New Book To Help Families Avoid Celebrity Estate Planning Blunders Oct 23, 2009
"" uses real stories to help readers steer clear of the same celebrity "estate errors" as they plan for their own "heirs." The stories cover well known legal fights over famous fortunes: including the recent battles over Michael Jackson's estate, along with other celebrities like Ted Kennedy; Anna Nicole Smith; Brooke Astor; Heath Ledger, Ray Charles; Princess Di; Jimi Hendrix; Frank Sinatra; Martin Luther King Jr.; and Rosa Parks. as well as many others that most people aren't even aware of. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Pharmacist to testify in Anna Nicole Smith case Oct 22, 2009
Search Type Choose a search type from the items below. More on the Pharmaceutical Industry. (Yahoo News -- Pharmaceutical Industry News)
Judge From Anna Nicole Smith Case Caught Up in Elder Abuse Claims Oct 22, 2009
com - Judge From Anna Nicole Smith Case Caught Up in Elder Abuse Claims ... Judge From Anna Nicole Smith Case Caught Up in Elder Abuse Claims ... Judge From Anna Nicole Smith Case Caught Up in Elder Abuse Claims. (Law.com)
Sleep drug killed Smith, but who gave it to her? Oct 16, 2009
LOS ANGELES: The American model and TV personality Anna Nicole Smith consumed increasing amounts of a rare sleep medication in the months after her son's death, eventually drinking the powerful liquid sedative straight from the bottle, her former bodyguard has testified. The drug, chloral hydrate, was cited as the primary cause of Smith's fatal overdose the following year, and her bodyguard said the model often carried a bottle of it as she grieved her son. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Jackson song debuts Oct 13, 2009
Two doctors and the lawyer-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith are due in court to hear what government witnesses have to say about their alleged roles in supplying drugs that killed the celebrity model. A preliminary hearing for Howard K. Stern, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich is scheduled in Los Angeles today before a judge who will decide whether there is sufficient evidence to order them to stand trial. (Boston Globe)
Mark 'Hollywood' Hatten Now Under Protective Custody From Jax Desmond Worldwide Oct 13, 2009
Hatten is a former boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith who recently spoke with national media concerning allegations he claimed transpired between Anna Nicole and him while they were dating ... Jax Desmond Worldwide, a private military and protective security firm with offices in New York and London, earlier this year offered protection at cost, to witnesses having any information in the deaths of Anna Nicole Smith or her son Daniel. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
AP: Anna Nicole Smith investigated in murder plot (AP) Oct 9, 2009
AP: Anna Nicole Smith investigated in murder plot - Yahoo ... AP: Anna Nicole Smith investigated in murder plot. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
FBI asked Smith about alleged murder plot Oct 9, 2009
MIAMI The FBI investigated whether Anna Nicole Smith plotted to kill her tycoon husband's son as they battled for his father's fortune, newly released files show, but the former Playboy Playmate who died in 2007 was never prosecuted. Smith's FBI records, obtained exclusively by The Associated Press, say the agency investigated Smith in 2000 and 2001 in a murder-for-hire plot targeting E. Pierce Marshall, who was at the center of a long legal fight to keep her from collecting his father's oil... (Honolulu Advertiser)
AP Exclusive: FBI probed whether Anna Nicole Smith plotted to kill tycoon husband's son Oct 8, 2009
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FBI Probed Anna Nicole Smith in Plot to Kill Husband's Son Oct 8, 2009
Anna Nicole Smith is shown here leaving a Los Angeles courtroom in 2006. Anna Nicole Smith is shown here leaving a Los Angeles courtroom in 2006 ... MIAMI The FBI investigated whether Anna Nicole Smith plotted to kill her tycoon husband's son as they battled for his father's fortune, but the former Playboy Playmate who died in 2007 was never prosecuted, newly released files show. (Fox News)
FBI questioned Smith Oct 8, 2009
The FBI investigated whether Anna Nicole Smith plotted to kill her tycoon husband s son as they battled for his father s fortune, but the former Playboy Playmate, who died in 2007, was never prosecuted. Smith s FBI records, obtained by the Associated Press, say the agency investigated Smith in 2000 and 2001 in a murder-for-hire plot targeting E. Pierce Marshall, who was at the center of a legal fight to keep the model and ex-stripper from collecting his father s oil wealth. (Boston Globe)
