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Stern: I Didn't Want to Be Known as Gold-Digger

Howard K. Stern told the court that he didn't want to get formally married to Anna Nicole Smith because he didn't want to be perceived as a gold-digger, even though it was Smith's wish to marry. Stern said he referred to Anna as his wife, and Anna referred to him as her husband. But he acknowledged that their marriage wasn't legally binding.

He also said they were scheduled to get married again this week. Stern added that Anna told him she could not put her son Daniel in the ground unless he (Howard) and Anna "were together."

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16. Well if it walks like a duck and acts like a duck......................
Howard is the perfect example of someone who would do just about anything to make a dime. Sicko.

Posted at 3:16PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Whatever

17. Everyone knows one thing for sure...Anna loved her son...maybe she was a good mother, maybe she wasn't. But she loved Daniel. Does anyone really think she doesn't want to be buried next to him? Can't her own mother see that and let Anna have some peace and be buried where Anna purchased a plot to be buried in!!!

Posted at 3:21PM on Feb 20th 2007 by LI

18. Being married means that she would not have to testify against Howard more like it ! After trying to get the Bahama authorities to investigate Howard ( They work on Bahama time -- late or very late ) I was told the inquest was to be in July . It has been bumped up to March because of Anna's death . Still very late with no sense of timing . Howard may be crazy but he is still very smart legalwise and is sitting on roughly 3 million dollars from interviews and sold photos . I believe he has money still coming in . Being as smart as he is ( he is smarter than you , me or the authorities ) and armed with a large amount of money ( " his" own and his familys substantial wealth ) he will delay anything for days , months and maybe years .
I would hope that something comes out of the Bahama's in Daniels death but with poor criminal labs , time passed , Anna death and Howard throwing money at corrupt officials I do believe he will not be charged with anything major , if charged at all , in the death of daniel . This is a real travisty -- pray that this killer comes to justice !

Posted at 2:15AM on Feb 21st 2007 by The Symbolic Clue

19. I think Howard is making up all this shit that Anna liked him. I watched her show and she was about as attracted to him as an old dirty boot! He was obsessed with her and is shitting bricks that the truth is being exposed about him and all the shit he did to her and her son.

Posted at 3:18PM on Feb 20th 2007 by What comes around

20. o.k. NAM

Fair is Fair.....................

But DO YOU have the required POOF that he is NOT lying?

Just a question.........................For we are all here with our own opinions and are entitled to them as well!!!

Posted at 3:22PM on Feb 20th 2007 by DEBORAH

21. This "judge" is asking more questions of Howard than the lawyers!.......LOL....what a ham.

Posted at 3:25PM on Feb 20th 2007 by PJB

22. Jenny and Kim...JESUS CHRIST!!! OPEN YOUR EYES!!!! He's been with her ever since she started proceedings for get control of Marshall's fortune. HE was her Attorney for that! THAT'S what he is waiting for! He convinced her not to settle for the 88 million and go for more..What the hell would she need more than that for in her lifetime? She was working, making her own money slutting on TV. What do you think he stuck with her all this time for? GEEZE you people are stupid!

Posted at 3:26PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Howard sucks

23. Anyone who would create a video of someone he "loved" and teasing them when they are eight months pregnant, high as a kite and painted like a clown with the idea of how much money they can make with said video has no idea what love is. I was on the fence until I saw that video today. He's not a good person. She's on drugs and cannot make good decisions. What's not clear about that?

Posted at 3:32PM on Feb 20th 2007 by News Junkie

24. SORRY TOO DAMN LATE!

Posted at 3:33PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Cat Kil

25. that texas lawyer nneds to jsut shut up for a few mintues. GO judge Go!!!!!

Posted at 3:28PM on Feb 20th 2007 by lier lier

26. He is going to live off of this woman, live or dead for the rest of his life. He is going to shamelessly promote her image, license her image, promote memorials and retrospectives via his arrangement with Entertainment Tonight. He is veritably defining himself as a leech and a golddigger as he speaks.

Do you see how he is setting himself up as the promoter/access for her image? from now on, every photo, every video, he gets paid for. Do you think Dannielynn is going to see that money? Inconvenient to have to have a little rugrat around all those high-visibility celebrity events. This is utterly disgusting.

Posted at 3:47PM on Feb 20th 2007 by ellen

27. Whatever, so he was with her when she was fat. Who cares? He still knew she was going to get a shitload of money eventually. To the person who said they cannot understand why we are saying Howard has no morals - Uh, he videotaped a woman he supposedly loves while she was 8 month pregnant and high as a kite! DUH!!! He is lying that he is the father of the baby! DUH!!! He was out buying a fucking boat while she had a 103 degree fever. DUH!!! Do I need to go on?

Anna's friends said she DID NOT LOVE HOWARD and that she had tried to kick him out of the house in the Bahamas on NUMBEROUS occassions but he was like a cockroach and just wouldn 't leave!! I do not believe for one second Anna loved this man. Even Daniel woudl make fun of Howard on the show telling him what an idiot he was and his mother was "never going to give him any pussy." LOL

What I want to know - WHERE THE HELL IS KIMMIE???? CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME? I TOTALLY WANT TO HEAR WHAT KIMMY HAS TO SAY!!!

Posted at 3:29PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Jess

28. We've all seen the videos of Anna Nicole speaking about her mother and her son after his death. She was sickened by the fact that the woman visited her son's grave and according to Anna, she was paid to do it. I don't even know Anna and I'm willing to bet the farm she wouldn't want to be anywhere else but in the Bahamas with her son. You have to question her mother's intentions at this point. Perhaps Howard K. Stern is a gold digger, but irregardless, he seems to be the only one here trying to give Anna exactly what she wanted. It would be a shame if her remains are handed over to a woman, mother or not, she had been estranged from for so long.

Posted at 3:43PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Anna's Wishes

29. I'd be willing to bet old Howie is not the father.
He's just looking for book rights, tv spots, magazine articles.
It's all about the MONEY.

Posted at 3:30PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Prnzez

30. Ok, people. What ever happened to PERSONAL responsibility? Anna Nicole clearly had major issues and led a troubled life, but why is that Howard's fault? She is a grown woman who should have been responsible for her OWN actions. That's the bottomline. Your irresponsible speculation is disgusting.....

Anna Nicole Smith's memory, however tarnished, by whatever means, should rest in peace and tranquility.

Posted at 3:32PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Kappy

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