroe and Montgomery Clift
  2. Las
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Baby's First Bustier?
Baby's First Bustier?

Baby's First Bustier?

Birkhead buys Anna Nicole's skivvies so Dannielynn can learn about mommy

(Newser) - Not exactly a candidate for father of the year, Larry Birkhead, Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend and babydaddy, shelled out $3,000 at a Las Vegas auction to take home some of the former Playboy playmate's unmentionables—for daughter Danielynn. Birkhead plans to keep it packed away until his daughter is...

Anna Nicole Opera Bound for London
Anna Nicole Opera Bound
for London

Anna Nicole Opera Bound for London

Work based on tabloid queen's life will play Covent Garden

(Newser) - Playboy playmate, reality TV wreck, tragic heroine? London's famed Covent Garden has commissioned an opera based on the tumultuous life of Anna Nicole Smith, Reuters reports. The librettist best known for creating the hit musical Jerry Springer: The Opera is penning what he called an "incredible story" and planning...

Smith Son's OD Accidental: Jury
 Smith Son's OD Accidental: Jury 

Smith Son's OD Accidental: Jury

Bahamas panel rules out criminal charges in 20-year-old's 2006 death

(Newser) - The drug overdose that killed Anna Nicole Smith’s 20-year-old son was accidental, a Bahamas jury ruled today, recommending no criminal charges in Daniel Smith's 2006 death. The inquest, which began in November, had already determined there was no evidence of homicide; an autopsy indicated the model's son probably died...

Cash Paved Way From Studio to Statehouse

NBC paid Shriver even after newswoman became Calif. first lady

(Newser) - Maria Shriver received hundreds of thousands of dollars from NBC after leaving her position as a "Dateline" anchor when her husband became the governor of California, the LA Times reports. Economic statements filed by Schwarzenegger reveal that NBC paid Shriver between $100,000 and $1 million annually from 2004...

Baby Daughter Is Anna Nicole's Only Heir

Court ruling means Dannielynn may inherit billions

(Newser) - Anna Nicole Smith’s 18-month-old daughter is sole heir to the ex-model's estate, a Los Angeles court ruled today. Dannielynn stands to inherit billions if the ongoing legal dispute over the fortune of Smith's second husband, J. Howard Marshall, is resolved in her mother's favor, People reports. Anna Nicole's will...

Young & Reckless: AP Brit Obit Sparks Macabre Debate

Is 26 too young for an obit?

(Newser) - The Associated Press decision to prepare an obituary for 26-year-old troubled pop star Britney Spears has triggered a debate about the extent the news media should anticipate the early deaths of celebrities like Spears, actress Lindsay Lohan and singer Amy Winehouse, who are clearly living risky lives. The AP had...

Cops Raid Anna Nicole's Doctors
Cops Raid Anna Nicole's Doctors

Cops Raid Anna Nicole's Doctors

(Newser) - Police raided the homes and offices of two doctors who prescribed medication to Anna Nicole Smith today as part of an ongoing investigation into the circumstances of the heiress' death in Florida in February, the LA Times reports. California AG Jerry Brown said investigators had developed evidence of violations of...

Birkhead's the Baby Daddy
Birkhead's the Baby Daddy

Birkhead's the Baby Daddy

DNA evidence wins photographer Birkhead paternity of Daniellyn

(Newser) -  Daniellyn finally has a baby daddy. DNA evidence proved that the daughter of the late Anna Nicole Smith can call paparazzo Larry Birkhead Dad. "I told you so," a jubilant Birkhead told reporters after the announcement at a court hearing in the Bahamas. He  hugged his rival,...

Stop Crying About Anna Nicole Coverage

It's not the crime they're telling you it is

(Newser) - The all-Anna-all-the-time formula cable news networks embraced after the heiress' death was not the sin against the intellect commentators are bemoaning, argues Slate columnist Jack Schafer. In fact, he says, viewers may have actually learned something from the in-depth coverage of the complex legal issues surrounding Smith.

IT WAS AN OVERDOSE
IT WAS AN OVERDOSE

IT WAS AN OVERDOSE

ME rules Anna Nicole's death accidental, citing nine drugs in her system

(Newser) - Anna Nicole overdosed on prescription painkillers and sleeping meds, the medical examiner who performed the autopsy on Smith reported today, calling the death accidental. There were nine different drugs in her system at the time of her death, including three antidepressants or anti-anxiety drugs—methadone, Lexapro and Zoloft.

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