AP Top News at 4:51 p.m. EDT Oct 8, 2009
AP: Anna Nicole Smith investigated in murder plot. ND woman's 7-foot-long dog could be record holder. (NJ.com -- News)
Viagra introduces its latest celebrity backer: the devil Sep 25, 2009
More charges were filed yesterday against the lawyer-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith, with prosecutors claiming he helped obtain the drugs that killed the former Playboy model. Thursday, 24 September 2009. (Yahoo News -- Men's Health)
More charges against Anna Nicole Smith lawyer Sep 24, 2009
The district attorney s office filed an amended complaint Wednesday in Los Angeles against Howard K. Stern, who is billed as an aider and abettor of two doctors charged with prescribing drugs that killed the former Playboy model in 2007 (Somerset Daily American, PA)
More Charges Against Howard K. Stern Sep 24, 2009
More Charges Filed Against Anna Nicole Smith's Lawyer Howard K. Stern ... Anna Nicole Smith is shown here leaving a Los Angeles courtroom in 2006 ... Anna Nicole Smith is shown here leaving a Los Angeles courtroom in 2006. (Fox News)
H'wood bizarre fashion Sep 23, 2009
Anna Nicole Smith cut a memorable figure and stayed in the news with her bizzare appearance at a show when she pulled down her light pink slip. to show the MTV stickers. (India Times, India)
Sexual, Drug Allegations for Anna Nicole Smith Doctors New documents allege that Anna Nicole Smith docs overprescribed drugs. Sep 23, 2009
Sexual, Drug Allegations for Anna Nicole Smith Doctors - ABC News ... Sexual, Drug Allegations for Anna Nicole Smith Doctors ... Affidavits Allege Anna Nicole Smith Docs Over-Prescribed Meds, Had "Unprofessional" Relationship With Patient. (ABC News)
Velez-Mitchell: New face of addiction in America Sep 15, 2009
Michael Jackson, Heath Ledger, Anna Nicole Smith -- all victims of deadly prescription drug overdoses. But this is not only happening to rich and famous "stars," it's also happening right now, as we speak, to average Joes and Janes in homes all across America. (CNN -- US)
Sarit Chalamish Presents Drama. Queens. Drama: Michael Harris' First New York Solo Art Show, Featuring the Rise and Fall of Female Celebrities Sep 1, 2009
From Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana and Anna Nicole Smith, through Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, to Rihanna, the story unfolds over and over again, part tragic, part humorous. It is through those celebrity figures, their star quality and luminosity that we satisfy our craving for a perfect goddess we can admire. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Is he as attractive as you? Aug 26, 2009
Of course there are exceptions to this rule where one partner may have other assets - I'm thinking Anna Nicole Smith. If I look at it objectively, I think A and I fit into the first category. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Calling Someone Homosexual Is Not Defamation Per Se, Judge Rules in Suit by Anna Nicole Smith Lawyer Aug 13, 2009
The suit was brought by Howard K. Stern, the lawyer and former lover of tabloid sensation Anna Nicole Smith, who died in 2007 after being found unconscious in a Florida hotel room ... Stern claims television journalist Rita Cosby defamed him at several points in her book "Blond Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith's Death.". (Law.com)
Full Story » Aug 13, 2009
NY lawsuit v. Anna Nicole Smith book's author OK'd - Yahoo ... NY lawsuit v. Anna Nicole Smith book's author OK'd. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Random acts of writing: Cronkite legacy one to remember Jul 30, 2009
Sometimes when I m particularly bored (which happens a lot more often than I like to admit), I like to fantasize about how Cronkite would have covered the arrest of Paris Hilton, the deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and Michael Jackson or the O.J. trial. I have my suspicions, on the second or third day of endless O.J. nonsense, Cronkite would have thrown his hands in the air and said, If this is what passes for the news now, you can have it. (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Deathstyles of the Rich and Famous Jul 23, 2009
