[Jackrabbit379]

Well, yall may have already seen this, but I saw this on my homepage, while ago. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070326/...a_nicole_smith

DANIA BEACH, Fla. - Former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith died of an accidental overdose of a sleeping medication and at least eight other prescription drugs, authorities said Monday.

Broward County Medical Examiner Joshua Perper said Smith died of "combined drug intoxication" with the sleeping medication chloral hydrate as the major factor. She had been taking a lengthy list of medications, including methadone for pain and valium, he said.

Chloral hydrate is a sedative used to treat insomnia and alcohol withdrawal, relieve anxiety and ease post-surgery pain. Perper said Smith had been on several antidepressant and antianxiety drugs prior to her death.

"We found nothing to indicate any foul play," said Chief Charlie Tiger of the Seminole police department.

Perper said the detailed autopsy also showed no evidence of disease.

The weeks after her death were filled with public courtroom drama and private whispers about what might have killed her. Officials delayed releasing the autopsy results because of additional evidence, not publicly released.

Perper's initial examination had revealed no serious injuries to her body. Perper said then that prescription drugs, but no illegal drugs, were found in Smith's hotel room, though he wouldn't identify them.

Smith had arrived at the Hard Rock on Feb. 5 and planned to leave four days later aboard a new yacht that her companion Howard K. Stern was arranging to buy. She was seldom seen outside her room during her stay: She was said to be suffering from a stomach flu before she died.

Because her death was so sudden, and because her 20-year-old son Daniel died under suspicious circumstances five months earlier, there has been speculation about possible criminal activity surrounding the deaths. The Seminole Police Department investigated the case because the casino is on tribal land.

An inquest into Daniel's death is scheduled to start Tuesday in the Bahamas, where he died.

Smith grew up in Texas and went from topless dancer to Playboy Playmate of the Year, Guess jeans model and bride of 89-year-old oilman J. Howard Marshall II. She took her fight for Marshall's estimated $500 million fortune as far as the Supreme Court, and the ongoing battle could make her infant daughter, Dannielynn, very wealthy. Stern and two other men have claimed to be the baby's father.

[golfhobo]

I guess her untimely death sure spoiled Stern's plans of getting that yacht! Now, he'll just have to HOPE he was the right sperm donor!

Anna Nicole was TRASH!! Stern is a bottom feeder!

I saw the news conference, and I believe it was just a well coordinated effort to "take the trash out" once and for all.... and be DONE with it!!

Now, can we PLEASE get back to our daily dose of American Idol??? :roll:

[emerlin]

Who cares? RIP and all that, but it's not like she was important or anything. What did she do that was newsworthy? ASOLUTELY NOTHING.

[bulldog2036]

Accidental, suicide...who cares!!! Just another bitch, slut, whore that polluted the planet with her stupid antics...good riddance.

[Roadhog]

What I want from a female celebrity is good looks.
Brains...talent...ppffbbttt..spittle.. :P

I thought Anna Nicole was one HAWT SQUATTER !!!! 8)

[LilBit]

That poor baby girl stuck in the middle of the drama though........hoping that things work for her real best interests........

[Blacksheep]

Have a little compassion for christ sakes, the loser in all this is that little girl.
I wont sit here an judge her, that's for sure.

[Malaki86]

I could care less about her, her son, her lawyer, the baby and the 500 different people who say they are the father of the baby...

[Blacksheep]

Originally Posted by Malaki86

I could care less about her, her son, her lawyer, the baby and the 500 different people who say they are the father of the baby...

That's great, hope the same for you. :evil:

[golfhobo]

Originally Posted by LilBit

That poor baby girl stuck in the middle of the drama though........hoping that things work for her real best interests........

No worries!! Look at how Paris Hilton turned out!! :shock: :roll:

"power corrupts. Absolute power (money) corrupts absolutely." (Or something like that.)

Seriously though, I wish the best for the little girl. She will have MUCH to overcome. But SOME have done it.

Most chldren of fame or fortune have failed miserably! Did anyone else see Tammy Faye Baker's son on the news recently?

I feel for ANYONE who is the offspring of such screwed up parents! They, more than ANY of US, need the strength of internal spirit. With all the advantages that money can buy... the odds are against them!

"The sins of the father...." "It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle...."

I USED to wish I could BE like them. Now... I only pray that my daughter doesn't turn out like one of them!