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Things are taking quite a dramatic turn in the Anna Nicole Smith case!

A judge in the case against Anna Nicole's doctors and lawyer criticized the prosecution, saying that he does not believe that Anna Nicole was a "pawn in the hands of her handlers and doctors," but that she was a "strong-willed person who ordered people around and was her own boss."

Superior Court Judge Robert Perry stated that the evidence shown so far does not support the argument that Anna Nicole's handlers "kept her in a drugged state to control her and her money," after a jury was shown a videotape of her acting "loopy, wacky, and crazy" at an awards show.

Deputy District Attorney Renee Rose protested, however, saying that she could understand the court's rulings if the case was going to be decided by a judge, "but this is a case for a jury." she said. She added, "It is not our contention that she walked around drug addled for two years."

Judge Perry has decided to no longer show any video footage of Anna Nicole as he says, "She's fairly entertaining and at her voluptuous best…The problem I have with this case is we have a very public figure …. We are a movie-watching, TV-watching nation. And as the defense has said, what we see on television is not always real."

He does have a point about Anna Nicole's life, but it is hard to tell who was controlling her life when it came to drugs. Did she have her own free will or were her doctors and lawyer controlling her every move?

What do U think?

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Larry Birkhead took the stand yesterday afternoon and will again this morning in the prescription-drug case against Howard K. Stern and two of Anna Nicole Smith's doctors.

Birkhead, the father of Smith's daughter Dannielynn, said that he once hid methadone from Ann after becoming worried that she was addicted. After finding out, Howard K. Stern told him that she “needed methadone to live.”

According to Birkhead, there was always a tension between him and Stern, especially when it came to how Anna Nicole dealt with drugs, and he is worried that Stern's and the doctors' actions regarding her drug use led to her death.

After moving in with Anna in 2005, Birkhead said that he saw methadone, Topamax, Vicadin, Ambien, Valium, Chlonopin and other drugs at Smith's L.A.-area home.

Stern, Dr. Khristine Eroshevich and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor have pleaded not guilty to conspiring to unlawfully get drugs for Smith, prescribing to an addict, and obtaining false prescriptions involving the use of fake names. These charges could land each one in prison for five years.

This is intense and sad. We hope this is resolved very soon.

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Detective Katherine Frank was the first witness to take the stand in Howard K. Stern's trial in the Anna Nicole Smith drug conspiracy case.

Det. Frank said drug bottles, a duffel bag filled with over $8,000 and Howard K. Stern were in the hotel room when Anna Nicole's body was found.

She added:

"He was visibly shaken with reddened eyes, tears and trembling."

Stern's lawyer Steve Sadow questioned Frank because he is saying that Stern was in love with Anna Nicole and everything he did was trying to help her.

Sadow also asked pharmacist Olga Kopetman, who identified multiple prescriptions prescribed by other defendant Dr. Khristine Eroshevich, if a patient could build a tolerance to drugs.

Kopetman responded that it was possible and that a patient would need larger doses of the drug for it to be effective.

We still don't think Stern was looking out for Anna at all!

What a mess!

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Howard K. Stern, Dr. Sandeep Kapoor and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich are currently on trial, facing drug conspiracy charges, in which they are being accused of over-prescribing and obtaining massive amounts of prescription drugs.

And now a prosecutor claims that Anna Nicole Smith was a co-conspirator.

"I think it's obvious she was part of the conspiracy because she wanted this medication," Deputy District Attorney Renee Rose said during a pretrial hearing. She adds, "There's no reason for a doctor to overprescribe if she is not asking for it."

She also refers to the emails that were found after Anna's death that showed Anna writing Stern's sister, Bonnie Stern, asking for medication to be delivered to the Bahamas.

Stern, Kapoor, and Eroshevich are of course, pleading Not Guilty. Their defense lawyers are denying all claims, arguing that Anna was an addict and that they tried to desperately save her over the years.

What do U think?

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The former judge, Larry Seidlin, who decided where Smith would be buried has written a new book, The Killing of Anna Nicole Smith, and claims that "someone is guilty of manslaughter in her death."

He discredits the Seminole County Sheriff’s Department, saying the department was not sophisticated enough to properly investigate Smith’s death and it could be "a potential murder case."

Looks like the former judge is looking to make money everyone aware of his thoughts on Anna Nicole's tragic death.

What do U think his intentions are?!?

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Because eBay doesn't allow dirty skivvies on their website!

Anna Nicole Smith's self-described "best friend" Jackie Hatten put some of Anna Nicole's belongings on eBay including panties, garter belts, lingerie tops and bottoms and other strange items including a used makeup brush!

But a lot of the lingerie items have been yanked from the site as a rep from eBay says:

"eBay policy strictly prohibits listing used underwear. Used clothing may be listed on eBay as long as it has been cleaned and the listing clearly states that the clothing is used."

Besides, you know only creepers want Anna Nicole's used undies!

Sounds like Jackie needs to get a life!

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Just because she is dead doesn't mean Anna Nicole Smith is exempt from paying her taxes!

Hey, Arnold is going to get the money anyway he can!

The State of California has filed a $45,308 tax lien against Anna's estate for a 2008 delinquency, even though she died in 2007.

Something does not add up there at all!

Take note, Jackson family! The State of California will probably pull these same shenanigans with you in about 2 years time!

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It's finally over!

Fifteen years after the trial began, three years after her death, and the billionaire's $$$$$ will never be hers (or her estate's)!

A federal appeals court decided on Friday that Anna Nicole Smith's estate will NOT receive the $300 million requested from former husband J. Howard Marshall's estate!

Sad!

Before her untimely passing, Anna and her legal team had been duking it out in court for Marshall's $1.6 billion fortune, saying Smith's former husband left her his estate after his death in '95.

Poor lil' Dannielynn!

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