Celebrity Estate Disputes from Michael Jackson, Steve McNair to Anna Nicole Smith - ABC News ... Celebrity Estate Disputes from Michael Jackson, Steve McNair to Anna Nicole Smith ... The families of Michael Jackson, Steve McNair and Anna Nicole Smith are all involved in estate disputes. (ABC News -- Business)
Police, feds raids Jackson doctor’s Texas clinic Jul 23, 2009
Daily American - Police, feds raids Jackson doctor s Texas clinic. HOUSTON (AP) Los Angeles police and federal drug agents searched the Houston clinic of Michael Jackson s doctor Wednesday, while investigators in California sought more information from him. (Somerset Daily American, PA)
Perp walks and privacy Jul 2, 2009
Victimization is perceived as the best refuge of those, like Britney Spears and Anna Nicole Smith, who are lacking in the talent department - which Jackson was not. And so among Jackson s many influences, along with his unforgettable music and dancing, he has served as a reminder of the toxic combination of victimhood and fame in this tabloid age. (Boston Globe)
Farrah was the poster girl for celebrity Jun 26, 2009
Fawcett was one in a long line of Hollywood women - the spectrum ranges from Marilyn Monroe to Anna Nicole Smith to Paris Hilton - whose vulnerability and ditziness touched a chord in us. Her life became her most watched story, filled with fall-offs and comebacks, breakups and reunions. (Boston Globe)
Listen to the governor Jun 26, 2009
I compare her to Anna Nicole Smith but with a flat chest but equally educated. " tradalaskan wrote on Jun 24, 2009 8:28 AM:" I urge all readers to watch "MEDIA MALPRACTICE" How Obama got elected and Palin was targeted. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
The triumph of the uncelebrity Jun 4, 2009
And naturally the most "successful" uncelebrities, like Spencer Pratt or Anna Nicole Smith before him, recognize that their continued success depends on their willingness to serve up their own undiluted jackassery at every turn. And in a new media universe dominated by procrastination-fueled wandering and short attention spans, all it takes is a little intra-uncelebrity sniping to generate headlines far more popular than the now-archaic-seeming news of Mel Gibson's latest expletive-strewn... (Salon)
My Dad, A Hero May 24, 2009
The TV talker, who wrote the controversial "Blonde Ambition" on Anna Nicole Smith with Bruce Littlefield, is doing another project with him. It's based on Cosby's discovery that her father fought with the Polish resistance in World War II, and was captured and rescued as a POW by American soldiers. (New York Post -- Gossip)
13 comments May 13, 2009
When the late Playboy centerfold and tabloid-media celebrity Anna Nicole Smith graced the white marble steps of the Supreme Court in 2006, the network news operations couldn't get enough of the story. The blonde floozy had married a fabulously wealthy Texas oilman who happened to be 62 years her senior, and now she wanted to collect his estate. (Human Events Online)
Jim Crow Liberalism May 11, 2009
by When the late Playboy centerfold and tabloid-media celebrity Anna Nicole Smith graced the. by Bristol Palin is back in the news. (Human Events Online)
Former Miss Norway Disses Beauty Pageants, Drinks Guys Under Tables May 2, 2009
And given the careers that alums such as Kimberly Conrad, Anna Nicole Smith and Jenny McCarthy went on to have, she has reason to be pretty pumped up. Leah Remini is passionate about conserving water and helping the environment, but she was very adamant about drawing the line at showering with her husband of almost six years, actor Angelo Pagan. (Fox News)
Thats hop!Playboys bigstar bunnies Apr 11, 2009
Pamela Anderson, Anna Nicole Smith, Marilyn Monroe all graced pages ... Anna Nicole Smith: Smith was introduced to the American public on a Playboy cover in 1992 as Vickie Smith, a bright-eyed country girl hoping to be the next Marilyn Monroe. (MSNBC -- News)
Lawyer Loses Round in Fee Dispute Over Anna Nicole Smith Paternity Case Apr 11, 2009
Anna Nicole Smith, a former Playboy Playmate of the Year and television personality, died of a drug overdose in February 2007. Following her death, a dispute arose over the paternity of her child between Birkhead and Howard K. Stern, her attorney. (Law.com)
Arraignment in Anna Nicole Smith Case Delayed Apr 8, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A Los Angeles court official has delayed the arraignment of Anna Nicole Smith's lawyer-turned-boyfriend and a psychiatrist who treated the former model ... Anna Nicole Smith holds her dog, Sugarpie, in this publicity photograph from her television show. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Howard K. Sterns arraignment date moved up Apr 1, 2009
