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Anna Nicole Smith Death Case to be Reopened?

Karl Erikson — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:37:00 GMT

What on Earth? Looks like some officials in Florida are about to reopen the case on Anna Nicole Smith's death in 2007. Anna Nicole died in a Florida hotel room of a drug overdose. Some people have already been charged with conspiracy, including Anna Nicole's boyfriend and lawyer, Howard K. Stern.

Ron Ishoy, spokesman for the Fort Lauderdale State Attorney, said, "Our prosecutors have met with representatives of the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office and the California Department of Justice and discussed the evidence they have turned up in their investigation. We are now investigating that evidence to see where it might lead in relation to Ms. Smith's death here in Broward County in 2007."

Naturally, all of the people charged with conspiracy to keep Anna Nicole buried in illegal substances deny their guilt. Surprise. They are, however, all free on bail.

Anna Nicole is, of course, the late mother of little 2-1/2-year-old Dannielynn Hope, whose father is Larry Birkhead.

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Breaking News: Howard K. Stern Arrested in Anna Nicole Drug Case

CNN Newsmaker Found Dead With Child At Side

HerBadMother — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:04:00 GMT

Oh, god, how mind-bogglingly terrible: this poor woman was found dead of a mysterious causes in her Manhattan apartment. With her two-year old by her side.

Ex-CNN producer Julie Lankamp was found dead at her home, her two-year old at her side. According to the NY Daily News, police are "unsure if Julie Horner Lankamp, whose bloodied and bruised corpse was discovered on the floor of her 28th-floor Gold St. apartment Tuesday, was the victim of foul play or an accidental drug overdose."

Her child was there: "crying and clutching her legs."

Her child was there.

So, so terrible for a child to lose his or her mother - but before their very eyes? Heart. Breaks.

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Whitney Houston on Celebrity Big Brother?

Karl Erikson — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 11:37:00 GMT

What amazing singer turned Train Wreck of the Century is in talks to appear in the British version of Celebrity Big Brother? That's right, Whitney Houston!

"We're aiming high for the new series. We want top-notch stars, no Z-listers," a source tells the Daily Mail. "We'll be back with a bang in 2009!"

Oh, holy hell. You KNOW I'm watching that shit! Whitney? That is going to be messed UP. Man, I used to have such a crush on Whitney. You know, back in the 80s, when she was still hot and unused. Now I wouldn't touch her with my worst enemy's guggenheimer.

Houston, 45, is the ex of bad boy Bobby Brown and together they have a 15-year-old daughter, Bobbi Kristina. Bobbi is a future crack whore but don't blame her. Look at what she has to work with.

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Bob Geldof's Daughter Peaches' Drug Overdose

Karen — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:35:00 GMT

Peaches Geldof stopped breathing and was given mouth-to-mouth after supposedly suffering from a drug overdose, says a friend.

The 19-year-old stopped breathing for several minutes before a friend realised and revived her, Britain's The Sun newspaper reports.

Emergency crews were later called to Peaches' flat in Camden, North London, were they found her unconscious, the report said.

The drama raised worrying memories of her mother Paula Yates death after an overdose in 2000.

London's ambulance service confirmed its crews attended the scene.

Peaches was refusing to talk about the incident, The Sun said,.

Despite the drama, she was well enough to attend last night's London premiere of the new Batman film, The Dark Knight.

Well I hope she is okay.

Michelle & Matilda Driven From Their NY Home?

Sassy Smith — Thu, 01 May 2008 11:03:00 GMT

Michelle Williams and Matilda Rose have reportedly been hounded so much by the paparazzi, that the mother and daughter are being driven from their home in Brooklyn, NY.

Fox News is claiming that the former fiance of the late Heath Ledger is constantly bombarded by the paparazzi and has not been able to live her life in peace with daughter Matilda, 2 1/2. The actress is considering leaving her NY neighborhood.

When Williams and Ledger were together, they were known as "pillars" of their Brooklyn community. Ledger eventually moved out and returned to Manhattan. He passed away in January of this year.

