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Bust Up: 'Anna Nicole Smith' Opera Divides Critics

By Theunis BatesFeb 18th 2011 – 10:41AM
Royal Opera House / AP

Royal Opera House / AP

LONDON -- Is the tragic, tawdry life story of Anna Nicole Smith, the surgically enhanced ex-stripper who made and lost millions, opera-worthy material? The critics aren't so sure. Some reviewers slammed "Anna Nicole" -- which opened Thursday night at London's Royal Opera House -- as a "perversely unmoving" "failed...

Judge Tosses Conviction of Anna Nicole Smith's Boyfriend

Jan 6th 2011 – 1:15PM

LOS ANGELES - A judge Thursday dismissed the drug conspiracy convictions of the late Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend-lawyer Howard K. Stern and her psychiatrist, allowing only one conviction to remain against the physician while reducing it to a misdemeanor. Superior Court Judge Robert Perry found that Stern never had the...

Boyfriend, Doctor Guilty in Anna Nicole Smith Case

Oct 29th 2010 – 6:28AM
Win McNamee, Getty Images

Win McNamee, Getty Images

(Oct. 28) -- The doctor and boyfriend of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith were found guilty of conspiring to provide the starlet with drugs during the three years preceding her death of an overdose in 2007. Boyfriend Howard K. Stern and psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich face an uncertain future following convictions that...

King of Pop Reigns at Vegas Auction of Celeb Treasures

By Steve FriessJun 25th 2010 – 9:53PM
Gabriel Bouys,  AFP / Getty Images

Gabriel Bouys, AFP / Getty Images

LAS VEGAS (June 25) -- The King of Pop is dead. Long live the King of Pop's ridiculously valuable stuff. On the first anniversary of Michael Jackson's death, a bidder ponied up $192,000 today for one of the deceased star's iconic rhinestone-encrusted white gloves, one of several exorbitant winning bids for Jackson...

Does the Public Benefit from Celebrity Death Photos?

By David MoyeJun 10th 2010 – 8:46AM
globemagazine.com

globemagazine.com

(June 10) -- Photos like the deathbed image of Gary Coleman that Globe magazine printed on its front page are awful to look at, but do they also tell us a lot about that celebrity ... and our twisted culture? Depends on who you ask -- and which celebrity is pictured. Burt Kearns, the former managing editor of "Hard...

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Background on Anna Nicole Smith

Vickie Lynn Hogan (November 28, 1967 – February 8, 2007), known briefly as Vickie Smith, before settling on Anna Nicole Smith as her moniker, was an American model, actress and television personality.

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