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Stern: Anna Wanted to Be Buried Near Marilyn

Anna and MarilynOn the witness stand, Howard K. Stern said that Anna Nicole Smith wanted to be buried near Marilyn Monroe in Los Angeles but that it was prohibitively expensive. He added that she thought she would die young, like Marilyn, and she thought she would die while giving birth to Dannielynn. "She talked of death really from the time that I met her," said Stern.

Stern said they also looked at burial plots in Burbank, Calif. Later, after Daniel died, the issue of burial "went back and forth for some time" said Stern, who suggested that Daniel be buried in L.A. Anna Nicole insisted that Daniel be buried in the Bahamas.

Said Stern, "She died emotionally when Daniel died. It was the reason why she didn't want to bury him than earlier than ... she did. It was the most difficult thing that I've ever seen anyone go through."

Stern also told the court that Anna's second husband J. Howard Marshall was "truly, truly the love of her life."

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16. Ah, do you see what he is doing?

He is trying to make a deal to get all parties to agree on burying her next to Marily n Monroe, without requiring paternity determination for the baby.

Slimy, slimy.

Posted at 12:52PM on Feb 20th 2007 by ellen

17. ANNA AND DANIEL WERE AFRAID OF BUGS.........
DO COKE BUGS COUNT???

HKS IS A LIAR

Posted at 12:51PM on Feb 20th 2007 by GAG ME NOW

18. Both mother and son should have dignity and be buried in a private place. It would be best to cremate and scatter their ashes to the wind, so the living daughter is not haunted by their tragic lives, and have to confront the people who try to exploit their tragic past with those grave sites.

Posted at 12:53PM on Feb 20th 2007 by dmumsie

19. If Howard wanted her and Daniel and Anna out so badly, why would he wait all these years? He's been with her forever. He's shown so much patience with her and all her "issues" It just doesn't make sense. I think he's being pre-judged. He was simply a sucker. On the same note, I don't think he's the father - although I'm certain he did love her, you don't spend 10+ years with someone and not be attached emotionally.

Posted at 12:56PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Mary

20. For someone always talking about death with her lawyer no less, then why no current will? I think he got rid of any new will.

Posted at 12:56PM on Feb 20th 2007 by toni

21. Please bury her already !!!! sick of this soap opera already!!!!
Just bury her!!!

Posted at 12:59PM on Feb 20th 2007 by loving mom

22. Contrast this behavior with the clown-face video. He is the bug that Anna Nicole was afraid of.

Posted at 12:58PM on Feb 20th 2007 by ellen

23. Touche - toni (#17)

Posted at 1:00PM on Feb 20th 2007 by ellen

24. If I was J. Howard Marshall's family, I would pay a hit man to put everyone out of their misery. It would be worth the $486 million to know Stern was gone forever.

Posted at 1:40PM on Feb 20th 2007 by ellen

25. I think EVERYONE in that courtroom has seen that clown-face video and that what Howie thinks, too.

Posted at 1:41PM on Feb 20th 2007 by ellen

26. Work it, work it. Howard's still wanting to get his hands on the Marshall money so of course he says that Howard Marshall was the love of her life. Puke.

Posted at 1:06PM on Feb 20th 2007 by BJ

27. Howard is such an idiot - he is digging his own grave!! If he was ANS lawyer and all she did -since they met -was talk of dying- why the hell is the will so old and not updated!!! He is a loser no matter .
As for the newly released video- if he had soooo much love for "his" child -he would not be taking videos of ANS -he would be taking her to the closest hospital - for the welfare of "his" unborn child not telling her that the footage would be worth money;

Posted at 1:05PM on Feb 20th 2007 by marylee

28. HKS admits Anna Nicole wanted to be buried near Marilyn Monroe. Hugh Hefner has offered the site next to Marilyn Monroe, which he owns, for the burial of Anna. It should be a done deal.

Posted at 1:07PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Elaine

29. Hefner bought crypt next to Monroe for Anna

Posted at 1:07PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Granny

30. #20 all video's are coming into the court room per the judge...for all to watch.

Posted at 1:07PM on Feb 20th 2007 by James

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