i wrote a post right after anna nicole died in which i thought virgie should get dannielynn. after seeing the court room proceedings and the judge make his ruling about the body, i was happy for the way it went. then virgie files her appeal and i really, really can't believe how selfish one woman can be and not let her daughter rest in peace where she wanted to be. so now i am not on virgie's side(so to speak)and think that dannielynn should be with her natural father even if that turns out to be howard k stern. personally, i think birkhead is the father.

It's very obvious that Anna had very big issues concerning her mother. The woman did not care for her mother (for what ever reason). People can sometimes show such an innocent picture and portray a lamb-like image when they are going after what they want. But in reality, the person is really a snake in sheeps clothing. Im not sayin Anna'a mom is a snake, but I am saying that Anna did not like the woman and to even suggest that she would get the baby is a bad move. In life the woman was grieved by her mother, why would anyone want her to grieve while at rest? she will not rest if her little baby girl is given to her mother.

I did research on Virgie Anna's mother. She became pregnant at the age of 15 with Anna's half brother. Then she meet Anna's father and they were married feb 1967 and they had Anna in November of the same year. Vergie was 16 at the time she had Anna. She then divorced Anna's dad in November of 1969. Virgie remarried to a Donald Hart in 1971 and had another son Donald R. Hart Jr. in 1972. Virgie divorced him in 1983. Than she got married again to Joe D. Thompson in 1987 and divorced him in 1991. Remarried again in 1996 to James T. Sanders he died the same year. Than she married again to her current husband James H. Arthur. With all this information I can understand why Anna was like she was. Virgie stated that she took care of Daniel when he was very young. Daniel and Anna moved to Houston when he was a year old. Allot of things Virgie has said is false. She did send Anna away to live with the Aunt when Anna was 15 not 17. Virgie has tried to look like such a perfect mom. Complaining that her and Anna were estranged, and it had to do with Howard Stern. I dont think so. I believe Anna got her permiscious behavior from her mother. Why doesnt her mother state that she had been married multiple times through Anna's life and that Anna never really did have a home? I think her mother should be ashamed of herself and quit blaming others for Anna's problems. She was Anna's problem and she didnt care about Anna any mother that will send their daughter away at 15 has a problem. Why the heck was Virgie getting knocked up at 15 than 16 and so on. Virgie must of not been a angel either. So why is she making Anna out to look so bad. They better investigate Anna's mother and let Anna be buried next to her son. Screw Virgie she is white trash.

I dont like Virgie, she let Anna get raped and beat when she was a child. I can relate to Anna's outburst. I know people who were abused and I know that they use their bodies for attention, and they do go on drugs. Virgie doesnt care and has never cared about Anna, proof is when Virgie excepted blood money for the video of her at Danny's grave and she recieved thirty thousand dollars for that. I wondered how much more money she recieved letting Splash magazine ride with her to the Medical examiners office for the viewing. It came out on the stand that her mother had leaked it when no one was suppose to know. And then you see Splash magazine helicopters getting live footage of Vergie coming out of the Medical Examiners office all shook up after the viewing. What a piece of art. Why dont she let Anna be buried by her son? Why is she letting her daughter rot in the Medical Examiners office. Her true colors were showing when she was on the stand and was playing word games with Sterns attorney about the blood money she had recieved over Danny's death. And also the only person out of the three of them, Larry Birkhead, Virgie Arthur, Howard K. Stern who hasnt made money off Anna and Danny's death is Howard K. Stern. Money is the only motive that Virgie and Larry have, it came out in court. Virgie is afraid that Stern will make a million dollars off of the burial of Anna. If that was a caring mother she would not of been talking money on the stand that day and pointing fingers at Stern when she already has made money off her daughter. Sad to say but she is a poor excuse for a mother. May Karma bit her in the butt soon. Rest in peace Anna, and my thoughts and prayers are with Howard and his daughter.

VIRGIE A MOTHER HAHAHAHAHAHA------I am now writting this after Nichole has passed on. This woman is a selfish, unloving,fake,COW.STOP MAKING A PROFIT OFF YOUR DEAD GRANDSON AND DAUGHTER!!!!YOU WANT NOTHING BUT MONEY STAY AWAY FROM THE FAMILY THAT IS LEFT.

Virgie did not beat or abuse Anna Nicole! Virgie was a very giving Mother, to care of Daniel for Anna. Then to agree for him to go live with Anna. The obvious proof: Would Anna have trusted her son to Virgie for 7 years of his life, if she was such a bad person or had a bad enviroment for Daniel? That is proof enough! Howard K Stern brain washed Anna, to the point of Paranoia, while he was continually drugging her. Instilling fear in her, that her mother (due to her warning on TV)and Larry B (Larry's comments in the hospital and in general regarding his concern over the drug use.) Howard was whispering in Anna's ear, they would be trying to take custody of her little girl, due to the drugs. Which was not true...Howard was then able to get her to agree to go on TV to testify about Mother abuse, to keep her Mother from looking like an acceptable guardian. Howard sold her on leaving the country (to Bahama's where he could be recognized as the father if he only had his name on the birth certificate,) in order for her to fall into his trap. Murdered her son through a drug overdose (to eliminate him from being in between him and Anna,) Anna's statement: (she accused him of giving Daniel something, when he died in the hospital, screaming at Howard "what did you give Daniel.)Daniel was becoming of age, Howard knew he was subject to losing control. Daniel was an A student. He would eventually be trusted as executer himself one day. Howard wanted to keep total control through the will, control over the baby and everything "for the love of money." He covered all his bases. This was all premeditated! Why is this so difficult for authorities to see.

My 19 year old son and I are currently estranged. He is gay and considers himself transgender. He is a drug addict and was in rehab for over 1 year. My entire family has tried to help him. I feel very guilty for moving on in my life and just want my son to know that I am still your mom and no matter what am always here for you.

All I have to say is I can't believe you would have someone like that on your show.I want to vomit every time I see that woman. She may be Vickie's mother but she hasn't been her mom in a very long time,why should she get to decide where Vickie gets burried? And why would she think she has any right to that baby girl? Only the baby's father can decide what happens to the baby.And the man she loved should be allowed to bury her next to her son where we all know she would want to be.

Isn't there anyone out there who knows for certain when Anna Nicole and her mother were estranged? I would think in a fairly small town that there are people who saw if she came to visit and how she behaved around her mother... If her mother truly abused her, I don't believe she would have not let her raise her son, Daniel. Also, from experience, people who are "guilty" and ashamed of their behavior usually blame everyone else for their actions.

I wish the mother of this lost woman would stay off of television talking about her child. This is private and very sensitive family matters. Dr. Ablow you encourage this kind of unkind gossip on your show and I think it is immoral. That mother should have shown her concern to Anna Nicole before her death, not on television. She is phoney and full of it. I would never discuss my daughter's (whom I love dearly)private business on TV. Get a grip. It's all about money and her fifteen minutes. I wouldn't let her near that baby after all the things she has said.

Was this show done before Anna's death? If it was, why run it now.

I feel her mother is absolutely a joke. Personally, I had to close the door on a family member for my own sobriety. Sometimes it just has to be done

Once upon a time when I was doped up out of my head I hated my mother too.In my messed up state of mind all that I could see was her judging me,when in reality she just couldnt stand the fact that I was slowly killing myself and she was having to watch it all unfold. Everything I did, I blamed on her! Of course it was never my fault. Even having my son wasnt enough to make me stop my addiction. I was a grown woman so what was my mom to do? Commit me? Didnt work. Those beds are for people who want to get well.I went for 10 years without speaking to my mom. Then I got clean and sober and finally realized that I missed so much. My mom always loved me just as Im sure Annas mom loved her. Thank God that I had another chance with my mom. Too bad Anna didnt.

I just watched Anna's mother on a show.She is the biggest FAKE i have ever seen.No tears when she was supposed to be crying.She has done nothing but bad mouth her daughter since her death.I don't care how long it's been since they had a reletionship,a real mother always protects her child.

i, think that ann nicole simth,was a good person,despite the fact yeah she had some problem's ....but who don't, i feel her mom as a police offer for 20yrs,if she love her daughter she would of done something about it!!!!!!!i feel ann nicole simth and her son were both murdered!!!!!! i really feel inside,that she had nothing to do with her son's death!! cause if she wanted her son dead he would of been along time ago,, ann nolce smith , son's was also wrapped in drug's aswell, i believe...

There is somthing, which I can't put my finger on, about Vergie that I'm just not buying into. Her constant 'smirks' when telling about Anna's mistakes, bad choices, etc. She's at the ready to tell the seedy side of Anna's life. When wiping a tear from her eye the actions are always so exaggerated for everyone to notice. Anna Nicole certainly made her problems and yet would a loving mother really glory in telling about them? (!)

Dr. Ablow - If you cannot see that Anna's mother is lying through her teeth than nothing more will surprise me. Also, who has the right to say where someone can or can't be buried. Myself having been a mother for the past 21 years could never think of not allowing a mother her wishes to be buried next to her own child. Who can be so morally unstable? Anna might have had personal problems but her wishes were stipulated in her will and the money hungry family and friends should leave well enough alone. I am surprised the judge has not seen the greedy mother and others claiming to be the father of her child. It just proves that he too is greedy and just shooting for as much publicity as he can and that too is immoral.

I believe that Anna Nicole should be buried with her son. Shame on her mother for trying to take her to Texas and seperate mother and son in death. She should be ashamed of herself. During the show I thought Vergie really cared about her daughter, now it just shows her to be a selfish person. A real mother would look out for the best interest for her daughter even in death.

I am just wondering why would she have a temperature over 100 if it was an overdose?I hope they hurry and find the biological father and that little girl can start living a some what normal life..And i don`t think she should go to the grandmother but the grandmother should have visitation rights...

Dr. Keith,

I really believe this woman "Anna Nicole Smith" died of a broken heart. If the granparent and all the men "so called" concerned with the little life don't get control over theirselves they are going to do the same thing to this beautiful baby girl. I think this is all sick and that all these people probably had more control over Anna Nicole than what everybody thinks. I think this was a very unhappy person (Anna Nicole) that tried every day not to have to live in realty.

So Vergie was a bad mother? How come everyone is so quick to say that Anna was a good one? She was drugged out taking care of her baby. She was hanging out with that weirdo Howard,and went out and married after Daniel passed away.How strange is that??? Perhaps her intentions were good,but I just didn't get her at all!I wish the best for her baby.

Let's say the paternal baby of ana nicole is Larry Birkhead, I believe that Howard Stern should have the custody of the baby. She was born with all the support of this man who've been supporting Ana Nicole for more than ten years.

I hope and pray that the baby dose not go to that thing called a grandmorther. If she was a good morther and grandmorther she would have been in the picture a long time ago. Please Please don't let that little girl go to that thing. All she wants is money. I am a big women and I hate to say this and not really against Anna but her morther is nother short of a fat bitch.And no child needs to be with her

It is really sad that she died so tragically and heartbroken. Now her mother wants some kind of claim to her. I don't think she was ever really happy with who she was. People around her that never helped her with addictions. It was just easier to let her be the brunt of jokes. It is sad that her daughter will grow up without her & that all this fighting over Dannielynn has to happen.

Rest in peace Anna...Take care of the son you loved. I know you are reunited with him helping guide him in the correct direction. Watch over that beautiful little baby girl left behind.

The kiss of an angel is on her cheek and god is holding her hand. Blessings to you and your departed

I realize that children don't always favor their parents,but that baby looks NOTHING like Howard K. Stern. I don't blame Vergie for being upset.Not all people grieve the same. The fact that she stayed calm showes me that she is a level headed woman. Her concern was for her grandson,and SHE should get Anna's body.She should bury them BOTH in Texas. Howard should have his DNA test,and if he's not the dad then goodbye.The baby should be with her biological dad and Vergie should have full visitation. I really think that Larry Birkhead is the father.

I don't feel sorry for anna nicole smith. she made the choices in her life. she said other people used her and back stabbed her, well she used people too. she used that old man she married just for his money. none of that money is rightfully hers. she was nothing but a gold digger and got what she deserved. she is the one that made her life what it is. she has no one to blame but herself.

I can not believe some of the things people are saying about anna nicole smith WOW some of you people are just saying the things you are because you so clueless to know the real anna nicole she did you ever take a moment to sit and think how this woman felt with all the press and people who say they are fans that intruded into her life and made her so depressed? her son passing away? im a mother myself and to think of the devistation of losing my daughter would put me over the edge. People just need to mind there own buisness and not say things about other people they have no idea is true..........

Mother knows best. Anna said that she hates her mother only because her mom wouldn't accept the trash she chose. I believe it was easier to say she hated her mother so she wouldn't feel the shame of what she was doing (trading sex for money and gifts)All her mom wanted for her is the best like the rest of us mothers. The truth will always be that Anna did love her mother like we all do. If Virgie would have cheered Annas shameful actions on they would have been best friends. Who the hell wants their grandkids raised in a porn, drug invested home. Now we have a new born baby with many men claiming to be the father,is that not child abuse. So is that so wrong to want to save your kids? Is it bashing Anna to want whats best for her. The courts should give Virgie the baby right now she is the next to kin and she should fight tooth and nail to get the baby. So until you have kids gone wild and grandkids in danger don't make crazy comments. This is a mother looking to save her grand daughter. I will keep Virgie in my prayers.

