Howard K. Stern pleaded not guilty to charges of illegally furnishing prescription drugs to Anna Nicole Smith today, Wednesday.

Following the arraignment in L.A. County Superior Court, Stern's lawyer, Steve Sadow, explained his plans to seek a complete dismissal of the charges because "Howard is not a doctor, not a medical practitioner and the statute does not apply to him."

That's clever!

Physicians Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich also pleaded not guilty.

The main point of the case is the thousands of pills that the trio supplied to Smith, knowing that she'd had problems with drugs before. According to prosecutors, Stern and the doctors used fake names to fill prescriptions for the drugs that would eventually kill Smith.

Everyone is due back in court in June to establish a date for the preliminary hearing.

We hope that Stern doesn't manage to weasel his way out of this one!

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Larry Birkhead's cheap ass has come back to haunt him!

Debra Opri, the attorney who worked her butt off to have custody of his and Anna Nicole's daughter (Dannielynn) awarded to Birkhead, says Larry never forked over the cash for her services!!

After two years of battling the baby daddy for her fee, the issue is finally going to court!

Opri is so over Larry's excuses for not footing the bill and the attorney has stated that "all dirty laundry will be aired" during the trial!!

She believes that time has proven that "America no longer sees the fair haired country boy they once did" in Larry!

Spill it, Debbie!

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As we mentioned earlier today, Howard K. Stern is refusing to make a deal with the District Attorney regarding his felony charges in the Anna Nicole Smith case.

His arraignment was scheduled for this morning, with everyone assuming he'd plea the ever so common "not guilty."

But Los Angeles Superior Court Commissioner Kristi Lousteau has delayed the arraignment of Stern and psychiatrist Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, who treated Anna.

Both individuals face charges of conspiring with another physician to provide Anna with prescription drugs.

Stern and the Doc each face six counts and could spend almost six years in prison if they're convicted.

The arraignment has been postponed until May 13th.

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Howard K. Stern is refusing to make a deal with the District Attorney regarding his felony charges in the Anna Nicole case!

Stern was arrested in March with conspiring to furnish drugs to Anna Nicole Smith prior to her death but he has yet to enter a plea!!

Although his arraignment is scheduled for this morning, it's been predicted that Stern will eventually plea "not guilty" to all charges only because "there's no such thing as a plea of innocent."

Uh, yeah!

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The Broward County State Attorney's Office in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, are opening an investigation into Anne Nicole Smith's death, spurred on by the recent arrests of her ex-boyfriend Howard K Stern and 2 doctors on charges that they conspired to procure thousands of prescription drugs for the troubled model.

Being careful to clarify that the department "never had an open homicide investigation," Ron Ishoy, spokesman for the Broward State Attorney's Office, said, "Our prosecutors have met with representatives of the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office and the California Department of Justice and discussed the evidence they have turned up in their investigation. We are now examining that evidence to see where it might lead in relation to Ms. Smith's death here in Broward County in 2007."

Hopefully justice will be served!

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Howard K. Stern was arrested on Thursday and charged with multiple felonies - including conspiracy to furnish drugs - in the overdose death of Anna Nicole Smith.

Now, the former Playmate's longtime companion/lawyer is speaking out through his own attorney and talking a lot of shiz!

Stern's lawyer, Krista Bath, claims that Howie is a victim of lies and not a felon!

She says: "For over two years, I have represented Howard K. Stern in connection with civil litigation arising out his relationship with Anna Nicole Smith and false accusations published about him, including representing Mr. Stern in the body custody proceedings. In the course of that litigation, I have spent hundreds of hours reviewing depositions under oath or interviews of almost every principal witness claiming to possess first hand knowledge of Mr. Stern's relationship with Anna Nicole [Smith]. His accusers have been shown to have no credibility due to their conflicting stories, to have a bias based on their own personal agendas or to have no factual basis to support their accusations. Given the knowledge obtained from these various cases, I am confident that the criminal charges brought against Mr. Stern last evening by the State of California will likewise be shown to have no factual basis and that Mr. Stern will ultimately be exonerated with respect to his conduct.

"I would remind the public that the fundamental principle of our criminal justice system is that an individual is presumed innocent. Publicity efforts by the State of California last night and today in connection with the filing of the charges against Mr. Stern are inconsistent with that principle and jeopardize Mr. Stern's constitutional right to a fair trial. With formal charges having been filed, this case should not be tried in the court of public opinion and Mr. Stern has no intention of doing so. However, Mr. Stern and I are mindful of the reality that he has for the past several years found himself on trial in the media. The media trial of Mr. Stern has been based on constant shouts of guilty from a barrage of uninformed commentators based on totally inaccurate and often manufactured "facts." The television, tabloid and Internet trial of Mr. Stern in the court of public opinion has been based on sensational lies, speculation, rumor and gossip. Unfortunately, it appears that criminal charges have now been brought by the State of California based on this same type of misinformation.

"Mr. Stern will continue efforts to have the evidence in his civil cases unsealed and made available for public inspection and review so that hopefully any future media discussions will be informed ones, based on the actual facts and not sensationalized accusations that have no factual or legal merit. If this occurs, future discussions will focus on Mr. Stern's innocence."

Typical lawyer crap!

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Howard K. Stern has been named the "principal enabler" in Anna Nicole Smith's death!!!

California Attorney General Jerry Brown discussed the charges brought against the shitsy lawyer in a press conference held early Friday.

Remember the giant tubs of methadone found in Anna's fridge after her death???

Brown has enough evidence to believe that Stern illegally administered prescription drugs to Anna "knowingly" and that he "repeatedly and excessively furnished thousands of prescription pills to Anna Nicole Smith, often for no legitimate medical purpose."

Stern as well as Anna's former doctor, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor, surrendered to police on all charges and were released on $20,000 bail Thursday night.

The two, along with Dr. Khristine Eroshevich have been charged with "prescribing drugs excessively to a known addict and using false and fictitious names all in violation of the law and all in furtherance of a conspiracy."

The three will be arraigned on May 13th in Los Angeles.

Bitches are screwed!!

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Howard K. Stern's mugshot!

Anna Nicole Smith's former lawyer/longtime companion surrendered to authorities on Thursday and was charged by the L.A. District Attorney's office with multiple felonies related to the fatal overdose of the buxom blonde.

His eyes be buggin!

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Is Larry Birkhead gonna loan him some money for attorney fees?

More than two years since the fatal overdose of Anna Nicole Smith, the first criminal charges have been filed in the death of the former Playmate! And, none other than her longtime lawyer/companion, Howard K. Stern, is one of three being charged.

Stern, who has repeatedly denied wrongdoing in the past, was charged on Thursday with conspiring to furnish drugs to Smith prior to her death, Los Angeles prosecutors say.

In addition to Howard K., two doctors were also charged in the Smith case, Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich, who allegedly prescribed medication unlawfully to Smith, according to the L.A. County District Attorney's Office.

The charges allege that the trio conspired to furnish drugs to Smith between June 5, 2004, and Jan. 26, 2007.

Kapoor and Eroshevich were also charged with one count each of obtaining a prescription for opiates by "fraud, deceit or misrepresentation." They were also charged with a single count of obtaining a prescription for opiates by giving a false name or address.

The three were also charged with a buttload of other crap.

They're fucked!

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