Howard: A Million Tear$

Howard K. Stern is reportedly about to make bank over Anna Nicole Smith -- by giving a "tell-all" interview to "Entertainment Tonight" -- just days after Anna's death.

The buzz is that "ET" forked over a cool $1 million for the exclusive interview, which begins airing in segments tonight, but exact details of the deal remain secret. TMZ was unable to confirm that, but it's a safe bet it's a large number. The interview takes place during Howard's flight from Florida to the Bahamas to secure Dannielynn.

In a preview clip posted on YouTube, Stern is seen "crying" over Anna's death while bleating lines like, "I just want her to be with Daniel, I hope that they're happy ... she was such a wonderful person."

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316. OMG......what a joke!!! I think we'll get the truth when someone gets to Kimmy and she talks. WHERE'S KIMMY!!!!

Posted at 11:41AM on Feb 17th 2007 by saundra

317. Why havent the police given hksa lie detector test for daniel. I believe he was a yes man just to keep her he went along with everything.If it smells like a duck and looks like a duck and feels like a duck. Bury the poor person take the test and get on with it. Idont like howards sister they all were her best friends come off it she had no one but daniel.

Posted at 8:38AM on Feb 14th 2007 by marnieslots

318. The producer from ET/Insider and the interviewer were on Larry King and said that they don't pay for interviews. Also, that they were on the same plane to the Bahamas as Howard was, and they asked him for an interview. They were also the ones who suggested recording Howard finding the house trashed.

ET/Insider have been the only ones to tell Anna's side of her story. AND it is HER story.

Mommie Dearest has NOTHING to say !! Anna very publicly stated how she felt about her mother. Should be 'nuf said.

Anna was right to believe that everyone she know would either betray her or otherwise slander her.

When they do the paternity test for Birkhead, if it's determined that the baby is not his, they should leave the paternity to Howard. For some reason, and we don't need to know, Anna did not want the paternity of her child revealed.

Posted at 1:23PM on Feb 14th 2007 by geez louise

319. Two things:

1) "Three days before she died, Anna Nicole Smith was planning a long stay in Dubai"

Same place as Michael Jackass went to. No extradition treaties between Dubai and the States. So if Stern could get ANS and/or the baby there, he' d be 'home free' - untouchable.

2) Anyone else note the last pictures of ANS? I refer to the ones taken just after she had the baby and she's not wearing makeup. There are also several other pictures of her shortly afterwards where is is wearing her glam makeup. In all those pictures she looks like a drug addict, and yes, you CAN get hooked on methadone.

Nancy Grace has run photos of ANS that were attributed to TMZ and she looks emaciated, gaunt, undernourished and like death warmed over.

Wouldn't surprise me in the least if that cockroach Stern got her strung out on Methadone and who knows what else to control her. He's had a long time to perfect the 'perfect crime' scenario

Finally - if you love someone you don't travel and go on vacations with them when they're running a fever, let alone a fever of 105. You call an ambulance yourself, you don't let a nurse or body guard do that, you don't go shopping for boats and crap like that and leave your 'loved' one all by herself to go into convulsions due to the high fever..

HKS - you DON'T pass the smell test. In fact you smell full of it...

Posted at 2:57PM on Feb 14th 2007 by Karen

320. About that picture of the bottle of methadone in the fridge...

Who the hell takes a picture of a bottle of methadone? who takes pictures of the contents of their fridge? WHY take pictures of a bottle of Methadone or the content of fridges in the first place? Doesn't add up.

I've taken photos of my dog, my family and friends, vacation spots and even pictures of an apartment before and after renovation.

Pictures of the contents of a fridge? Nope. This is all staged. By HKS to try to deflect the spotlight from him and his complicity in ANS and Daniel's deaths.

That's why he doesn't want ANS's mother Vergie anywhere near him or the baby BECAUSE Vergie's a cop and she an see all the way through his BS and lies.

Someone needs to remind HKS that there is NO such thing as a 'perfect crime' and he'll outsmart himself yet because he's arrogant.

Posted at 2:55PM on Feb 14th 2007 by Karen

321. 305. Plus you are stupid stupid.....

So you all have convicted Howard K. Stern of being a murderer. Most of you are not correctly quoting anything he said. To the one idiot who said he wanted her to be with Daniel. He said all he wants (not wanted) is for her to be with Daniel.

You people have already convicted him of a crime and NONE OF YOU WERE THERE. You are assuming he is a murder just like Annas mother. Annas mother is an idiot who Anna hated. Anna said she would never get near her baby or see her baby.

The mother did not love Anna the mother accused Anna of killing Daniel. All you people who makes comments as if they are facts need to get your asses kicked.