When I read the notations above, I shuddered that so many seemed to see the "end" coming for Ana Nicole. What a tragedy for all involved, especially Dannielynn! I had hope that the new baby would give her a reason to pull her life together... she obviously needed one! I hope its not proven that Stern had anything to do with Daniel's or Ana's death... this entire thing stinks! With the hearing coming up in March with Ana as a witness, its very convenient that Ana can no longer testify! This bothers me!

Dr.Keith,
I have never written to a show in my life but in light of the recent passing of Anna Nicole Smith I felt compelled to address certain issues. When you had her so-called Mother and other relatives on the show I do not understand why you didn't ask them why they had not reached out just for the sake of healing personal relationships , without judging Anna. I see on the news that her ( Mother), booked it to the Bahamas when Anna passed, why wasn't she booking it there to heal her relationship with Anna ? I was appalled that she sits on national television and spews accusations at Anna and others. Where was she when her daughter was growing up ? Why have she and Anna been estranged for so many years? Just because she works in law enforcement does not mean she is a stellar citizen or a decent mom. For that matter, it doesn't even make her a decent person. I am baffled as to why you appear to have taken a position with the (mother) and with your years of experience have not ask the obvious questions. It takes two to have a relationship and maybe.. just maybe, if her (mother) stopped judging her and just loved her unconditionally, they would not have been estranged. Try putting some responsibility on the mother. Anyway, who has the right to judge Anna and her life choices? I feel for her and her children. It seems she craved attention because she was lacking that unconditional love, family support, and good role models growing up. NOW, she's passed and her (mother) wants to run to an empty home ? Go figure! Normally, I would have total sympathy for Anna's family, but in this case, it is sad to say that they may be a bigger factor in the exploitation and demise of Anna than the Media or anyone!

After reading some comments here I am certain that none of you have had a child who has been hooked on legal drugs. As a mother of a daughter who was hooked I can tell you first hand that they will blame there family and childhood for there mistakes. They surround themselves with people who will listen and agree with them. They don't want anyone who really loves them to help them. When you have been a parent to a child like this and know that you did everything possible to raise that child right its a big heartache. There comes a point in life where even though you love that person, enough is enough! How can you blame her mother for how Anna has lived her adult life. Anna is the one that took the drugs, made herself look bad on TV and put her trust into someone who now has 2 deaths under his watch. I don't beleive Anna ever hated her mother, that was the drugs and Howard doing that to her. I know I have been there, with my own daughter! Thank God my daughter is fine now, and a totally different person with her own family now. I wish this could have been the out come for Annas mom. Until you have a child and travel that path, please don't pass judgement on someone who has. Never say never not my child, because you never know what the future holds. Its not always how you raise them, its who they get involved with.
I pray that poor baby gets taken from him soon! She should be with blood relatives, he knows he isn't her father, shes just another pawn like her mother and he will do to her what he did to Anna, anything to keep control!

This situation is very sad.This little girl is the main priority in this situation,AND ALSO WHO IS THE BIOLOGICAL FATHER.I don't beleive that Howard is the the dad.He is out for the riches. He should be a person of interst in the death of ANNA AND HER SON.DON'T you think something is wrong here? HE was present in both deaths. HE IS KEEPING THIS LITTLE GIRL OUT OF THE UNITED STATES SO THAT HE CAN HAVE CONTROL OVER THE MONEY AND CHILD OF ANNA NICOLE. HE IS A MINIPULITIVE INDIVIDUAL. IF HE HAD ANY HEART HE WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING. BU UNFORTUNATELY HE IS GOING TO FIGHT THIS TOOTH AND NAIL.

Who I feel sorry for is the poor kid, Daniel, who catered to his immature, self-indulgent, greedy mom and that poor baby who I only pray is saved from the vultures waiting to exploit her.
I think Anna Nicole was as Dr. Laura often says on her program a "blood sucking vampire bat" whose gargantuan ego and greed got the better of her and ultimately led to her demise. Her Mom was a police officer with strict rules and she shouldn't be criticized by saying she would have arrested her daughter had she found her with drugs. Such a move could have saved her from herself; that is what interventions are for after all, forcing responsibility. Anna was completely self-indulgent and catered to. She was the instrument of her own destruction. Pity her poor children, the victims of her irresponsibility.

On the death of Anna's son.. I am truely sadden. I lost my son and I know how bad it hurts!