Howard K. Stern, left, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich were charged earlier this month in Los Angeles court with conspiracy to furnish Anna Nicole Smith with drugs ... The arraignment date for Anna Nicole Smiths lawyer-turned-boyfriend, Howard K. Stern, has been moved up, Access Hollywood has learned ... These individuals repeatedly and excessively furnished thousands of prescription pills to Anna Nicole Smith, often for no legitimate medical purpose, California Attorney... (MSNBC -- News)
Judge Quizzed Mar 28, 2009
FORMER Anna Nicole Smith judge Larry Seidlin, who famously blubbered during the epic body-custody hearing, is the target of a complaint over alleged mistreatment of an elderly neighbor. Seidlin was reported to Florida's Elderly Abuse Hotline on Thursday by the niece and caretaker of Fort Lauderdale's Barbara Kasler, 83. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Howard K. Stern Defense Team Announced Mar 27, 2009
ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A legal defense team has been formed to represent Howard K. Stern to combat charges brought against him earlier this month by the State of California related to medications prescribed to Anna Nicole Smith by her treating physicians. Leading the team will be prominent criminal defense attorney Steven H. Sadow of Atlanta, along with criminal defense attorney J. Christopher Smith of Los Angeles, Calif. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Celebrity narcissism: A bad reflection for kids Mar 17, 2009
A: Anna Nicole Smith she's a poster child for this phenomenon, a very severe case. She was a severe trauma survivor, an opiate addict. (USA Today)
Sundance Institute picks new film fest director Mar 16, 2009
WASHINGTON - The widow of the man who fought Anna Nicole Smith over a Texas millionaire's oil fortune is urging the Supreme Court to stay out of a long-running legal battle over Smith's estate. CLEARWATER, Fla. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Stern to fight Anna Nicole charges Mar 15, 2009
Brown saying too much about Anna Nicole Smith case, Krista Barth says ... (CNN) -- A lawyer for Howard K. Stern says the longtime partner of late sex symbol Anna Nicole Smith will fight conspiracy charges announced Thursday. (CNN)
Anna Nicole Smith Case Mar 14, 2009
HARVEY LEVIN, TMZ.COM: Well, Greta, we found out that Howard K. Stern is turning himself in to authorities tonight in connection with allegedly illegally getting prescription drugs for Anna Nicole Smith ... And it is entitled "Two doctors, lawyer charged with conspiracy to furnish drugs to Anna Nicole Smith." And it talks about three conspiracy charges ... And the defendants, of course, as you noted, were Howard K. Stern, Sandeep Kapoor, who is a doctor, Khristine Eroshevich, which is the... (Fox News)
Anna Nicole Smith drug charges Mar 14, 2009
LOS ANGELES: Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend and two of her doctors were charged with repeatedly supplying the former Playboy centrefold with addictive prescription drugs from 2004, nearly three years before she died of an overdose, authorities said ... "These individuals furnished thousands of prescription pills to Anna Nicole Smith, often for no legitimate medical purpose," the California attorney-general, Jerry Brown, said in a statement. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Anna Nicole Smith's Boyfriend, Doctor Post Bail Mar 14, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend Howard K. Stern and one of her doctors have posted bail after surrendering in Los Angeles on charges they gave the former playmate drugs before her fatal overdose in 2007 ... Anna Nicole Smith holds her dog, Sugarpie, in this publicity photograph from her television show. (13WMAZ.com, GA)
Smith's boyfriend, doctors charged Mar 13, 2009
Anna Nicole Smith with Howard Stern and baby Dannielynn Hope ... Anna Nicole Smith's former boyfriend and two doctors have been charged with conspiracy to supply drugs to the former Playboy playmate before she died of an overdose in 2007. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
3 charged with giving Anna Nicole Smith drugs Mar 13, 2009
LOS ANGELES -- The charges filed Thursday against the three people allegedly involved in prescribing, obtaining and dispensing prescription drugs and controlled substances for the troubled starlet Anna Nicole Smith. Howard K. Stern: 6 felonies. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Stewart hammers Cramer on `The Daily Show' Mar 13, 2009
