Anna Nicole Smith dies
 

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Anna Nicole Smith dead
POSTED: 3:53 p.m. EST, February 8, 2007
• Anna Nicole Smith collapsed, in hospital
• Reports: Smith was found in hotel room unconscious
• Former model, reality star involved in controversy
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(CNN) -- Reality TV star and former model Anna Nicole Smith was pronounced dead Thursday after being taken to a Florida hospital after being found unconscious in her hotel room, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the case told CNN.

Smith, 39, collapsed at a south Florida hotel and was taken to a local hospital, according to news reports.

TMZ.com had reported that Smith collapsed at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, and was rushed to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood just after 2 p.m. ET.

According to reports, Smith was found unresponsive in her hotel room.

Smith was involved in paternity suit regarding the parentage of her daughter, Danielynn, as well as other disputes, including ones regarding a house she stayed at in the Bahamas around the time she gave birth.

Earlier this week, Smith was included in a class-action lawsuit against a company, TrimSpa, for which she has worked as a spokesperson. TrimSpa makes a product it claims leads to substantial weight loss. The lawsuit alleges the marketing of the product, TrimSpa X32, was false or misleading.

Smith's son, Daniel Wayne Smith, died at age 20 just days after the birth of Smith's daughter. Pathologist Cyril Wecht said a lethal dose of methadone and antidepressants caused cardiac dysrhythmia, leading to his death.

Hmm. Not a headline I was expecting to see today.

Wow.

Pwnd.

Nevertheless, a headline I would have given you even odds to see inside 12 months.

Maybe not a surprise, but still sad. Seems like she had a pretty tragic life.

I have to admit, I'm looking forward to the jokes.

i see

RIP and everything...but is it too early to start a "what was the cause" debate?

Wow... very surprising.

go to the tmz comments on it. ruthless people.

It's certainly gone through my mind. Regardless of the cause, it's always a tragedy when someone dies so young.

A modern day Marylin Monroe right down to the end.

Seemed like a nice enough broad. There's plenty of hot, un-educated poor chicks in Amerian who would have had similar problems if thrust into the the kind of sudden fame and notirety that she did.

wasn't Marilyn Monroe attractive?

Odds on suicide versus something caused by taking Trimspa?

My $$$ is on suicide, followed by overdose.. followed by heart failure after years of bodily abuse....

oh fantastic - one more celebrity I WILL NEVER SLEEP WITH :mad::mad::mad:

I'm not sure we can rule out OJ yet.

I haven't read a single article or speculation on the cause of death, but I have to assume that the birth/paternity suit, son dying, and TrimSpa lawsuit provided plenty of reason to pop some pills or do other things which caused her to collapse. It's not like she was that strong a person to begin with.

There's always Gene Wilder

We can rule out Dahmer, though.

Whoever bought those "my son's last moments" photos she was shilling just made a nice profit.

Didn't realize she was that old, 39. Not terribly uncommon to drop dead around then after a life of general hard partying.

In before the lock

I think it's at least reasonably uncommon.

First Barbaro, then Anna Nicole... please don't take Linda Cohn or Rebecca Lobo...Please

I'm pretty sure you're going to hell - but at least you're amusing us along the way.

Awesome.

Do you think she'll release a rap album too now?

GOLD JERRY! GOLD

If I could place a bet that would cover both OD/Suicide im in on this right now.

Who gets the money?

Pretty sure?

Since I'm Catholic, I'm pushing the purgatory angle.

Howard Stern

In the truest form of irony, it may be the kids of the rich guy she married and looted.

sure you're going to hell, pretty sure you're amusing us

I'm nominating this as the early favorite for the "Best Breaking Celebrity Death News turned Comedic Gold Thread" of 2007.

The only winners here are going to be the attorneys. And as an attorney without a client in this matter, that makes me sad.

Quote of the year, son.

Well, considering she was sleeping with at least one attorney already ... hmm ... well crap, there's actual several ways to go with that consideration & most of them lead to some punchline.

In all seriousness though, I feel sorry for the recently born baby she had. Already the subject of a nasty custody dispute, depending upon the contents of her will and anything that was in the wills that she inherited from herself in the past, this kid could become anything from the hotly contested meal ticket for at least two guys to a child that nobody actually wants (depending upon what was motivating the two possible dads).

A reality show perhaps?


gregevigan4life

Howard K. does resemble Paul Reiser.

I was always pretty sure that Greg Evigan's character was the father. I was pissed after the episode where they had the results of the paternity test, but they tore them up without looking at them.

I was so fucking pissed.

I know she is easy to make fun of, and that she was a total bimbo, but this is still sad to hear. Especially in light of her recent baby.

Speaking of which, someone needs to keep her obit away from those 3 necropheliac loser-looking dudes.

?

No, these guys: