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BREAKING!
Howard K. Stern Guilty in Anna Nicole Smith Drug Trial
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Anna Nicole Smith's doctor is in the clear. And yes, that's doctor, singular.
After 13 days of deliberations, the jury in the late star's drug conspiracy trial returned a verdict this afternoon and Dr. Sandeep Kapoorwas the only defendant cleared of all six charges against him.
Psychiatrist Khristine Eroshevich and Smith's attorney/confidant/sometime lover Howard K. Stern did not get off so easy.
Anna Nicole Drug Case Goes to the Jury
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It's now up to a jury to decide whether Anna Nicole Smith kept really bad company.
After nine weeks of testimony, the prosecution wrapped up its rebuttal argument Friday in the drug conspiracy case against Howard K. Stern and doctors Khristine Eroshevich and Sandeep Kapoor, all of whom are accused of procuring prescriptions for Smith by illegal means.
But the prosecution might be lucky that the case hasn't entirely unraveled.
Fraud Charges Tossed in Anna Nicole Drug Case
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Two down, and Howard K. Stern is hoping more will follow.
The judge presiding over Stern's trial threw out two of 11 felony charges filed against Anna Nicole Smith's former companion, who's accused of knowingly facilitating the prescription-drug use of an addict.
Charges of obtaining of obtaining a prescription for methadone and Dilaudid by fraud, deceit or misrepresentation and obtaining the two drugs by giving a false name are no longer on the table.
Anna Nicole Smith's Daughter Gets Another Shot at Millions
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Little Dannielynn Hope Marshall Birkhead's inheritance has become a case of Supreme importance.
The U.S. Supreme Court, in mapping out their fall schedule, agreed to hear an appeal filed by Anna Nicole Smith's estate, which more than three years after her death is still trying to secure a slice of her late husband's fortune for Smith's daughter.
Yes, you remember correctly, this case goes way back.
EXCLUSIVE!
Five Things to Know About Anna Nicole's Daughter Dannielynn
Larry Birkhead
Despite the sadness and sickness that characterized the final months of Anna Nicole Smith's life, she did leave behind a big ray of sunshine.
Dannielynn Hope Birkhead, the late model's daughter with Larry Birkhead, is already almost 4 years old and, according to her dad, is a happy, healthy child who loves school and cartoons, and is already flirting with the boys on the playground.
Here's a five-part primer on Anna Nicole's most important legacy:
Larry Birkhead: "I Have a Hard Time Thinking Howard Will Be Found Guilty"
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Larry Birkhead supposedly testified for the D.A. But his sentiments are definitely with Howard K. Stern as he faces charges of plying their former leading lady, Anna Nicole Smith, with drugs.
"I'm glad it's over with," he exclusively told E! News after wrapping his testimony Monday. "At times I had to fight back tears...Talking about Anna brings back tearful memories."
As for his sometimes testy exchanges with prosecutors?
UPDATE!
Tearful Larry Birkhead Downplays Anna Nicole's Addiction, Judge Notices
Larry Birkhead isn't doing the D.A. any favors.
The celebrity photographer and father of Anna Nicole Smith's daughter Dannielynn testified for a second day in the conspiracy trial of Howard K. Stern and her doctors Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich, all of whom are accused of plying the Playboy Playmate with the prescription pills that eventually killed her.
And despite being called to support the prosecution's case, Birkhead acted like a hostile witness at times...
Larry Birkhead: Stern Said Anna Nicole "Needed Methadone to Live"
From the start, Larry Birkhead noticed that Anna Nicole Smith's medicine cabinet was pretty full—and not with cosmetics, face cream and hairspray.
Testifying for the prosecution in the prescription-drug case against Howard K. Stern and two of the late model's doctors, Birkhead said Thursday that, as far as he could tell, meds played a prominent role in Smith's life during the time they were romantically involved.
Bodyguard: Stern Said No to Rehab for Anna Nicole
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Just when we thought we'd heard all of the sordid details of Anna Nicole Smith's life in the months before she died and the state of her body when she ultimately passed...
But it seems as if there's always more.
Maurice Brighthaupt, who was Smith's bodyguard from 2003 until she died in 2007, testified Friday that he witnessed codefendants Howard K. Stern and Dr. Khristine Eroshevich disagreeing multiple times about Smith's well-being, with the shrink wanting to wean the onetime model off her prescription-drug habit and get her into rehab, and Stern objecting.
Why the Anna Nicole Smith Drug Trial Matters
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Once upon a time, Anna Nicole Smith was a Hollywood cautionary tale.
But the drug trial set to get underway today in her name is not about Hollywood.
It's about us. And, if you can just momentarily suspend your disbelief, then maybe you'll see it's important that we pay attention.
