Anna Nicole Smith
I am FASCINATED by this story.
I'm dead serious. I'm practically giddy over this (you know, as giddy as you can be over a fellow human being dying too soon).
You see, there's an honest to God chance here that in 20-30 years, there's going to be a movie made into this story along the lines of Hollywoodland and The Black Dahlia. There's that compelling of a story here. This isn't just a case of a bimbo B-level star falling from grace and OD'ing. There's so much more at stake here.
Here's the story, from the beginning:
As we all know, Anna Nicole Smith marries J. Howard Marshall at the age of 89. He died 13 months later. We'll call him JH. Upon his death, Anna Nicole was awarded half of his estate as his legal wife: $475 million. The courts in California made this ruling. His son, E. Pierce Marshall (EP), however, sued her immediately in the great state of Texas. JH had not rewritten his will, though several people claimed that JH verbally promised to leave half of his estate to Anna. The state of Texas sided with EP, and awarded Anna nothing. Actually that's not even true: they said she owed the estate $1 million in fees.
This issue is still yet to be resolved, but suffice it to say, there's a half a million dollar pot floating around there. The smart money says Anna is going to get at least some of that, especially since EP died in June of 2006 at the age of 67.
In the meantime, Anna become the premier spokesperson for the new wonderdietdrug Trimspa, which she credited with helping her lose about 80 pounds.
In June of 2006, Smith announced that she was pregnant. She also said that her longtime attorney, Howard Stern (who will she derisively refer to as "Howie"), was the father, and that they had been in love for some time. However, her ex-boyfriend, a photographer named Larry Birkhead, immediately claimed to be the father and sued for a paternity test. Howie is listed as the father of the child on the birth certificate, and is the legal guardian.
Dannielynn (that's how it's spelled; I swear to God. I couldn't make that shit up) was born on September 7. On September 10, her son Daniel died in his mother's hospital room while visiting her and the baby. He was 20. He died from a lethal combination of Zoloft, Lexapro, and methadone.
On September 28, Howie and Anna were married aboard a yacht. However, no marriage certificate was issued, so the marriage is not legally binding. Howie and Anna were staying in the Bahamas to avoid a court-ordered paternity test of their daughter.
On February 8, Smith died in a hotel in Florida. The cause of death has yet to be determined. On February 9, Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt, announced that he had been having a decade long affair with Anna and that HE could be the baby'sdaddy. About that same time, families members claimed that Anna had some of JH's sperm frozen before he died, and that he, in fact, could be the baby'sdaddy!!!!! Can you believe that? I mean seriously, that's what did it for me. Once I heard that--and that makes a lot of sense, if she was smart, she would have done that--I mean, anything is possible, right? Who knows what will happen next?
WHEW. I'm out of breath.
Do you see what I mean? There's a half a BILLION dollars floating around out there, and the person who's most likely going to claim it is a coked-up bimbo who very publicly showed all of America that she has no control of any aspect of her life. Seriously, like none of us would be shocked if she just OD'd? We all saw her on that show! It's the perfect crime!
It all comes down to the baby. Anna is dead, her son is dead, and I'm sure Howie never rewrote Anna's will to say her Mom is the beneficiary. So that little 5 month old gets everything she has, which could easily be half a billion dollars. It's all about who controls the baby.
Here's the odds, as I see it:
It's fascinating, isn't it? When you look at the crazy ass things, it's an honest to God Hollywood murder mystery. Law & Order wishes they could still write shit this good. You've got this crazy, out-of-control, dumb, and doped up woman who all of America could easily see ending up killing herself because of the way she lives her life. Then you've got a brand new baby who can be taken and used easily if she is out of the picture. Then you've got half a BILLION dollars that she can claim.
It's almost literally the perfect crime.
I can't wait to see how this plays out.
I'm dead serious. I'm practically giddy over this (you know, as giddy as you can be over a fellow human being dying too soon).
You see, there's an honest to God chance here that in 20-30 years, there's going to be a movie made into this story along the lines of Hollywoodland and The Black Dahlia. There's that compelling of a story here. This isn't just a case of a bimbo B-level star falling from grace and OD'ing. There's so much more at stake here.
Here's the story, from the beginning:
As we all know, Anna Nicole Smith marries J. Howard Marshall at the age of 89. He died 13 months later. We'll call him JH. Upon his death, Anna Nicole was awarded half of his estate as his legal wife: $475 million. The courts in California made this ruling. His son, E. Pierce Marshall (EP), however, sued her immediately in the great state of Texas. JH had not rewritten his will, though several people claimed that JH verbally promised to leave half of his estate to Anna. The state of Texas sided with EP, and awarded Anna nothing. Actually that's not even true: they said she owed the estate $1 million in fees.
