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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16. 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

17. 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

18. The people involved towards Anna's demise need to be prosecuted, and locked up for life! Her little DaniLynne must surely be in need of special care, with all the hype of illicit/legal drug use by her mother while still in the womb. What a real waste to all of life's goodness. I truly hope this child can grow to be a happy, and healthy child, and be in the care of people who truly love and cherish her existence. C.M. Crown Point, IN

Posted at 1:54PM on Feb 17th 2007 by Christine McLaren

19. finish the DNA,bury her next to daniel,and may she rest in peace...of yeah... the grandma needs to go home

Posted at 9:33PM on Feb 16th 2007 by sherry A

20. 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

21. 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

22. I can't wait for HKS to get his ass booted out of the "mansion" for failure on the part of ANS to pay the mortgage and sign the promissory note. These two were well known by luxury hotels as deadbeats.

Posted at 8:27PM on Feb 16th 2007 by chuck

23. Dear,TMZ,
From what I've observed Anna's friend JACKIE spoken on Lary King and other tv shows. Jackie has motive, I too, do not believe that she is Anna's friend. Jackie hates Howard because Howard put her crazy brother behind bars, This crazy woman is out to get revenge.
And also, have anyone looking into the fact that Anna had recently had a large TATOO of her son on her back, which may have cause the high fever and perhaps that lead to her death. I think, the TATOO parlor needs to be check out. To me, Howard seems to look out and protected Anna best interest in life and in death.

Posted at 11:12AM on Feb 17th 2007 by Kim H. White

24. I always thought of Anna Nicole as an airhead Marilyn Monroe wannbe. I actually thought she was a fake. However, I do think her life is tragic. Whenever you have so much negativity surrounding you, it has to have a negative effect on your life somehow. When she became involved with her new beau(the lawyer) and had her son with her, I was happy for her. I grieved for her when she lost her son the day her baby was born and I grieved for her and still do now that she is gone. I think it is just a media CIRCUS surrounding her life as well as death. She was a beautiful woman who never had peace in her life. Maybe she has it now. And incidently, I believe she deserved the money from her ex-husband's estate. He looked happy in the pictures and so did she. It is just a shame that so much controversy exists at the time of her death. I also think she should be buried by her son. Where has her mother been all these years. And since when does anyone's wishes trump the deceased's burial wishes. All this crap is ridiculous. Mom just wants a piece of that pie!!

Posted at 1:03AM on Feb 17th 2007 by stacy s

25. I think Anna Nicole was a drug abuser. that is why she was taking methodom it is also use for drug users.
Howard Stern Used Anna and now using The Baby to get all Anna money him and his family.
Anna didn't like her mother because her mothe was against her using drugs and the company she kept. She was also a hot headed person.

Posted at 8:32PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Edna

26. Zsa's hubby is the father of Danilynn she looks just like him.....I know the saying goes "mama's baby, papa's maybe" her eyes are blue and close set just like his............just wait, the DNA will prove it. Remember you heard it from me.

Posted at 9:32AM on Feb 19th 2007 by Queenie

27. 1. Howard K. Stern looks like a heroin addict. Is that what Anna Nicole was on and when she got pregnant she had to have methadone?

2. Why is everyone so upset that she hasnt been buried? It took HER three weeks to bury poor Daniel.

3. Her mother should do the right thing and give up any right to her body because she KNOWS what Anna Nicole would NOT want. Anna should be buried in the Bahamas beside Daniel since she chose to bury him there.

4. They should quit fighting over Annas body and start to focus on the child. The sooner Dannielynn's bio father is known the sooner she will have (hopefully) a chance at a normal life. She has lost one of her main caregivers in her mother and apparently also the Nanny. This is VERY hard on a baby.

5. Since her will left everything to Daniel and he is dead, the Courts should take over and give everything to Dannielynn. She now has an attorney ad litem who should be focused on this. The DNA tests should be done IMMEDIATELY so everyone will know where they stand. WHOEVER is the father whether its Birkhead or Howard K. should be the guardian of the estate of the baby UNLESS he is found unfit. Of course if she is Howard Marshalls baby from some frozen sperm....wow! What a story! Oh, and grandma should NOT have custody but visitation rights are appropriate in this situation.

6. OK off my soapbox.

Posted at 11:02AM on Feb 19th 2007 by Susietex

28. If Anna was so in love with her baby and cared about her why did she do drugs? Etertainment need to stop putting Anna and Howard Up on a peddle about how much they love Daniel and the baby.Howard probably gave them to her. Also that bodyguard.

Posted at 8:49PM on Feb 16th 2007 by Edna

29. YOU KNOW I JUST WISH PEOPLE WOULD JUST LET ANNA BE PUT TO REST BY HER SON,,,,,LET HER MOTHER HAVE THE BODY ,,JUST MAKE SURE SHE IS LAYED TO REST BY HER SON,,YOU KNOW HOWARD STERN COULD NOT HAVE BEEN SO BAD TO STAND BY HER SIDE FOR ALL THEM YEARS,,,I SEE GOOD IN HIM,,I THANK HE DID LOVE HER VERY MUCH I DON,T THANK HE HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH HER DEATH MAY HER SOUL REST IN PEACE BECAUSE SHE DID NOT GET ANY HERE ON EARTH

Posted at 8:46PM on Feb 16th 2007 by JUDY EVANE

30. Howard was a gold digger from the start.Hopefully soon there will answers of the tragic deaths surrounding Daniel & Anna....

Posted at 8:39AM on Feb 17th 2007 by jmd

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