Now, Anna Nicole Smith is dead as well.
Her death makes me wonder, I don't believe she did it to herself, I don't think it was from natural causes.

Howard K. Stern was present during Danial's death and when Anna died, he was hard to find. Any other time, he would have been at her becken call. He traveled with Anna when they went to Florida, with plans to buy a boat, at who's expense?? When Anna is found dead in her hotel suite, then suddenly he is not around? What is wrong with this picture??
I have a strong feeling, Howard had something to do with both deaths. Is Danny Lynn next? Is he after the money??
From what I have heard on headline news, Anna was willing to give her baby a DNA test, but it was Howard who stopped it. What is he hiding???
Where does his income come from?? How could he be at Anna's side so much of the time if he was not out making a living???

This women is no mother. God her daughter dies and she still continues to badmouth the women. The only time I saw this women cry was when she couldnt get her hands on annas baby girl nor in turn annas money. No tears for anna though. I guess that is the most telling of all.

anyone reading this comments should pick up on the fact that the only people supporting 'mother' are the moral sticks of unreality. Shame on you broken, miserable, angry people who feel good about kicking an injured animal for fun. we know who you are, and fortunately, some of us try hard to avoid you. i only wish ana nicole was more successful in ridding your kind from her life. bless your children--they will need it as much as ana nicole needed love and blessing.

FOR THE FAMILY OF ANNA NICOLE: I JUST WANT TO SAY I'M REALLY SORRY FOR ALL YOU ALL HAVE BEEN THROUGH, AND NOW YOU WILL BE DEALING WITH ANOTHER DEATH. PRAYERS ARE WITH ALL OF YOU.

Anna Nicole's family was right when they said that she was in danger and next. I believe that Stern manipulated her and murdered her and her son Daniel.

Anna's mother has a right to be upset, but I blame Howard Stern for Anna still be estranged from family, he is a free loading leach in my opinion. I believe that every thing Anna has done in the past few years has been under the advice of Stern,including the drugs that may have killed her son, and sadly, now her. Rest in peace Anna, and God be with her Mother and bring her daughter home now!!

Condolences to Family, So sorry to hear..

I know I tend to be over analytical, But were they murdered?? And the Baby is next? Because of Inheritance..
Old cold war trick, A lectin, Ricin causes heart attacks, but leaves no trace.. Bumped toe nail..

Take care and My deepest condolonces; Again.
Alien B team.

Very mysterious! I hope to God that the lawyer guy wasn't involved....the drugs would be almost as bad. What a sad sad ending to such a complicated story. Although I would imagine this isn't the end. God bless the family. So so sorry.

Kess

Virgie said on Dr. Keith's show that Anna Nicole would be the next to die and now SHE HAS! I want Howard K. Stern to be investigated to the fullest extent of the law.
And now matter what, I feel horrible for the baby and Virgie. What a tragedy. RIP Anna Nicole.

anna nicole should just tell everybody the truth about what really happened the night she conceived her daughter, unless she is sparing that loser's reputation from the press and the people, he did take advantage of her that night and she should sue him instead of him trying to claim what really doesn't belong to him

Overdose deaths can be intentional or unintentional, and they can result from both licit and illicit drug abuse. Drugs commonly implicated in overdose must be in public lists! WBR LeoP

Anna-
Good for your that you are rid of your mother. With a mother like that, who needs enemies? Go on with your life and don't look back. You are better off without her! Good luck to you.

What kind of a family goes on national television and discusses private intimate details about a loved one. Seems like the media would be bad enough but when your family does it, that's unforgivable. Anna your better off without them.

Dear Anna - Please go forward with your life. I was sad for you when your Mother was Anna-bashing. Please be reassured that there are people in this world that you can trust. Keep the faith,
Peace to you,
Cheryl Hendricks

What kind of a mother goes on national TV to say all those horrible things about her daughter? Anna Nichol may be far from perfect,and her moher may not like the path she has taken, but to spew such vitrol to millions of people is unforgivable. She practically accused her of murdering her own child. Virgie said Anna Nicol needs help, well she is not getting it from the one person she should be able to get it from , her mother. I don't understand her, but I guess some people will do anything for attention or money

RE: Anna Nicole Smith's mother

I was surprised to read the vitriolic comments on here about Anna Nicol's Mom (Virgie) because I came away from the show with a completely different perspective.

Her mother (Virgie) did NOT beat Anna Nicole as a child! That is an UNTRUE and UNFAIR statement! She said she disciplined all of her kids the exact same way and that no one child was favoured above the other (this includes Anna Nicole).