So to all the Barbaras ect out there who make stupid comments as if they are proven facts - get your head out of your asses.

Funny how idiots like you decide who is right and who is wrong. I am leaving that to the professionals because I was not there. I was not there and neither were any of you.



Posted at 12:47PM on Feb 14th 2007 by Finally it dawns on me that half the tmz readers are low life drug addicts

You would know. Your posting in here as well. LOL

Posted at 8:59PM on Feb 14th 2007 by shedaisy

322. That was so fake. He was not crying, there were no tears. I hate that ET show now, they said "Tears streaming down his face" Are they kidding? There was no tears. How can you grieve like that and collect 1 million dollars? This is really sick stuff. Now we also have to be subjected to his ugly sister defending him. Oh that poor poor baby. Howard K stern and hi family are all slimy lowlifes and the ET show is sinking to new lows everyday for paying this sicko animal HKS. He is a sicko!!!

Posted at 8:43PM on Feb 14th 2007 by Mare

323. Even if howard is not the daddy anna wanted him in their lives. he was there for her when all others came and went. Dont u think if howard was so bad her son would have saw and reported to her .he did ever thing she wanted. if she did pills she made her own choices. I think larry and howard should be friends for the baby and take care of her together. She put him in charge of her life, will, her son , and daughter in life im sure she would want him in control of all in her death. i think it would be great if he got the money from an insurance policy if there was one because he would take care of her . that is what a policy is to do . take care of funeral and left over is for you to keep. I PRAY that HOWARD and LARRY will work together to raisr DANNIELYNN and keep Anna's mother away or supervise visits because Anna did'nt want her around She Said Mommy Dearest Over My Dead Body hope she don't get that baby. My thoughts and prays go out for baby and her 2 men . mommy use to say she could'nt get one man but she got her daughter 2 great going you will always look down and shine love on that baby and 2 men

Posted at 2:13AM on Feb 19th 2007 by Heather Clowers

324. you got it so right she had a problem before howard.maybe he had his own problem.she makes her own choices she was a grown and smart women. anybody knows if you have an a family member or close one with a problem you cant make them stop they have to want to on their own.i hope the 2 men can work together if larry is the father and if he is not than Howard you know what Anne wanted you were the only one outside of her son that truly stood by her. love her and that baby alwys and if larry is the daddy work with each other. you truly madly and deeply loved her.God be with you and Dannielynn

Posted at 1:47AM on Feb 19th 2007 by Heather Clowers

325. 265 you are so right the size of the bottle shows me it could have been a month supply. she wouldnt see a doctor every day or week. anybody that has got a med filled the pharmacy gets lazy and its faster to just give you the bottle of their shelves and not put in new container. i think the frig is a set up. even if she was on drugs doesnt mean its howards fault. were is the food,drinks, and baby formula

Posted at 1:31AM on Feb 19th 2007 by Heather Clowers

326. I feel sorry for Howard K Stern and for Dannilynn.They have both lost someone they love dearly and there will be an emptiness in their hearts for the rest of their natural lives.This is one man that deserves credit for loving Anna Nicole unconditionally and standing at her side through the good and bad.Maybe the way he is going about things offends some,but I personally think that he loved her with every ounce of life in him and if he could trade places with her I am sure he would.And as for him giving her and Daniel drugs,I seriously think that is a bunch of bullsh*t.Why would he give drugs to the woman he loved and the mother of his newborn baby.Why would he give drugs to a child that he has damn near raised.Come on people,use your heads.Thios man is NOT a monster.He is lost and alone without Anna,and as for HIS daughter,this Birkhead dude needs to get a life and leave this family in peace.Let Howard raise his daughter and mourn his wife and son in peace.Would you want to go through any of the crap this guy is?I think not.....Good luck to you and your daughter Howard and God Bless the both of you.I hope and pray that you both find the peace you deserve and are able to mourn Anna without all the interference and lies from the paparazzi........

Posted at 8:13AM on Feb 15th 2007 by Missy

327. I really dont think it matters if tears are coming out or not. Most people who just lost someone they really , really love, would want some privacy to greive. Most people after losing their husband, wife or parent of their child, would and could not invite camera crews along to broadcast their greif. I dont even know if I could stand up and walk. Hes giving exclusive interviews for major $$$$$. Most people would not be in an emotional state to do this. You cant tell me its all about the money. Anna Nicole isnt even buried yet and he Howard Stern has already scored major bucks off her. And hes making more money each day. How sad and sick is this?

Posted at 10:53PM on Feb 23rd 2007 by jane doe

328. Ok about the Will situation,
Did Not Howard Stern say that a Will was make just before Dannielynn was born? If so where is that Will?

Posted at 2:30PM on Feb 18th 2007 by C. L.