Hopefully, if Brooklyn is where Michelle's heart is, and where she wants to continue to raise Matilda, the paps will back off and let them peacefully exist and live a "normal" life.

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Matilda Rose Looks More Like Heath Everyday

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Michelle Williams "Haunted by Heath Ledger's Ghost"

Sassy Smith — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:04:00 GMT

Actress Michelle Williams, former fiance of the late Heath Ledger says she's haunted by his ghost.

Heath, 28, died in his SoHo apartment, of an accidental overdose in January, and Michelle has told friends that she's been visited twice by his ghost - appearing as a "shadowy apparition."

The first time it happened, she was awoken at night, claiming to hear furniture being moved. The second time - she said Ledger apologized to her for not being there to help her raise their 2 1/2 year old daughter Matilda Rose.

Michelle has said that the "hauntings" have helped her grieve.

This gives me chills - I'm not sure if I'd be freaked or comforted.

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Sweetness - Michelle & Matilda In New York

Michelle Williams' New Role - Dark & Sexy

Sweetness - Michelle & Matilda In New York

Sassy Smith — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 13:08:00 GMT

Single mom Michelle Williams and 2 1/2 -year-old Matilda Rose were out walking in Brooklyn, New York on the weekend. Matilda is so cute and looks so much like her daddy, Heath Ledger.

More pics after the jump!

Michelle stars in the new thriller Deception which will hit theaters April 25 - it looks good and I can't wait to see it!

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Michelle Williams' New Role - Dark & Sexy

Michelle Williams' Family Squabble With Ledgers Over Heath's Will

Matilda Rose Looks More Like Heath Everyday

Sassy Smith — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:37:00 GMT

Matilda Rose, 2 1/2, and her mom Michelle Williams were out in Brooklyn with friends.

One more pic after the jump!

The tot looks more like her late father, Heath Ledger, every day. She's such a sweet looking little girl!

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Michelle Williams' Family Squabble With Ledgers Over Heath's Will

Vanessa Williams & Her Beautiful Family

Michelle Williams' New Role - Dark & Sexy

Sassy Smith — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:35:00 GMT

Michelle Williams' new movie role is dark, sexy and Deceptive.

Sneak peek - video not for kids

Williams shot the movie Deceptive about a year before her ex-fiance Heath Ledger passed away. They share a daughter, Matilda Rose.

The movie hits theaters on April 25. Looks good!

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Michelle Williams' Family Squabble With Ledgers Over Heath's Will

Vanessa Williams & Her Beautiful Family

Never Doubt A Mother's Intuition - Kimberly Quaid Talks About Her Twins' Near Tragedy

Sassy Smith — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:38:00 GMT

Dennis and Kimberly Quaid had twins born (by surrogate - using Kimberly's eggs and Dennis' sperm) on November 22. At the age of 12 days, the twins were given an accidental overdose - not once but twice, that the Quaids know about - of the blood-thinning drug Heparin. Instead of receiving a 10 unit dosage, the infants were given 10,000 units. This massive overdose was almost fatal to the babies. Kimberly knew something was wrong at 9pm - she even wrote it on a piece of paper. She had a mother's premonition and said, "I just had this horrible feeling come over me, and I felt like the babies were passing. I just had this feeling of dread."

The Quaids speak out on 60 Minutes - video after the jump

The couple then called the hospital (Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) and were told that the twins, Zoe Grace and Thomas Boone, were fine, even though the nurses knew that the infants were in danger around that time. It wasn't until the next morning that Dennis and Kimberly learned what had happened to their newborns. Hospital staff - a nurse, their pediatrician and a rep from risk management - met them at the hospital room.

I never doubt a mother's gut instinct. Even new moms have it. It's like it's always been there but the minute you have your baby - whether biologically or otherwise, it's awakened, it becomes part of you. You just know when something's wrong with your child.

The twins are now 4-months old and at home with their parents and thus far, have passed all medical tests. Dennis says that he's "grateful for every day now and doesn't take a day for granted. If they hadn't made it, there never would have been another happy day."