My own mother spanked me as a kid--if I stepped out of line-- and I'm glad she did because I'm a better person for it (I don't smoke, drink, take drugs, sleep around, lie, cheat, steal, or marry lonely old billionaires for their money and nor have I ever had breast implants or degraded myself through pornography and stripping or appeared on the AMA Awards wasted and making an utter fool of myself, in front of the entire world, to the delight of late night comedians everywhere)!

Beating and disciplining are two DIFFERENT matters! We are not talking about child abuse here! We are talking about a few swats on the behind--that sort of thing--which any good mom or dad SHOULD do, so the child will learn right from wrong.

Virgie is certainly no bimbette, unlike her famous (or infamous) daughter. She was a professional woman (worked as a cop!) with a REAL career, putting her own life on the line to help others and put food on the table for her family.

Given her strict upbringing, it's hard to believe that Anna Nicole could have turned out the way she did (stripping, posing in Playboy, marrying an octegenarian and making a laughing stock of herself and the marriage covenent, her wasted behaviour on the AMA awards--'Do ya like my boooody?', that embarassing reality tv show she once had and her ongoing slurred speech--indicating some sort of drug use, which is discernable to anyone with half a brain).

Yes her mom did confirm that Anna Nicole's breasts were fake and that she'd also had liposuction on her hips, to help carve off some extra fat, when she was in the process of losing weight but we all knew that anyway (it's hardly earth shattering news). Like we didn't already know that her basketball-sized breasts were fake!

Her mom was simply speaking the truth and setting the record straight.

She also stated that Anna Nicole came from a MIDDLE CLASS home and NOT a dirt poor home, as she used to claim, stating that she thinks her daugher said that because it made a better story for the tabloids (to go from 'rags to riches'-since 'middle class to riches' isn't as impressive).

It's obvious that Virgie loves her daugher and would like to resume a relationship with her. However her daugher has shut her out of her life, so the only way she can reach her, is by appearing on various talk shows, in the hope that her daugher might see it.

I think it's unfair to bash the mother. She didn't do anything wrong and is NOT betraying her daughter by speaking about her on talk shows. It's her daughter who has the problem--NOT HER!

I too watched the show an I couldn't believe that that woman who called herself anna's mother could sit her ass there and say horrible things about a daughter she raised. Poorly but she is the reason that anna has made mistakes in her life. It took anna 6 weeks to bury her son-cause she wasnt sure she was going to be able to stay in the Bahamas.Who would want to bury their child and never be able to visit the grave. Now she might have to exume her sons body and move it to whereever she is forced to go because no one will leave this poor woman alone. She has had alot on her plate and no one will just mind their own business. Hello- her son died-dead gone means not coming back ever. DO you get it- so why not just keep on making her life hell and Expecially her estranged mother an sister who don't care about anna and obvestily never did. AND why Keith ablow felt it necessary to bring them on his show don't say too much for him now does it. You aint DR. PHIL MAN LEAVE POOR ANNA NICOLE SMITH ALONE EVERYONE. YOUR BIGGEST FAN--Jami Ruthann

I have some thoughts about Anna Nicole Smith. I believe she is taking Methadone because she is an addict. I believe she gave her son the drug and her lawyer knew this. I believe she is getting the drug illegally to keep it secret. He could be blackmailing her to get the big pay day. Imagine the trouble she would be in if her son died because she gave him drugs obtained by a dealer. Her baby could be taken from her and she could face prison.
Her addiction may be a reason she was in the hospital for such a long time. Many women have C Sections and go home in a few days.

CSO

while i can see how you would think anna`s mom is being cruel to her daughter but it is because you are only hearing half of the story i am personally involved with all the members of this family and it has been a tragic rollercoaster for all involved anna`s mother and family simply want to know what happened to danny that morning there is a lot of speculation but no real explanation you must also realize this virgie raised danny until he was ten and while i dearly love anna/vickie she has made some unwise choices concerning the raising of danny it is very easy to be critical of both parties but i honestly believe virgie only wants the best for her daughter and grandchild but howard stern is not a safe choice for them and the entire family is concerned about their welfare anna is on drugs its obvious to everyone she has been in rehab more than once.the point is there are some very serious threats to anna`s health and the well being of her and her child as long as stern is in the picture.

This mother does this and expect us to feel sorry for her. I think not!!!

