Anna's Mom: "Oh yeah, it'll get ugly"

The mother of the late Anna Nicole Smith predicted that the fight over her granddaughter Dannielynn would get "ugly," and dismissed Anna Nicole's rags-to-riches self-portrayal as mere myth-making.

In an interview on "Good Morning America," a disconsolate, almost disgusted Virgie Arthur described Anna Nicole as "wild and crazy," and reiterated that she'd warned her daughter to stop using drugs. She added that she "really sincerely" worries about five-month-old Dannielynn, and wants her to be with her father -- whoever that might be. When asked about the pending paternity battle, Arthur agreed that it would get ugly.

Curiously, Arthur also took the opportunity to debunk the myth that Anna Nicole's rise to fame was a classic rags-to-riches tale. "Why do you tell people stuff like that?" Arthur said she asked Anna Nicole. "I'll do whatever it takes," replied Anna Nicole. "If my name's out there, I make money."

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16. I've always wondered what the problem between Anna and her mom was. Now I understand. Instead of grieving she's become a media whore. I had no great love of Anna, but it was obvious to anyone with eyes that she was troubled. Stripping, and that little girl voice, classic signs of sexual abuse. There was such a sadness in her eyes too. I cried for her. Does her mother even HAVE a heart? The jury's still out on that one folks!

Posted at 9:58AM on Feb 9th 2007 by Monica

17. I am sadden by the way Anna Nicole's mother and sister are acting. It is so selfish of the both of them. Never mind how Anna Nicole got where she did. Come on lady, your daughter just died and all you are worried about is why she told people that her rise to fame was a classic rags to righes story. If she would have left you or her sister a couple of million dollars maybe then we could get a few tears from the both of you between the both of you. I think that now she is gone, you both know that you have no chance to get near her money. I think now everyone can see why she didn't want ANY of you in her life!! I don't know you but, just from your interview you seem to be an old, cold bitter soul. GET OVER YOURSELF!!!

Posted at 9:24AM on Feb 9th 2007 by T

18. What a pig this twit is! She & Anna Nicole's so called sister who was on Larry King last night should be ashamed - but by the look of "Virgie" she doesn't know the meaning of that word! The concern should be for the baby & who will raise her, H.K Stern should be investigated & Larry Birkhead, if he is the father should get no money, it should be for the baby only! Would Larry even have been doing this if millions weren't at stake & who exactly is H.K. Stern? Why are 2 young people dead who were in his presence? Perhaps Anna's "people" were keeping her drugged, who knows. Its sad, its tragic, her family is pathetic, ET was distasteful too with their program last night, talking to those 2 idiots & all the paternity crap, guess their "late breaking news" isn't so "late breaking", they reported nothing on her death. Access Hollywood did. I hope she is finally at peace now that she is with Daniel. Maybe this is what she wanted.

Posted at 9:43AM on Feb 9th 2007 by kelan14

19. Okay I could really care less about what type of relationship Anna had with her mother but I must say something in regards to the clueless person who said who would go on TV to talk about her daughter the day after she died. It is very plain to see that you are in fact very clueless to situations like this. Let me give you a idea of what it is like to deal with something like this. No my family is not rich or famous but my sister in law was killed in a horrible situation. In such a situation that it grab not only local media attention but it grab a glimps of national attention. She was killed in the very early morning at work, we were notified and made it to her house by late morning. By late afternoon and we are talking less then 12 hrs of my sister in laws death the streets and my sister in laws yard was crawling with media begging us to talk. I understand they have a job to do but you have no idea to the extent they will go to get that job done. We could not walk out side we were followed, and our phones were ringing like crazy. After talking with police and detectives and our attorney you have no choice in situations like this but to talk to the media and get it done and over with. No this will not be the last time you see her mother on TV or news papers but I can tell you this 99% will be against her wanting that way. It is not easy it is not fun but you need to suck it up and go on. And for you guys who claim YOU know anything about Anna and her mother that is a joke none of you do.

Posted at 12:49PM on Feb 9th 2007 by lisa

20. Is THAT woman really Anna's mother. I can't believe a mother would talk like that about their child. I wonder how much money she got off of Anna and I would not let my dog live with her much less my child. I hope Anna's baby girl well and that she gets a good loving home.

Posted at 9:27AM on Feb 9th 2007 by Kathleen Kennedy

21. #7, Teresa, you nailed it. That is EXACTLY who she is acting like, or rather BEING right now. I'm not big ANS fan, but it still makes me sick, just like when I was watching that movie. Too bad this is real life! I think Grandma wants some $$$$ just like all of the other players here. Blech!

Posted at 9:31AM on Feb 9th 2007 by heidi

22. Anyone notice the resemblance between Anna's mom and Jabba the Hut??

Posted at 9:31AM on Feb 9th 2007 by Lisa H

23. o.k., I know this is a horrible question, but does anyone else think that Daniel may have been the father of Danilynn? His death was so sudden and suspicious, as was Anna's. She seemed like she had some deep, dark secrets, and maybe that was one of them. I know people are going to bash me for this, but it's something I was just wondering. They obviously were both heavily into drugs, and drugs can make you do very stupid things.

