Hairdresser: Anna Popped Pills to Kill Stomach Pain

Daniel DiCriscio, Anna Nicole SmithAnna Nicole Smith's former hairdresser claims that his former client had a history of intense stomach pain that caused her to "black out," and would often pop pills to reduce the agony.

In an exclusive conversation with TMZ, Daniel DiCriscio, who had worked with Smith since 1994, said that he became aware of Smith's pain problems nearly two years ago, when Smith "passed out" during a haircut. DiCriscio says he remembers Smith complaining of "sharp pains in her abdomen" and having trouble standing up. When she awoke, DiCriscio claims that Anna rummaged through her purse in search of pain pills, and "pulled out one odd-looking pill and said 'this one must be Daniel's'," referring to her son.

Both Anna and Daniel died under mysterious circumstances involving various medications. Daniel was found dead in the hospital room in which Anna Nicole had given birth to her daughter Dannielynn just three days earlier. He had a combination of seven drugs in his system, including multiple antidepressants and methadone.




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1. I do think that she was a psyschparano...something, and that she transfered her addiction onto her son. I'm sure that she always wanted to protect him from having any pain, and so on....but HKS has nothing to do with that....how can you deal with extremely sick person...And if I had the same childhood as hers, I would certainly took peels too.

Posted at 7:55PM on Feb 15th 2007 by michelle

2. "DiCriscio says he remembers Smith complaining of "sharp pains in her abdomen" and having trouble standing up."
yeah, intense ass fu*cking will do that to you.

Posted at 9:49PM on Feb 15th 2007 by Buns up baby!

3. She passed out because she was in a nod, like any good junkie. She had pains because all those drugs make you constipated and she probably was for a long time, the toxins build up in the system., one more thing that adds to a junkies demise.

Posted at 9:49PM on Feb 15th 2007 by toni

4. if anna was to come back from the dead and hear what people have been saying about her especially the ones who worked for her i swear she would probably hide her self from the public for years or sink into a deeper depression.

Posted at 10:21PM on Feb 15th 2007 by natalie

5. Oh and now Howard says Dannielynn is the only thing keeping him alive. I am worried for this little girl's safety. Once her paternity is determined, and he's out in the cold all alone, God forbid he hurts her rather than hand her over to her real daddy. Do not think he isn't capable. He's crazy.

Posted at 10:55PM on Feb 15th 2007 by Leah

6. Anna was a walking drug store, she popped pills for everything, whats the big fuckin' deal.

Posted at 11:34PM on Feb 15th 2007 by Paris Hilton Sux

7. Harvey Levin was on Larry King tonight with Anna's friend, Jackie, and one of them said Daniel had 10 the normal dose of methodone in his body when he died.

Posted at 11:55PM on Feb 15th 2007 by Leah

8. Maybe Anna Nicole gave Daniel the Methadone, and didn't know that he already took Antidepressents, then couldn't live with the quilt

Posted at 12:33AM on Feb 16th 2007 by abbysoma

9. I wonder what kind of makeup she used, for being a junkie she sure did look darn healthy. Usually junkies are all haggard looking but not her, maybe the booze was acting as a preservetant or something. Maybe she wasn't a druggie after all and died from too much "Tan In A Can" being absorbed through her skin.

Posted at 7:11AM on Feb 16th 2007 by Mary Kay

10. I would like to know also what kind of makeup she used. Also I'd like to know how a 500mg bottle of methadone only costs 45.80?? I don't think that's real shit you can't even get perk's for that price.