329. Yes, Howard K Stern shed tears...Tears Of Joy!!!!
He'll be crying all the way to the BANK!!!!

I quess our tax dollars paid for this farce that played out too!

Let's see what kind of circus he turns Anna Nicoles funeral into.
I heard Howard & the TrimSpa owner were cooking up a deal to have a media specticule where all the new potential TrimSpa model hopefuls would be paying they're respects to Anna in her coffin in the Bahamas while a new spokes model is named right there on the spot!
Will the newly court appointed quardian for
DannyLynn make sure this dooesn't happen?

This guy didn't love her...he loved what came along with her.
FAME & MONEY!. It was obvious in his own testimony at this farce of a hearing. He lived off of this woman with no means of his own of supporting himself. And NO movtivation to do otherwise!
And he fully intended to keep his "cash cow" in a drugged induced stuper as long as he could. It was serving him well.

It doesn't take a stack of degrees to see through ths guy.!
What do you think he did when he got wind of the possibility
Anna Nicole & Larry Berkhead were considering getting back together? (Larry's own testimony - backed up via emails- which Howard intercepted). His pathetic puny little existence flashed before is eyes! He manipulated her in true "control freak"
fashion, added to her paranoia, and fled to the Bahamas with her.
Where he could KEEP her under HIS TOTAL control and away from Larry, her family, her friends, and the authoriies as well.
Away from anyone who might be able to persuade Anna Nicole that Howard K Stern DID NOT (AND DOES NOT NOW OR EVER WILL) have her Best Interest at Heart!

He Kept supplying that pregnant woman with drugs. That is a person with No Conscience...NONE! Isn't there some sort of law
that is supposed to protect the unborn from such a criminal act?

If this was the average Jane Doe citizen and her scum PIMP what do you think would have happened to them?
Three Quesses! They'd be locked up, child taken away, and there would be outrage by all.

I certainly HOPE there is an investigation into these two very
untimely and SUSPICIOUS deaths of Anna Nicole and her son Daniel. There is something VERY WRONG with all of this!
Too many supposed coincedences!

Daniel (and all who knew that young man) was a loving son who was very loyal to his mother and DID NOT use illegal drugs.
Anna knew this and took great steps to protect him from seeing
HER doing them! She would instruct her staff and Howard to make sure Daniel didn't see her using!
Daniel was however, no fan of Howard, and Howard knew this!
So...how does a 20 yr old go from being a heatlhy guy visiting
his mother and new baby sister to dead in a few short minutes?
Hospital staff in the Bahamas have already given statements to the fact that "Daniel become very ill very suddenly after Howard
VOLUNTEERED to get Daniel lunch" .
Statements given say"Daniel collapsed and Anna Nicole tried to help her son while
Howard stood by listening to Anna screaming at him "Howard you didi this...you did this...what did you give him...what did you give him"?
Was a mother suspicious?
Did a mother wake one morning and realize her worst nightmare?
Was a mother about ask the authorities for help?

Posted at 7:01PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by cay hale

330. Well, even FOX NEWS is trashing ET's interviews with Howard & Anna! And Stern Pressures Larry TODAY to sign a deal!!

Howard K. Stern Plays Hardball With Larry Birkhead
Friday, March 02, 2007

By Roger Friedman

AP

Anna Nicole: Stern Pressures Larry to Sign Deal

Anna Nicole Smith's two baby daddies (I don't know what else to call them) continue to be in a tug-of-war this morning, even as their beloved cash cow is readied for burial.

Overnight, attorney Howard K. Stern — whose hold on the situation is starting to slip — has been strong-arming photographer Larry Birkhead to do a couple of things: keep Birkhead's legal reps out of Anna Nicole Smith's Bahamas funeral, sign a contract deal with "Entertainment Tonight" and acquiesce even further regarding the future of baby Danniellynn.

Stern, as I told you the other day, has already had one secret meeting with Birkhead in which he cut out the photographer's lawyers.

I'm told that Stern has kept up the pressure on Birkhead, actually presenting him with contracts, sources say, in which Birkhead would join Stern for more exclusive interviews on "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider."

"Howard wanted Larry to sign so that it looked like everyone was in agreement, and that it wasn't just Howard benefiting from these deals," my source said. "Larry said the baby's guardian should sign the papers for him and the baby, but he wouldn't. So then Larry wouldn't."

At the same time, Stern is trying to negotiate separately with Birkhead, away from his attorneys, to sign a deal by which Stern would continue to be in baby Danniellyn's life and oversee her finances.

Stern, my sources say, is working as quickly as he can to effect these agreements before he has to turn over the baby to Birkhead, her biological father.

