Anna Nicole Smith Dies in Florida

News Type: Other — Seeded on Thu Feb 8, 2007 7:37 PM EST

Article Source: Yahoo! News

I was extremly shocked to hear about Anna Nicole's passing. This article explains recent turmoil in her life and about how she became famous. Her son, Daniel, passed away five months ago from a drug overdose. He died in the bed next to her in a hospital where she had given birth only days earlier. The paternity of her new daughter is also in dispute. On Dannielynn's birth certificate it lists Howard Stern as her father, but her ex boyfriend, believes that the child is his. Anna Nicole was working as a dancer in a strip club, when she was discovered by Playboy. She quickly became a playmate, Guess Jeans model, and then married to an octogenarian. After her late husband passed away she became the star of her own reality show. She inherited 434 million dollars from her husband, but was later sued by his biological son. The legal disputes over the inheritance are still in conflict. I am very sorry to hear about this, and I hope for the best for her infant daughter.

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reedkd2

I can't believe this happened. I feel so bad for her newborn daughter, she's now an orphan with a lot of baggage! I wouldn't be surprised if the cause were drugs, however, when I first found out I thought it was suicide because of all the drama and tragedy in her life lately.

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#1 - Thu Feb 8, 2007 8:10 PM EST

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schobema

I just found out about her death yesterday. I feel so clueless about what is happening in our news because I believe she passed on Thursday and I only discovered her passing due to a Facebook group (surprise surprise). I do feel very sorry for her newborn daughter, she will never be able to know her mother more than what the tabloids reported and her reality television show, and who knows if Anna portrayed herself in that or not. My one question though, is how does our society allow people such as this to become famous and idolized over? It boggles my mind when I think that these are the people in which people are buying magazines for and wasting time watching their television shows.

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#2 - Mon Feb 12, 2007 12:20 PM EST

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Elise R

I agree schobema, when I first heard about her death I thought about her child. I think it is such a tragedy that she will grow up without her mother, but I also thought it was unfair for her to be brought into this world under those circumstances in the first place. (Don't get me wrong I am definitely NOT saying I'm happy she died) I also agree that it is ridiculous that our society idolizes people like this. For example, my friend told me that while he was in the market he heard a girl telling another girl, "you know how are parents all remember where they were when JFK died? I think this is totally that thing for us." I was appalled when I heard this!! I can see comparing this to maybe the death of Marylin Monroe, but a former leader of our country...I think that's insane!

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#3 - Tue Feb 13, 2007 7:59 PM EST

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