Posted at 1:02PM on Feb 16th 2007 by snoop02720

11. TO the OWNER of TMZ:

In my opinion you are reprehensible in your flagrant innuendos that Howard Stern had anything to do with this death when you have no proof whatsoever. It's all pure conjecture, and let me tell you this---JACKIE was NO friend of Anna Nicole. She was and is a traitor. Anna Nicole hated her mother, and what kind of friend sides with her mother. Look no further. Jackie is angry and jealous for some reason we don't know. If she were indeed Anna's true blue friend, the LAST thing she'd be doing is recommending Anna be buried in Texas, let alone be touched by her mother. And the owner of this TMZ, well, you as well as many other people are jumping to conclusions when you don't have all the facts. The fact is Anna had a lot of disingenuous people floating around her due to her fame and generosity. And, many of those same people are trying to make money off her, when they have nothing to add to the situation that's beneficial. How would you feel if someone who is decent and good wanted to protect her? What if Howard Stern was that person? Also, people like you all may end up with defamation of character lawsuits, once the whole story comes out. Why can't you and all these other crazy people, including Anna Nicole's mother, let the law enforcement do their thing. You all make it a lot harder with all these baseless allegations. I work for the Sheriff's Department, and I can tell you that if Anna Nicole has a will that expresses she wants her executors to determine her burial, then, the story is over. And, regarding paternity, what evidence does anyone have that Larry B. is not a money grubber himself? Is it possible Anna Nicole is enraged about him is because she witnessed something. People don't change on a dime unless there is a BIG reason. If we're going to guess, let's be fair. Is it possible Larry B. was overheard talking to a friend saying he was real close to popping a baby with her and then he'd be assured a bundle of money? Why not? The old adage, "Blood is thicker than water.....was meant for undeserving relatives", according to King Arthur. No truer words were ever spoken in this case with a pathetic, phony, weeping mother, and a self-proclaimed baby daddy who "doesn't want custody" in one breath, but does want to "assert his paternity rights". His words belie his true feelings.

Posted at 2:26PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Laura P

12. I have several comments about the death of Anna Nicole Smith.

Howard K. Stern should be reported to the California Supreme Court for an investigation of potential misconduct as a lawyer. His relationship with his "client" is highly questionable ethically. Also, the idea that he left the US to avoid paternity issues raises a variety of questions as a lawyer.

Someone needs to suggest that Anna Nicole's mother contest the alleged will. If the will is deemed overturned, then Howard K. Stern has no legal authority of any kind to act for Anna Nicole. It is very questionable whether it is a valid will especially if Howard K. Stern exercised undue influence or engaged in inappropriate actions in creating it.

Howard K. Stern should be forced to probate the will. If he refuses, he has no legal authority as an Executor. If he probates it in the Bahamas, then he should have no legal authority in the US

Someone needs to suggest to Anna Nicole's mother that her daughter's body shouild never leave the US just based on jurisdictional issues. As soon as the body leaves the country, the US courts, again, have no control over it. It's like dodging the US legal system.

Posted at 3:39PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Patty O'Donnell

13. Hate to tell you but there is no limit of methadone that you can have in your body, one may be able to handle 5mg one can handle 200mg

Posted at 3:54PM on Feb 16th 2007 by snoop02720

14. The saddest thing of all is that nobody is mourning Anna Nicole Smith's death.
Everyone is speculating every little thing in Anna's life.
Anna was a person, and not a thing! However tragic her life may have been, she was a living being and not something to be mocked. She should be mourned!

Posted at 6:56PM on Feb 16th 2007 by angel

15. Some of the comments and accusations coming from various free-flowing parties should cease. In this case, as most of any high profile or celebrity person, the media and those who just enjoy talking about anything...get crazy with their comments and opinions. I doubt that any of these people crawling out with "stories" were that close to Anna Nicole. If so, they would be more concerned about what SHE would have wanted and not slamming HKS and praising Anna's bith mother. It is obvious that she was estranged from her mother for a reason... She CHOSE to be with HKS for all those years. Her SON was HER EYES! She should be put to REST IN PEACE beside her SON and everyone should back off & let the legal system work without so many "know it alls" interfering or simply adding their opinions. We do not know what happened in that hospital room or in that hotel room. But someone does. It may be that there isn't anyone responsible except their individual and hazardous lifestyles. LET THE LADY REST IN PEACE AND LEGAL SYSTEM PROTECT HER CHILD!

Posted at 7:08PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Libby

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