Watch the video below:

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Michelle Williams: The Future is Uncertain

Karen — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:33:00 GMT

Yesterday Sassy wrote about Michelle Williams interview in Wonderland Magazine, an interview that was done BEFORE Heath Ledger's death in January. Today I bring you a few more quotes from the same interview, where Michelle talks about her future.

"Obviously so much has changed for me in the last few months that I don't really have an idea of what my life is going to be," Williams told the magazine.

"I thought I knew certain things and it turned out that I didn't, so I don't really try and anticipate so much anymore.

"I'm not making any bets on the future."Williams talked about how she has had to adjust since her breakup with Heath Ledger:

"There's been a lot going on in my personal life and part of me is ... I don't know. I shouldn't talk about it but it's like I'm re-emerging back into the world or something," she said.

One good thing that came from the breakup was the fact that she has been getting less attention from the paparazzi (until Heath's death).

"I have to say it's suddenly got a lot easier, like, in the last couple of months," she said.

"When you're in a relationship with somebody who is also a public personality then it doubles the attention from the media.

"When you minus that equation it's just less enticing. That's been a real bonus. It's the plus side of the break-up for me."

As for raising daughter Matilda on her own, "It's not easy," she said.

Williams said while working six days a week last year filming Incendiary with Ewan McGregor in London she made a special effort to ensure she and Matilda spent quality time together.

"My only days off were Sundays and as much as I'd want to pass out, I'd try to take her out somewhere fun so she didn't associate me with boredom," Williams said.

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Is Larry Birkhead, Like, Totally Gay?

HerBadMother — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:53:00 GMT

Perez Hilton thinks so. He's reporting that Anna Nicole Smith's former bodyguard has more or less confirmed it in an interview with Access Hollywood:

According to Big Moe, Anna told him that due to Birkhead's "lifestyle" there would be no strings attached. "What's his lifestyle?" Access Hollywod's reporter asked. "Well, she told me that, you know, he was a homosexual," Big Moe said. "She knew deep down that he didn't want to be with her."

I'd chalk this up to wishful thinking on Perez's part, but hey - he got the story from Access Hollywood, so.

Either way, who cares? He's not really a catch for either sex. Well, maybe for Perez (oooh, snap!)

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Michelle & Matilda - Beginning Life Without Heath

Sassy Smith — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:05:00 GMT

After an emotional and touching memorial to Heath Ledger at his favorite beach in Australia, his ex fiance and daughter make their way back home.

Michelle Williams and little girl Matilda, are back in the U.S. to begin their lives without Heath. Williams tells Matilda that "Daddy went away" in an effort to explain why the 2-year-old cannot see her daddy. Until she's older, she won't grasp the situation. Michelle will have to keep Heath's memory alive for her child and hopefully Matilda will realize how much she was loved by her father.

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Heath Ledger Mourned by Hundreds

Sassy Smith — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:02:00 GMT

Hundreds of mourners joined Heath Ledger's family Saturday morning local time at a memorial in Australia. Michelle Williams and Cate Blanchett were also there.

Kim, Heath's dad said, "It's a pretty sad time. We're finding it difficult to cope." About the funeral: "The funeral will be very, very private. There will be only 10 people there, which is my immediate family and nobody else."

Michelle and Heath's family arrived in a fleet of black BMWs. Williams was wearing dark glasses and holding the hand of Kate, Heath's sister. His parents and other family members arrived shortly after. Matilda was not seen.

It's reported about 300 people attended the memorial - including model Gemma Ward, Bryan Brown and Australian Rules football players Ben Cousins and David Wirrpanda, who were all friends of Heath's.

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Larry's Love Note To Anna Nicole

HerBadMother — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 03:54:00 GMT

Larry Birkhead has posted a memorial - with a little message from him and Dannielynn - to Anna Nicole over at his website. It's basically a sweet little personal message and, um, the picture shown above.

I don't know. I mean, it's sweet and all to memorialize your dead former lover and mother of your child, but that picture? Just a tad creepy as a death memorial, and all the more so with a toddler's name signed to it.

I mean, couldn't he find a pic that was a little less drugged-up-Playboy-centerfold, and a little bit more, I don't know, wakeful mother?

