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Much like her idol, the fabled Marilyn Monroe, the life of Anna Nicole Smith was destined to be tragically short. Far from a fairy tale, the story of Smith’s life read like a page of pulp fiction: abandoned by her father at two, raised in the backwaters of Texas, and shipped back and forth between relatives all through childhood. And yet – somehow, this lonely little girl, miraculously and against all odds, eventually went on to follow in Monroe’s footsteps to become a world-famous model and celebrity. Patterning herself after the legendary starlet, Smith kicked off her career just as Monroe had decades prior – by posing for Playboy. Unfortunately, with her deep depressions, heavy drug abuse and subsequent premature death, the 39-year old pin-up queen ... followed the legendary Monroe to an early grave, under equally mysterious circumstances.
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With respect to the death of Anna Nicole Smith, the autopsy report prepared by the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office represents a comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of the evidence. It was prepared with input from an independent and highly-credentialed team of experts in a wide variety of forensic disciplines. In that report, the Medical Examiner concluded that the death of Anna Nicole Smith was accidental. No one has produced any evidence to rebut this conclusion because no such evidence exists.
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The strange saga of Anna Nicole Smith did not end there.... As long as the issue of Dannielynn’s paternity remained unresolved, the story refused to die. Finally, after two months of rampant speculation, the question was finally settled. In April of 2007, DNA results confirmed that Birkhead was indeed the child’s biological father. Acknowledging the validity of these results, Stern conceded his parental rights and even shared an uncomfortable embrace with Birkhead. However, not everyone was ready to throw in the towel just yet.
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In October 1994, Anna Nicole Smith filed a $5 million lawsuit against New York magazine after the publication used her as the cover image for its "White Trash Nation" story without her permission. The cover showed her sitting legs apart with a bag of Cheez Doodles covering her crotch. She settled with the magazine several months later for an undisclosed amount.
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In response to media interest in rumors surrounding the cause of death for Anna Nicole Smith being attributed to lupus, the Lupus Foundation of America is releasing a basic fact sheet about the disease. For additional information, please visit the LFA Web site at http://www.lupus.org/.
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Anna Nicole Smith who passed away on February 8, 2007 may have suffered from lupus, according to MSNBC. First and foremost, it must be emphasized that the medical condition systemic lupus erythematosus... commonly referred to as lupus or SLE, has not been confirmed by medical authorities, nor has her cause of death been announced yet. However, some of Anna Nicole's close friends have disclosed that Anna Nicole confided she had lupus but she didn't want her fans to remember her that way and wanted it kept secret. On ETonline.com, close friend Frank Rodriguez said Anna Nicole told him in 1998 about the lupus. It has also been reported that her pregnancy last year could have caused a flare of lupus symptoms, including severe pain. The condition may account for some of the drugs Anna Nicole took.
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