Celebrity Justice
Send in The Clowns

Judge Larry Seidlin insisted that his courtroom is not a three-ring affair. "There's no circus here, my friend," he told lawyers, after accusations flew from lawyers and litigants alike that Howard K. Stern and Virgie Arthur are profiting from Anna Nicole Smith's death.

In tearful, emotional testimony, Virgie Arthur said that Howard K. Stern profited from Anna's death.

Under direct cross-examination, Arthur said that she has not received any money from any paparazzi agencies for photo or video.

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16. This IS a circus and this Judge is waaaaaay out of line.

Posted at 12:13PM on Feb 21st 2007 by mayan_moons

17. omg, this woman is full of crap. She has received a TON of money and is squirming so bad. I hope they call the news organizations. She keep saying "ask me again, when she needs time to think of an answer.

Posted at 11:49AM on Feb 21st 2007 by Girlie

18. WHO SEZ BRIT CHECKED OUT AGAIN ??????

ANS,HKS,VERGIE...ALL LIARS

Posted at 11:50AM on Feb 21st 2007 by WHERE'S BRIT

19. this makes me sick this woman was paid for her grandsons cemetery plot. She lies under oath and gets away with it. If this were you or me we would be put in jail. Instead the judge says be careful the kinds of questions your asking. This id disgusting i dont care if i was drugged up my signature should hold some weight in my burial. The will dont stand and her signature dont stand its a disgrace to america.

Posted at 11:58AM on Feb 21st 2007 by Sange

20. IF THE JUDGE WANTS THIS TO GO QUICKLY, WHY DOSE HE RUSH THE ATTORNEYS ONLY TO REDIRECT ATTENTION TO HIS DESK! RUSH, RUSH, THEN 2 MIN OF HIS BLAH,BLAH,BLAH
RELEASE THE BODY TO HOWARD AND LET HER BE BURIED WITH HER SON!
REST IN PEACE ANNA NICOLE SMITH

Posted at 6:44PM on Feb 21st 2007 by dolphintwin

21. Howard hasn't had any other clients in seven years yet he sure has been leading the high life. Now, who has been mooching off of ANS? Howard, that's who. Folks, he's not doing all these interviews for ET and the Insider out of the goodness of his heart!!!! Think about it, the guy is a scumbag for for what he is doing. Poor Anna lying on a slab and he's making money off of her cold, dead body.

Posted at 2:07PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Mark

22. i agree teamME this is sooo sad ANS wrote will why is it being questioned? why would anyone write one it doesnt matter no one will pay attention to it anyways! The "mother" if she can be called that is a liar!!! shes all "i dont understand i oh my i need a moment im soooo emotional *fake cries* um i dont know whats the right way to answer" (translation: im lying and i need to come up a good one so let me fake cry to stall for time and gain sympathy)

Posted at 11:51AM on Feb 21st 2007 by marrie

23. All of you are crazy. Remember this woman gave birth to Anne and regardless if they did not get along when she was alive one should see why. The girl was on drugs and lost in a confused world and it was good her mother did not support that lifestyle. Look at the results her daughter and grandson both are died and you people still refuses to should mercy. All of you who commented on this site need JESUS bad!!!

Posted at 3:12PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Kathy

24. add to that...

the judge just likes to hear himself talk. He wastes so much time yapping about serenity etc..

This least he could do is get her name right.

Posted at 11:51AM on Feb 21st 2007 by Girlie

25. Why does the judge only get upset when HKS is accused of accepting money.
In fact when he was accused, the judge said, well "money is the root of all evil". I would be surprised of a favorable ruling

Posted at 11:54AM on Feb 21st 2007 by ANS

26.
I DO NOT PROFESS TO BE AN EXPERT ON THIS SUBJECT, NOR A LAWYER, OR JUDGE. HOWEVER, IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT SINCE MS. SMITH WAS LEGALLY A WIDOW OF MARSHALL'S, AND HAD NOT REMARRIED, THAT THE "IN-LAWS" WOULD TECHNICALLY BE THE RESPONSIBLE PARTY - HAD THEY TAKEN THE RESPONSIBILITY........

IN MY OPINION, THEY (THE MARSHALLS) SHOULD HAVE TAKEN OVER THE SCENE AND ASSERTED THEIR RIGHTS, FOR THEIR FATHER'S SAKE AS SHE WAS HIS WIFE, AND IN KEEPING WITH FAMILY "POLITIC'S" SO TO SPEAK, SHE SHOULD BE BURIED WITH HER SON, IN THE MARSHALL'S PLOT.

EVIDENTLY, MS. (ANNA NICOLE SMITH) MARSHALL, WANTED TO BE INCLUDED WITH
THE MARSHALL'S FAMILY, OR WHY WOULD SHE HAVE FROZEN SPERM FROM HIM?
ALSO, I WOULD ALMOST BET THAT THE INFANT, DANIELLE, BELONGS TO MARSHALL.

JUST MY OPINION
SMK

Posted at 11:53AM on Feb 21st 2007 by sheree krider

27. Note to CURIOUS..start or find a chat room for us!..Let us know when and where...Man what a joke this is...I'm sooooo frustrated

Posted at 12:45PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Deeders

28. this judge is the biggest quack. i never have seen a trial handled like this.

Posted at 12:29PM on Feb 21st 2007 by christy

29. OMG!!! WHO CAN I WRITE TO TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS ASSHOLE OF A JUDGE! HE SHOULD NOT BE IN CHARGE OF THIS CASE AT ALL! HE IS RAMBLING ON, GIVING LECTURES ABOUT NOTHING AND WASTING THE COURT'S TIME. POOR ANNA WILL BE NOTHING BUT BONES IF THEY DON'T GET THIS JOKER OFF THE BENCH! HE IS A DISGRACE TO THE ROBES AND TO NEW YORK! GOD HOW I HATE HIM! THIS IS A CIRCUS, AND HE IS THE RING LEADER!

Posted at 1:00PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Howard is a murderer

30. One of the pictures of Anna & her baby that I like the best is the one on People magazine where she looks very natural (almost 40...but natural).

What we usually see of Anna Nicole was not REALLY her -- what we saw were all of the personnas that contributed to "it's expensive to be (Anna Nicole)."

I think Howard helped her to earn the money to be the showperson she wanted to be -- and also helped to shield her from the people like Pierce Marshall who so obviously thought they were superior to her.

Anna Nicole said in a public venue that her mother did not know her and that she did not want anything to do with her.

This judge needs to close this case and let Howard bury Anna's body with Daniel. If such a time comes that the bodies need to be moved to the States...Howard can do that, too.

Posted at 11:55AM on Feb 21st 2007 by Lynn

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