

At the time of her death she was involved in a paternity suit with photojournalist, Larry Birkhead, a former boyfriend, although Mr Stern is listed on Dannielynn's birth certificate as the father. and she's been trying her best and nobody should have to endure what she's endured." Howard, obviously, is speechless and grieving." Smith had been staying at the hotel, owned by the native American Seminole tribe, with her new husband and lawyer, Howard K Stern, who claims to be the father of her six-month-old daughter, Dannielynn.Īnother of Smith's attorneys, Ronald Rale, told reporters: "It's as shocking to me as to you guys. A postmortem today is expected to determine the cause of death. Yesterday, the sources said, the nurse tried to wake her from a midday nap but found her unresponsive with her eyes dilated. On Wednesday, she apparently fell in the bathroom and hit her head but said she felt fine and went back to bed. Sources told the cable TV entertainment network E! that Smith had been suffering from flu-like symptoms on her arrival at the hotel on Monday. Seminole's police chief, Charlie Tiger, said a bodyguard had tried in vain to resuscitate her with a heart massage. Smith, who had a history of drug problems, was taken to the nearby Hollywood Memorial hospital where she was pronounced dead. The 39-year-old former Playboy playmate of the month was found unconscious by her private nurse at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel near Fort Lauderdale. Anna Nicole Smith, the flamboyant American model and actor best known for her marriage to a billionaire six decades her senior, died last night after collapsing in a hotel room in Florida.
