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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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46. Look, she has been unstable for years and on drugs. Now, somebody had to keep that going and under control and it certainly wasn't Anna herself. She doesn't look capable of ordering a pizza in all if this footage let alone order pills &meds - so somebody was doing that for her. Gee I wonder who. That does make Mr. Stern complicate. He may have loved her is some bizzare twisted way (because if he did truly love her - he would have gotten her to rehab and would not have contributed to her drug use espically when she was pregnant.
The baby probably was born with drugs in her system which is another reason he won't allow a blood test. For allowing drugs to be taken while she was pregnant is enough reason for him to never have custody of the baby - ever!

Someone give this baby her the real Dad and Grandmother!

Posted at 4:01PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Midge

47. Just bizarre! What I find odd about the Anna 'clown face' video was Howard apparently knowing she was 8 months pregnant didnt seem bothered other than the fact how much money the video would be worth. This whole story is not right, the whole situation it just not right!

Posted at 4:05PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Sammie

48. If anyone was watching Court T.V today the reason for all of Anna's problems was her mother Vergie Aurthur. If the judge still sends her body to Texas
it will be an outrage..

Posted at 4:08PM on Feb 20th 2007 by teri

49. The biggest goldigging Freaking liar on the planet!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do the DNA and get this shit over with....He is a party to murder...no question about that....Sue me you fucking liar....and have to do depos''''' that will make great day. This snake kept her so drugged ..she would have no clue of anything in her life....
Can someone take the crack pipe out of the Judged mouth...becasue he surely is wacked!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 4:18PM on Feb 20th 2007 by media ho

50. If HK Stern loved Anna Nicole and claims to be the father of her baby girl WHY would he allow his love and his unborn daughter to be exposed to the drugs/alchohol so obviously evident in Anna Nicole herself (see when HK Stern videoed Anna at eight months pregnant with her face painted and clearly incoherently out of her senses..? )This guy is guilty of a HUGE HUGE HUGE emotional and rational disconnect at best and at worse case, indicative of a person with ulterior motives....the Bahamas... off-shore...tough to trace financial transactions........ ideal setting for a financial predator....?(To say nothing of how and why the son Daniel died....) For a guy who liked to take charge and presumably look out for his love and unborn daughter how could he let this degree of destruction take place ----and joke about it on film?!!! This guy seems like really BAAAAD News!!!!

Posted at 4:57PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Leslie Schaefer

51. As a mother who has lost an older child, I've had a lot of sympathy for Anna Nicole.
I would never, ever EVER in a million years imagine a newly bereaved mother saying something like "I won't put him in the ground unless we're together" ..which, really..sounds like she was manipulating him into commiting to her..which I sincerely doubt.

Posted at 4:13PM on Feb 20th 2007 by momof4

52. Could someone please put Howard & Anna back together?

Posted at 4:09PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Stop the Insanity

53. Too late Howard K Sleaze, you are already known as a gold digger; not only that, I'd venture to say that most people might speculate that you are something worse than that, starting with an M and ending with an R. Any ideas to what I am talking about? Yeah, that's it, MURDERER. So which is worse, gold-digger or murderer? Lucky you, you wont have to choose you can have both!

Posted at 4:09PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Hollywood Heartbreaker

54. The Judge is Great!! He is taking apart the will. Thank you also Mr. Kelly! Great questions!! All of HKS's answers PROVE he will living off of ANS-he did not do her will properly, he did not maintain her estate properly...he was a mooch and leech!!

Posted at 4:13PM on Feb 20th 2007 by monkia louinski

55. There is no one to dispute any of his lies - did u see Anna's whacked out clown video? No gold digger huh>

Posted at 4:14PM on Feb 20th 2007 by CuteAussie

56. NO: 47----

I totally disagree with you. You can not blame her mother for ANK problems. she was an adult and made her own decisions. She CHOSE to leave home, do drugs, etc...

You seem to have the "victim" mindset of "it's not my fault...some else made me do it." She certainly had more than her share of issues, but at the same time also had the means for professional help ..and not the HKS kind.

Posted at 4:15PM on Feb 20th 2007 by GIGI

57. It amazes me that all of you people have nothing better to do than judge others. I am so sure that your lives are so perfect and without mistakes or flaws. Unfortunately none of us will ever know what happened to Anna , she was a very unhappy soul and troubled. Just like her mentor Marilyn Monroe was. We should all be praying for her daughter and that justice will be served in that instance .

Posted at 4:18PM on Feb 20th 2007 by tweedy

58. I'm really not sure what I think of Howard Stern, but her mother & father on the other hand - are out for money - Gold Diggers
It really bothers me that her father & mother, who haven't been much of parents, want her body to be buried in Texas with her family. Her family WAS DANIEL! Let her body rest in peace beside DANIEL. Anyone with any brain and heart would do that.

Posted at 4:41PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Laura

59. Sure ya don't howard, what about THIS?
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4427358201227890862

Posted at 4:20PM on Feb 20th 2007 by Derik

60. why the hell does he care where the body is buried its just a damn body it's gonna be worm food... then he's sitting there asking how bad are the worms gonna be able to get to it and worried about what she's gonna look like...after she's buried ... what the hell? is he planning on showing it off .. and charging people to see her body.. i bet he is planning on doing a glass coffin and keeping her above ground and charging some cash treating her like a side show.....if loved anna so much then why wasnt he trying to help her with the drugs all he was doing was helping supply them.. then watching her down them while she was pregnant..you know like taping her tripping on shrooms and whatever else she was on while eight months pregnant.....then after daniel died help her with the depression instead of supplying her with more drugs....and taking advantage of it..... thats probably why she broke up with the babys daddy larry cuz he was trying to keep her from taking the drugs... i fully believe if hks keeps the baby she'll end up dead.. dani needs to be with the man who has been claiming her since day 1.. way before all this crap while anna was preg.. when she was 1 month along.. Larry Birkhead.. and if you look at the pics on the new cover of people and the pic that they are showing on the news thats covering this whole thing live.. you can see that dani looks exactly like her daddy..ive seen old pics of anna while she was a kid and teenager dani doesnt look like her ... she looks exactly like Larry........GO LARRY I SUPPORT YOU ALL THE WAY.... ...

Posted at 4:29PM on Feb 20th 2007 by pam

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