1. hits Anna Nicole as child. (abuse)

2. send her to live with her aunt at 17. (abandonment)

3 attacks her when she just lost her son. (cold hearted and mean)

4. sides with the man who is claiming to be the father. (betrayal)

5. Talks about the money Anna might get. (greedy)

I'm on Anna's side stay away from this woman, she might have given birth to you but I find it hard to believe she has your best interest at heart.

If you really love your daughter STOP going on talk shows. Support her the way she needs it.

You said Anna likes
attention - Gee I wonder where she got that from?

I've been estranged from my sister and brother for 3 years now. They won't speak to me. I'm the "baby" of the family (though I'm 48 years old!!) and I think there's an underlying expectation that I was to always do what they wanted, how they wanted, when they wanted. The very SECOND I stopped doing that...I was out. It left me feeling that they didn't value me very much to begin with, if they could just shut me out like that without a backward glance. I don't like this, but I've tried to talk to my sister and she's not having any of it. I don't even try with my brother, I know better. So this is where it is...and I guess it will always be like this. How very sad for all of us.....

It was my thought all along when I heard about Vicki/Anna Nicole's son,Danny's death that something wasn't right. There were reports on ABC's 20/20 & the following night on 48hrs about the unusual deaths involving methadone. I believe Goen with "trimspa & Stern are keeping tabs on Anna N. because of the money & Danny was one less person to deal with. He loved his mom & she put him in a precariously dangerous situation. Goen & Stern aren't going to allow all that money to fall into the hands of someone as dumb & easily lead as Anna Nicole IF the court does rule in her favor. Exercising patience,biding time is all Goen & Stern have to do- the payoff is HUGE!! Jac

Hi, I watch Dr. Keith's show regularly. I work the night shift on my job at a State Psychiatric Hosp. and I think that's the reason I'm inclined to watch the show when I return home on mornings. I took note of the website today and decided to check it out. I am happy I did because I was able to go through the archives. I then came across, Ana Nicol's, "The Family Exclusive;" and read it. As I read along, the one thing that hit me right in the face about this beautiful lady, is the fact that she being disconnected from her family. Well, who can understand this behavior better than I? Because I am almost 50 years old, and don't know most of my family. The simple reason; as a child, I was raised by my great aunt and her husband. They were from my mother's side of the family and their children were grown and married with their own childred. This left me alone with the older folks who never went anywhere especially to visit other family members. Our home was the nest for friends and a few family members. I can only remember visiting once with one of my Mommy's neices who had a bunch of kids and who I never saw after that visit. Now, I reside in New York from Trinidad; and after fourteen years, I taken to those cousins by Mommy's neice who is their mothr. She promised my Mommy to find me and RECONNECT me to my FAMILY. This reconnection lasted only a few months, lets say within a year. I made all the effort of visiting and even going to an two events with them. The last event was about two summers ago. I invited them on several occasions with poor resaults. When I read that Ana Nicols's family is asking her to reconnect to the family, I decided this is where I must write this story about myself letting you know that being disconnected from a family feels like you are in a world serviving all alone, and it feels like being an animal in the wild doing what ever it takes to survive. And along the way in the territory that you live in, you meet some on the most ruthless, cold blooded, inhuman, vicious animals that can eat you alive if you don't learn the skills to combart with them. These animals could be in the form of so-called family ,friends and lovers. Ana Nicole's mother stated that she wants Ana Nicole, to reconnect to her family but did Ana Nicole disconnect from her family or did they disconnet her. I have been watching show with Ana Nicole and reading articles about her, and I have seen a beautiful lady who grew up to be a "loner." In conclusion, when a young individual is innocently walking the thin line of "Faith" and discovered at the end of the line that "Faith" had treated them unfairly, should not have to answer or reconnect with the hypocrites who camouflage behaviors purging kind and supportive words. And may I ask, when did Ana Nicole have any so-called family drive up to her home and paid her a "down right sincere visit and not taking with them any judgement, sad tories, I want looks on their faces, or help sticking out of their lounge?
Sincerely Wishing
Ana Nicole
Some positive events in her life that will take her pains away where she can handle it with God's grace.

Watching this show, I was just shocked. No wonder this woman is estranged from her daughter! I thought this was an OBVIOUS ploy for her own fifteen minutes of fame and shame on her for airing her dirty laundry with her daughter this way. What kind of a parent does that?? I wasn't the least bit surprised Anna left home as a teenager- this woman could eat her own young!!!