Posted at 9:37AM on Feb 9th 2007 by Mel-Tang

24. I think the whole media circus surrounding Anna Nicole's death is disgraceful. For god's sake the woman hasn't even been dead a day yet and her supposed friends have already been on television relaying ideas of substance abuse. They should be ashamed of themselves, using this woman's death to their advantage! This is a tragedy, whether it was drug related or not. May I remind you that whether or not she was eccentric, she was a person. And her mother should be ashamed of herself for parading around t.v. shows the day after making such statements as she did!! This woman is nothing but a spotlight hog, which is probably the reason anna nicole severed all ties with her. She will do anything to be the center of attention and this is proven through her actions this morning! I am ashamed that this woman and the others (who claim to know Anna Nicole that decided to take advantage of her death) are even apart of the same species as I. These people are people that should not be publicized in the way they are, they are not famous, they are not special, they are evil mean spirited dogs. For god's sake, let Anna Nicole be mourned for, instead of ridiculed!

Posted at 9:51AM on Feb 9th 2007 by candles

25. What a horrible person. I wondered how long it would take this trailor park trash woman to come out in the spotlight. She wasn't a part of Anna's life anymore & had no idea what she was doing. This woman is trash & I hope no respectible tv show, magazine, etc. will pay her one dime to badmouth her daughter. No wonder Anna turned her back on her LOSER family.

Posted at 9:53AM on Feb 9th 2007 by Donna

26. I think Howard K. Stern had something to do with her death and the death of her son. I believe that when he was not around he wanted to keep her high on drugs to prevent her from saying anything to anybody or talking to people without his presence. I think the same applied to Daniel. Someone needs to take a serious look at this man.

Posted at 9:38AM on Feb 9th 2007 by ATTENTION!

27. "Anna's Mom: 'Oh Yeah, It'll Get Ugly'" -- too late, already there!

Posted at 6:58PM on Feb 9th 2007 by CW

28. Anna Nicole's mother has been trying to get Anna Nicole to straighten out for awhile. I think peoples insults and badmouthing are misguided. I've seen pictures and videos of when Anna Nicole and Daniel were with her family back ten or more years ago. It seemed like a fairly normal family relationship.

I think you have to look at who was closest to Anna Nicole when she was at her worst for the past ten years or so. You don't attract even more attention to and sell someone around to the media when they should actually be in rehab.

That person is Howard K. Stern. Instead of helping her run off to another country to avoid paternity issues and make even more of a circus out of her life, he should have helped her get the help she needed.

It's a sad tragedy and we all know that it didn't just start with Daniel's death. Anna Nicole has been on this road to ruin for a long time. Let's not act like she was in this state because of Daniel's death.

I hope these young stars who are already getting into trouble with alcohol, drugs and too much partying are taking notice.

The only innocent in all this is Dannielynn. I hope Howard K. Stern doesn't drag this issue out by fighting the DNA test and starting poor Dannielynn down the same path as her mother at such a young age.

My thoughts are with everyone that loved, truly loved, Anna Nicole.

Posted at 9:40AM on Feb 9th 2007 by Mo

29. How vulgar....

How sad when after your death, the one person in life who should defend you the most vigorously, goes on the news not even 24 hours after your passing and talks about you.

Did anyone notice that her mother talked about her drug use like she had first had knowledge of it, but her comment on it was "in the last interview I saw of her, she was wasted out of her mind".

How the hell does this woman know anything about Anna's drug use, considering she was shut out of her daughters life years ago?

I have a friend that acts just like Anna. Speaks just like Anna, and you would swear she was wasted all the time.... you know why?

Because she's a FAS baby. Yep her mother drank and did drugs when she was pregnant and it left permenant damage.

Who's to say that Anna wasn't just like that normally. We've never seen the Kate Moss pictures of Anna yet everyone seems to know that she was always high.

Frankly even if the autopsy comes back showing that she did have drugs in her system it doesn't change the fact that this poor woman was tormented by some unseen demons, and the media only served to heighten them.

I wish this mother would finally do the right thing by her daughter, and get off the news.

I'm not going to make any comments about her personal appearance because we all have our flaws, but dear god woman have some morals!!!!

Posted at 1:46PM on Feb 9th 2007 by freekee99

30. This is incredibly disgusting. How can you make comments or act like you know exactly what happened when you have not seen or spoken to her in over 10 years? Taking all the publicity you can get - over your daughter's death - is just as obscene as some of things she accuses Howard and Anna of doing. Not too long ago the mother was also on the Dr. Keith Ablow show, her other daughter, Donna, has a book coming out soon, entitled, "Trainwreck." Because they know sooo much about Anna's life -- they know about as much as the general public, their knowledge was from what they saw on TV. So disgusting!

Posted at 9:18AM on Feb 14th 2007 by LH

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