I know; it's the height (depth) of crass meanness to criticize someone's memorial, but still. I'm a bit creeped out by it. Can't help it. Sorry.

RIP, Anna. RIP.

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Anna Nicole Smith: One Year After Her Death

Sassy Smith — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 22:02:00 GMT

Anna Nicole Smith died one year ago today - and yet, she's still in the headlines, still thought of, obviously by her friends and family, but the general public too.

She was a larger than life icon at times, but was often thought of as being "famous for being famous." She modeled, posed for Playboy, did a few movies, some television shows, was featured in a few music videos, had her own reality TV program, married some really, really old billionaire, was sometimes a trainwreck in the things that she did, battled her weight in the public eye and yet, she still managed to endear people to her.

Perhaps she was a bit misguided at times, sometimes came off like a bit of a nut, but I will say, she was a woman who loved her children dearly. She was predeceased by her son Daniel, who passed away in her hospital room in September of 2006 - just three days after his baby sister, Dannielynn was born.

Most say that Anna Nicole died the day that her son died, or at least her will to really live. She began (or continued) to self medicate and died of "combined drug intoxication."

She left behind her sweet baby Dannielynn, who's father is Larry Birkhead. I hope that Mr. Birkhead gets his act together and stops exploiting his little girl. She will most likely have to endure the public eye when she's grown just because of who her parents are, particularly her mother, so why not let her have a few years without Entertainment Tonight following her?

Rest in peace, Anna, rest in peace.

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Heath Ledger Substance Abuse Problems?

Sassy Smith — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 23:14:00 GMT

Heath Ledger passed away earlier today and TMZ is reporting that he had a substance abuse problem. From TMZ:

TMZ has learned Heath Ledger had a substance abuse problem. A Ledger confidante tells us he had been clean for a year.

Contrary to several published reports, we're told Ledger had not been in rehab.

The whole thing is so very sad.

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Britney: Suicide Attempt Or Drug Overdose

HerBadMother — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 14:23:00 GMT

Was it just a mental breakdown, as some sources are saying, or did Britney try to commit suicide, or OD on drugs? According to an insider at Cedars-Sinai, it's one or the other, or both. The source told US magazine that Britney's been designated 'special needs', which is reserved for attempted suicides and persons who have overdosed on drugs and need constant supervision.

The source also told US Magazine that no one on staff wanted to be responsible for her during her first night at the hospital:

With “special needs” patients, the hospital source said, “we watch them so they don’t hurt themselves and watch the people who come visit them to make sure they don’t pass anything to them.

“So we got a call to go have someone sit with her,” the source added. “None of us wanted to go sit with her.”

This tragedy just keeps getting more tragic. One almost hates to keep watching the story as it unfolds. Not that one is going stop watching, of course, but one could certainly feel badly while watching. And commenting.

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Let The Britney Vigils Begin

HerBadMother — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 01:51:00 GMT

And let them begin with Bobby Trendy, who is camped out in front of Cedars-Sinai, where Britney is under observation for drug-overdose/suicide-attempt/epic-flame-out.

Which, yes, is f***ed up. But isn't this whole mess f***ed up? It's almost - gasp - making me sad.

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This Ain't No House Party: Play of Kid'n'Play Injured During Police Chase Pile-Up

HerBadMother — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 14:32:00 GMT

It's not as exciting as a drugged-up Britney Spears being whisked away from home in the middle of the night in an ambulance, but if you came of age in the 80's, it's noteworthy: Play of Kid 'n' Play was injured in a car pile-up during a police chase this past weekend.

Play (aka Christopher Martin), a single dad, was, according to TMZ, driving in town when a car driven by Raul Riva Aldamo slammed into his vehicle. Aldamo had driven toward an officer who was investigating a robbery, and the policeman shot at Aldamo's car, which kept going down the street. Aldamo died in the crash.

Play and his passenger were eventually released from the hospital. According to the AP, Play now lives in Durham, NC, and recently filmed a documentary on gang life there.

Britney gets the bigger headlines for her crash and burn, but somehow I feel sorrier for poor Mr. Play.

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