I watched the show yesterday about Anna Nicole Smith. Her mother says Daniel was murdered, I disagree. I think what happened was a accidental overdose/ fatal drug interaction. I think that Daniel may have complained about something hurting him physically, and Anna Nicole said take this pill, and he did. He trusts her, this is his mom, so he probably didn't ask what is it, and even if he did who knew it would interact with his antidepressants?
As for Anna Nicole giving her son a powerful narcotic, she wasn't thinking, and since she was under the influence of drugs herself, she really, really wasn't thinking.
The whole thing is really tragic, but Anna Nicole's mom is being really harsh saying that Daniel was murdered, I don't blame Anna Nicole for never wanting to talk to her mom ever again. Anna Nicole must feel incredibly guilty and is in mourning, but her mother could care less about her daughter's state of grief. It's just so sad all around.

Are you kidding me??? Virgie wants her Daughter to talk to her, etc!?!?!? NO "Mother" would ever say the things she is saying about Anna, especially to the press! UNFORGIVABLE what she is doing and saying about Anna. The old saying was "you can pick your friends but you can't pick your family." WRONG...I too have been forced to choose my family which is mostly made up of friends. My Mother was so jealous of me because I had a career and bought my own house at the age of 23. She never owned a house and was a waitress, which to me doesn't make you a lesser person, but she couldn't handle it. There are so many similarities between this Mother/Daughter situation, it makes me sick that SOME Mothers don't want better for their children and when they become successful, happy people, the so called Mother tries to tear the Daughter down! Anna has obviously chose her "family" and had to let go of the blood family because they are only causing her harm! Anna, stay strong, jealous people are the worst! Email me any time, we have alot in common!

I think it is disgusting how her family is dragging her name through the mud. Her mother makes me sick!! I think she is doing it so she can get a book deal. If she loved Anna she wouldn't be talking about her like that, and implying that her or her lawyer murdered Daniel. I wished everyone would leave her alone and let her mourn over her sons death. Her so called family are absolute low lifes and i hope she never has anything to do with them again. I do love your show Dr. Ablow but i wished you wouldn't interview people like Anna Nicoles mom or John Mark Karr it just gives them what they want publicity. But i do commend you for standing your ground when you were questioned on the John Mark Karr interview you showed the american people just what a pervert he was. Keep up the good work. God Bless You

THANK GOD ANNA"A MOM AND FAMILY WAS ABLE TO BE ON THE SHOW!!!!!! There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that her mom was telling the truth about Anna. Anna's behavior leaves alot to be desired. Let's think people, if Daniel didn't do drugs and only Anna and Howard was the only ones in the room with him when he died, ONE OR BOTH of them HAD to have killed him. If he was happy to be there visiting his mom and new sister, WHY would he kill himself in front of the mother he adored? Let's think too, she took pictures of him there before he died, sold those photos for money, released a eulogy of his life to a teleshow she made LAST YEAR when he was alive, got MARRIED and dyed the babies hair so she wouldn't look like the guy who claims to be her father, all of this while her son lay dead in the morgue. There's lies about her reasons for being in the Bahamas in the first place and lies about the house she's staying in. I believe she has committed the perfect murder for now. Who's gonna pry and acuse them of murdering her own son while giving birth? I believe Anna and Howard are Narcissist who has only thought about themselves and how much money could be made off of an untimely death just like her first millionaire husband's. For Daniel's sake PLEASE think about the facts see past the celebrity, something criminal DID take place and hopefully it will be revealed someday,....before it's too late again.

I want to read the blog on this subject because I was so taken back by the coldness of anna's mother. I believe when a teenager leaves home, does drugs, and ends up on the pole, that a parent is to blame.

I am disgusted with the comments Virgie made on your show today regarding her daughter, Anna Nicole.

She is a poor excuse for a mother.
The way I see it, she is just jealous and vindictive. To talk about her daughter and disclose personal information about her -saying she wasn't a good mother to Danny and that she had breast implants is unexcusable and unforgivable. I don't blame Anna for never wanting to talk to her again.

Shame on YOU Virgie!

Hi I am watching the mother of Anna Niclole and am appalled! Remember when Jon Voigt said his daughter was crazy? Is she speaking to him today? Remember, she was a "cutter" and admits to some crazy things she did. Why doesn't Dr Keith get Jon Voigt on to discuss his "daughter"! The point is Anna Nicole's mother does not know what her daughter is doing nor can she prove it. If she were my mother I wouldn't notify her either if my son died.

I found Anna Nicole's mother appalling. I cannot imagine how a mother can go on tv and make suppositions on someone she barely knows. That is not love. She seems to care more for her 15 minutes of fame as opposed to a loving relationship with Nicole. It is terribly sad and pathetic.