This issue is still yet to be resolved, but suffice it to say, there's a half a million dollar pot floating around there. The smart money says Anna is going to get at least some of that, especially since EP died in June of 2006 at the age of 67.
In the meantime, Anna become the premier spokesperson for the new wonderdietdrug Trimspa, which she credited with helping her lose about 80 pounds.
In June of 2006, Smith announced that she was pregnant. She also said that her longtime attorney, Howard Stern (who will she derisively refer to as "Howie"), was the father, and that they had been in love for some time. However, her ex-boyfriend, a photographer named Larry Birkhead, immediately claimed to be the father and sued for a paternity test. Howie is listed as the father of the child on the birth certificate, and is the legal guardian.
Dannielynn (that's how it's spelled; I swear to God. I couldn't make that shit up) was born on September 7. On September 10, her son Daniel died in his mother's hospital room while visiting her and the baby. He was 20. He died from a lethal combination of Zoloft, Lexapro, and methadone.
On September 28, Howie and Anna were married aboard a yacht. However, no marriage certificate was issued, so the marriage is not legally binding. Howie and Anna were staying in the Bahamas to avoid a court-ordered paternity test of their daughter.
On February 8, Smith died in a hotel in Florida. The cause of death has yet to be determined. On February 9, Zsa Zsa Gabor's husband, Frederic Prinz von Anhalt, announced that he had been having a decade long affair with Anna and that HE could be the baby'sdaddy. About that same time, families members claimed that Anna had some of JH's sperm frozen before he died, and that he, in fact, could be the baby'sdaddy!!!!! Can you believe that? I mean seriously, that's what did it for me. Once I heard that--and that makes a lot of sense, if she was smart, she would have done that--I mean, anything is possible, right? Who knows what will happen next?
WHEW. I'm out of breath.
Do you see what I mean? There's a half a BILLION dollars floating around out there, and the person who's most likely going to claim it is a coked-up bimbo who very publicly showed all of America that she has no control of any aspect of her life. Seriously, like none of us would be shocked if she just OD'd? We all saw her on that show! It's the perfect crime!
It all comes down to the baby. Anna is dead, her son is dead, and I'm sure Howie never rewrote Anna's will to say her Mom is the beneficiary. So that little 5 month old gets everything she has, which could easily be half a billion dollars. It's all about who controls the baby.
Here's the odds, as I see it:
75%: Anna Od'd. She is a train wreck, after all.
10%: Trimspa killed her. I'm sure it was not just Trimspa alone, but a combination of Trimspa and whatever drugs she was on. But Trimspa is what pushed her over the edge.
2%: The photographer or Zsa Zsa's husband took her out. This would be far more likely if they had more of an opportunity, but I'm sure Howie kept her well away from them. Still, their motive is high.
1%: EP's estate/widow killed her. If EP himself were alive, this would be much higher. However, this man HATED Anna Nicole. It's not totally out of the question that he made sure that she would be "taken care of" rather than let her take any money home.
1%: Zsa Zsa killed her because of the affair. Hey, Zsa Zsa's crazy, too. And you would say anything's not possible at this point?
11%: Howie killed her. Really, other than ODing, this is the most likely scenario. He's in the perfect position to do it: from her show, we saw that she obviously trusts him implicitly. There's so many drugs flying around that house that it would be easy to slip stuff into her and her son, and they're overlymedicated already. This leaves Dannielynn as the only heir, who he legally controls. Also, if he thinks that one of these other people might be the father, his motivation goes up even more. If he thinks a paternity test will result in him not being named the father, he's out on his ass. It's in his best interest to get rid of her and hope that he can finagle his way out of having to do DNA tests on the baby. He has the best motive and the best opportunity.
It's fascinating, isn't it? When you look at the crazy ass things, it's an honest to God Hollywood murder mystery. Law & Order wishes they could still write shit this good. You've got this crazy, out-of-control, dumb, and doped up woman who all of America could easily see ending up killing herself because of the way she lives her life. Then you've got a brand new baby who can be taken and used easily if she is out of the picture. Then you've got half a BILLION dollars that she can claim.
It's almost literally the perfect crime.
I can't wait to see how this plays out.
posted by Michael Pondrom at 9:40 PM
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