AP - Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend Howard K. Stern. Reuters - The longtime companion of Anna Nicole Smith. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Charges in Anna Nicole Smith death Mar 13, 2009
Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend, doctor posts bail ... LOS ANGELES Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend Howard K. Stern and one of her doctors have posted bail after surrendering in Los Angeles on charges they gave the former playmate drugs before her fatal overdose in 2007 ... This Tuesday, June 19, 2007 photo shows Howard K. Stern, former companion of Anna Nicole Smith, after a probate hearing in Los Angeles. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Prescriptions written for Anna Nicole Smith Mar 13, 2009
Some of the drugs prescribed to Anna Nicole Smith, according to a criminal complaint filed Thursday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. Story tools. (Anchorage Daily News)
Anna Nicole Smith's estate seeks court help Mar 11, 2009
WASHINGTON - Lawyers for the late Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith asked the Supreme Court for help Monday in a big money dispute involving her dead husband and his dead son. Smith, who also was a model, stripper and reality TV star, was 26 when she married 89-year-old oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in 1994. (MSNBC -- News)
Anna Nicole Smiths estate wants dead husband's millions Mar 10, 2009
Anna Nicole Smiths estate wants dead husband's millions ... WASHINGTON -- Late actress and Texas native Anna Nicole Smith is back in the news. (KHOU.com, TX)
Some shows to watch besides 'Friday Night Lights' Feb 27, 2009
I think the idea is to milk high-profile celebrity losses one more time, from the deaths of Anna Nicole Smith and Heath Ledger to the murders of Sharon Tate and Nicole Simpson. Good times, E. (Boston Globe)
So who should get the lead role in the Anna Nicole Smith opera? Feb 14, 2009
So who should get the lead role in the Anna Nicole Smith opera ... So who should get the lead role in the Anna Nicole Smith opera ... Over on the other side of the pond, at the hilarious , there's an extremely lively thing going on, in the wake of this week, about who should be cast in Mark-Anthony Turnage's Anna Nicole Smith opera at the Royal Opera House. (guardian.co.uk)
Davis calls energy crisis over Feb 13, 2009
State of emergency, in effect since '01, revoked. Friday, November 14, 2003. (Yahoo News -- Utility Industry Deregulation)
Teens' abuse of cough medications soaring Feb 13, 2009
Article:SAN FRANCISCO / Teens' abuse of cough medications soari:/c/a/2006/12/06/BAGK6MQA271. DTL Article:SAN FRANCISCO / Teens' abuse of cough medications soari:/c/a/2006/12/06/BAGK6MQA271. (Yahoo News -- Substance Use)
She's No Checchi, Simon Or Schwarzenegger Feb 13, 2009
Meg Whitman makes case on how she's different. Article:Meg Whitman makes case on how she's different:/c/a/2009/02/12/MNCU15SUDJ.DTL Article:Meg Whitman makes case on how she's different:/c/a/2009/02/12/MNCU15SUDJ.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)
Affable, emotional TV host turned viewers on to late-night talk Feb 13, 2009
Article:JACK PAAR / 1918-2004 / Affable, emotional TV host turn:/c/a/2004/01/28/MNGQ04JDB91. DTL Article:JACK PAAR / 1918-2004 / Affable, emotional TV host turn:/c/a/2004/01/28/MNGQ04JDB91. (Yahoo News -- Jack Parr)
Wie a shot back at Turtle Bay Feb 13, 2009
Wie a shot back in first tournament as LPGA pro. Article:Wie a shot back in first tournament as LPGA pro:/n/a/2009/02/11/sports/s173026S04. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Warm, Cuddly Bears Feb 13, 2009
Montgomery excited to have alumni return for game. Article:Montgomery excited to have alumni return for game:/c/a/2009/02/12/SPB815SVD9. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping promises, sharp divisions as 34-nation meeting ends Feb 13, 2009
Article:Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping :/c/a/2004/01/14/MNGS649LV91. DTL Article:Modest gains for Bush at Summit of Americas / Sweeping :/c/a/2004/01/14/MNGS649LV91. (Yahoo News -- Summit of the Americas)
Legacy Costs Feb 10, 2009
Two years ago Anna Nicole Smith died but her legacy lives on. Smith famous for almost single-handedly creating the FFBF (famous for being famous) lifestyle - left behind a daughter and an ongoing civil suit against the estate of her late husband, billionaire J. Howard Marshall II.. (Townhall.com)
