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Sara Bonisteel / Fox News:
FINAL FOOTAGE OF ANNA NICOLE SMITH SELLS FOR OVER $500,000 — Footage of the final moments of Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith's life sold for more than $500,000 Thursday after a media bidding war, according to Splash News & Picture Agency, the paparazzi outlet that sold the rights to the tape.
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Noelle Hancock / Us Weekly:
Anna Nicole Died From Drug Overdose, Sources Say — Anna Nicole Smith's autopsy isn't scheduled until later today, but sources say that evidence points toward a drug overdose. — Numerous sources at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, are now coming forward …
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Access Hollywood:
EXPLOSIVE NEW CLAIM: SMITH CHOKED ON HER OWN VOMIT — According to a credible source, an employee of Anna Nicole Smith found her in her room in the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The employee pulled back a sheet and discovered that she appeared to have choked on her own vomit.
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Scott Weinberger / WCBS-TV:
Source: Illegal Drugs Found In Anna Nicole's Room — Friday Morning Autopsy Expected To Shed More Light — SLIDESHOW OF THE DAY: Celebrity Real Names Revealed — (CBS) LOS ANGELES CBS 2 has learned that while searching Anna Nicole Smith's hotel room late Thursday afternoon investigators found …
PerezHilton.com:
Anna Nicole's Mom: Give Me That Baby!!! — What a flip-flopper! — Anna Nicole Smith's mother had earlier said that she thought her infant granddaughter should be with the child's birth father. — Now, Vergie Smith has changed her mind and Access Hollywood is reporting that she is heading …
People.com:
Anna Nicole Smith Autopsy, Paternity Hearing Today — A day after Anna Nicole Smith's death, her autopsy will be conducted, as will an emergency hearing to decide whether a court-ordered DNA sample can be taken from her body to help determine the biological father of her daughter, Dannielynn.
CNN:
Autopsy begins for Anna Nicole Smith … HOLLYWOOD, Florida (CNN) — Investigators began an autopsy Friday to help determine the cause of Anna Nicole Smith's death, according to the Broward County medical examiner's office. — There was no indication how long the autopsy would take …
TMZ.com:
No "Emergency Extraction" of Anna's DNA — A California judge on Friday refused to order an emergency DNA test on the body of Anna Nicole Smith as part of a paternity suit involving her infant daughter, but he ordered that the body be preserved until a hearing February 20, attorneys said.
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People.com:
Judge Refuses Emergency DNA Test on Anna Nicole Smith — A Los Angeles judge refused on Friday to order an emergency DNA test on the body of the late Anna Nicole Smith, which had been requested to help determine the paternity of her daughter, Dannielynn. — Debra Opri, the attorney …
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Janet Charlton / Janet Charlton's Hollywood:
ANNA NICOLE SMITH: FILLED WITH DREAD — Our Hollywood, Florida source visited the Hard Rock Hotel today and picked up a little information about Anna Nicole's time there. Hotel sources say that when Anna arrived a few days ago she was "out of it" and slurring her words and she stayed that way during her visit.
People.com:
Anna Nicole's Death: The Key Questions — Following Anna Nicole Smith's death Thursday in Florida, many key questions remain: — How did she die? — Unknown. An autopsy Friday and a toxicology test will ultimately decide cause of death. Smith had battled health problems recently …
David Savage / Los Angeles Times:
Estate battle goes on in courts — The dispute between Smith and her late husband's family is likely to continue in the name of her daughter. — WASHINGTON — The long-running legal battle over the $1.6-billion estate of Anna Nicole Smith's late husband, Texas oilman J. Howard Marshall, has survived both parties to the dispute.
Access Hollywood:
Access Exclusive: Rosie On Anna Nicole's Death — In an exclusive statement to Access Hollywood, Rosie O'Donnell reacted to the death of Anna Nicole Smith. — "So sad. It's unbearably tragic, that poor little baby," the statement read. — Rosie's statement comes on the heels of her rant on Thursday's …
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TMZ.com:
Anna Nicole: Narcotics Found in Hotel Room — Suspicion that drugs killed Anna Nicole Smith was heightened today as investigators found illegal narcotics as well as prescription medications in Anna Nicole Smith's room at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Fla., according to reports this morning.
NY Daily News:
A cross-dressing-down for Sheen — Brace yourself, Charlie Sheen. Two of your least-favorite people - former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss and drag diva Kayla Coxx - have teamed up to sell a video. And it's all about you! — The good news for Sheen is that you don't see him on the tape.
Leigh Holmwood / The Sun:
Stunner Petra's model ambition — GORGEOUS Petra Nemcova is is to join the ranks of models with their own TV series after signing a deal to present a new reality show. — The 27-year-old Czech supermodel will front The Petra Nemcova Project for American channel TLC in the summer.
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New York Post:
JACKO AIMS FOR 'IDOL' MAGIC — MICHAEL Jackson has turned to "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller to mastermind his comeback, which will kick off next month with a two-day meet-and-greet autograph session with fans in Japan who will pay $3,300 each to shake hands and pose for photos with the fallen star.
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Simon Perry / People.com:
Kevin Costner, Wife Christine Are Expecting — Waterworld director Kevin Costner and his wife, Christine, are expecting their own little dipper, his rep said Thursday. — "They're very excited, very happy about the pregnancy," publicist Paul Bloch told the Associated Press.