Sources say that Birkhead's representatives are considering taking legal action against Stern's side to prevent further communication between the two sides as soon as today.

The problem, sources also say, is that Birkhead — a novice in these games — continues to be intimidated by Stern.

"Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider," both owned by CBS Paramount Television, have denied paying for interviews. But I'm told their method – it's semantics — is to "license" footage either directly from Stern or through a third party.

Recently, "ET" used Solana Productions of Southern California in such a deal. Neither Solana or anyone from CBS Paramount answered calls yesterday.

Anna Nicole: Dead, and For Sale

Today, Anna Nicole Smith — a ridiculous person who accomplished just about nothing in her life — will be buried in the Bahamas.

There are several wars taking place all over the world, not to mention famines; artists are hard at work, movies are opening, buildings are going up, diseases are being investigated. But hey: Anna Nicole is being buried, and "Entertainment Tonight" will be there for every cheesy second of it.

That's because "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider," two half-hour shows syndicated by CBS's Paramount TV, have paid a high price for this honor.

Real insiders (not the kind you have to pay for info) tell me that Paramount TV cut the deal with Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole's lawyer and Svengali, right after her son Daniel died of a methadone overdose in her Bahamian hospital room last September.

Paramount TV has denied this, somewhat passively, so far. But my sources say it they paid Stern around $3 million initially, and that this was renegotiated right after Anna Nicole herself died on February 8th of this year.

Of course, we could believe that Stern — who in court told clueless Florida probate judge Larry Seidlin that he was living off his parents — just loves "ET." Anything's possible.

But the reality is that Anna Nicole's death has proven to be a ratings-sweep godsend.

Linda Bell Blue, the show's executive producer, previously helmed Paramount's ugly tabloid show, "Hard Copy." For years she's had to sit through Mary Hart's tedious, publicist-arranged interviews with low-level TV stars, just waiting for this moment: a huge celebrity death, in a sweeps month, and already contracted for!

As recently as last night, "ET" correspondent Mark Steines was reporting "from inside" Anna Nicole's Bahamas mansion — no mention of the fact that it didn't belong to her, and that the landlord is kicking everyone out.

Steines had "the inside scoop" about the B-list country singer who would serenade Anna Nicole into the next life, the color of her burial gown ("pink!") and what would be inside the coffin (with any luck, Anna Nicole).

Steines performs these interviews — as he has since last Nov. 1, when he had his first "exclusive" after Smith's son, Daniel, died — with a reasonably straight face.

He either knows he's skating on very thin ice and doesn't care, or doesn't get it and is happy to accept the money. In either case, he loses.

As far back as last November, the show's viewers were writing into "ET" forums on the Web asking how much the show had paid for the interviews, and begging them to stop.

On the topix.net forum for the show, a woman named Lana from Andrews, Texas, wrote on Nov. 6: "ET needs to rename their show The Anna Nichole (sic) Show. Every night it is about her. I wonder if there are any viewers that care to hear about her."

On Nov. 6, Dianne from Madison, Wis., wrote: "I think they might have finally driven me away from the show with all this Anna Nicole crap. How much is she paying them?"

The viewers were smarter than the show thought. That didn't stop Blue, Steines and friends.

Nancy from Richardson, Texas, posted this before Smith died on Feb. 8: "Get over her ... I am tired of all of the interviews they are doing with her. She sounds like she is either drunk or high. I have no respect for her and am getting tired of seeing her and all the interviews. She can't even talk without sounding like she is a drunken slut!"

Patti Horton from Altoona, Pa., posted this on Feb. 9: "I can't believe someone from E[T] hasn't questioned Anna Nicole about her drug use. Every night that she is being interviewed it is quite obvious that she is somewhere in la la land. I think they should of (sic) been more persistent in following that path than her new house. Some of the interviews it was all she coud (sic) do to talk. Was this a safe environment for this baby???"

Steines, of course, has a blog on the "ET" Web site. It's a hoot.

On Feb. 9, the day after Smith died, he posted: "When the news broke of Anna's death ... I immediately boarded a plane to Florida along with Khristine Eroshevich, Anna's close confidant…"

Steines acts like Eroshevich is just a pal, maybe another Playboy model. In fact, she was the model's psychiatrist, and someone who has yet to be heard from.

Eroshevich's few comments — including that she oversaw an ice bath for a dying Smith — have been limited to ... Steines, who despite his "inside" sources has not been able to secure Eroshevich for a real interview about these people and their drug use.

I doubt that will happen until Stern's usefulness has passed and his agreements with "ET" have expired.

Steines must feel a long way away from the two Emmys he received years ago in local news at KCAL-TV in Los Angeles.


Posted at 2:06PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by Briggs

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