Celebrity Justice
Splash Mum on Anna's Mom

The paparazzi agency that Howard K. Stern's lawyers believe paid Anna Nicole Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, more than $12,000 for pictures and video footage, won't confirm that a transaction took place, but they ain't exactly denyin' it.

In a statement to TMZ, the agency said, "Splash News and Picture Agency, in the great tradition of journalism, protects its sources and all financial matters are kept confidential. Splash has a reputation for breaking major news stories, and TV stations, newspapers and magazines around the globe license images and video footage to illustrate those stories."

Earlier today, Arthur was testifyin' that she ain't never had no deal with Splash.

Draw your own conclusions.

Tags: splash, virgie arthur, VirgieArthur

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16. WONDER WHY THE JUDGE LET MAMMA LEAVE THE STAND AND GO TO THE BATHROOM AT THE SAME TIME LARRY AND HIS ATTY DID? CANT WAIT TO SEE WHAT HOWARD HAS TO SAY!

MAMA, GO HOME, LEAVE HER ALONE, AND QUIT SNORTIN ALL OVER THE PLACE!!!

Posted at 1:36PM on Feb 21st 2007 by THE MOM SUCKS!!!

17. I think we all know her mother is lying in that court room and got scared shitless and started crying so everyone would feel sorry for her.
Will you repeat the question Will you repeat the question Will you repeat the question, Virgie how many fucking times does the lawyer need to ask you the same question!
It's so funny watching her play dumb.

Posted at 1:36PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Rach

18. How is it she can act so sweet and answer questions at the start and one question from KB she can't hear and puts on an act? Vergie is getting caught in LIES, LIES, LIES and more LIES. She better go back to Texas and jump in one of her ex's plots . Does anyone know how many times she has been married? She also said she wanted nothing to do with the Hogan family. I thought Anna was a Hogan! hmmm

Posted at 1:45PM on Feb 21st 2007 by MONEY MAKER

19. Uhhhh, WTF is this all about? How come NO ONE mentions, or complains about Stern allegedly being paid one MILLION dollars for his HORRENDOUS interview with E! on his way back to the Bahamas within a day of the skank dying?

There are some TWISTED individuals out there who have their priorities WAYYYYY out of whack.

Posted at 1:40PM on Feb 21st 2007 by MyTwoCents

20. It proves she is a LIAR...and what she said was 'she has NEVER heard of them' which, obviously, SHE HAS! No credibility...she is slime! HKS is willing to waive his exacutor fee for the will...he is hurting, she is reaching...

Posted at 1:46PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Craziness

21. Howard K. Stern has an exclusive contract with Entertainment Tonight to be paid for his interviews regarding Anna Nicole Smith. Everyone in this circus is going to profit from Anna Nicole Smith. Mostly, Mr. Stern!

Posted at 1:51PM on Feb 21st 2007 by jf

22. To me none of this matters. What matters is Anna loved her son and he is in the bahamas. Let her be with him there. And give Larry the baby cause you know Howard is not the father or he would not be evading the paternity test

Posted at 1:39PM on Feb 21st 2007 by jen

23. GOOD POINT NUMBER 7!!! Also, did anybody hear that the MOTHER is NOT going to be buried with her OWN MOTHER? SHE SAID HER MOM WAS BURIED IN MEXIA AND SHE WAS GOING TO BE BURIED W/ANNA BUT THAT SHE ALSO THOUGHT A MOTHER SHOULD BE W/HER DAUGHTER? WHY IS SHE NOT BURIED WITH HER MOTHER? SHE SUCKS AND I CANT STAND HER, PLEASE PLEASE DONT GIVE THAT BABY TO HER!

Posted at 1:40PM on Feb 21st 2007 by THE MOM SUCKS!!!

24. This woman is making the burial be about her not her daughter. She only wants Anna's body so she can be "right" about Anna and her lifestyle choices.

Posted at 1:40PM on Feb 21st 2007 by so sad

25. Ok, I am no longer 'feeling the love'. I hope they ask HKS about why he allowed ET and EXTRA and all those other shows into the house with him after ANS died ... and photographed him wtih the baby - nothing like exploiting the child.

Posted at 1:40PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Wendy

26. Oh Please...Both Stern and Vergie want the body to have a funeral with pictures and videos to be sold for money. They BOTH want the money! Stern was paid for all his interviews lately, and thats okay? But if Mamma got some money...lord forbid they wanna make a stink about it. So what if she got a few thousand dollars....Stern got much much more than that.

Posted at 3:27PM on Feb 21st 2007 by michelle

27. I said it this morning before the hearing began today.The minute she took the stand today she would crumble and the truth would come out.How can you video tape the grave and give the tape to the media YYY because grandma needs money over the deathof her grandson.she really is the evil woman that Anna said she was.

Posted at 1:51PM on Feb 21st 2007 by lisa

28. She's only in it for the money. If she raises that baby , you can bet it will grow up dysfuntional and without a full set of teeth like the rest of them backwoods trailer trashers. Besides, she couldnt raise her own children in a decent way, what makes her think she can raise Dannielynn? Be gone wench. Your dismissed.

Posted at 1:41PM on Feb 21st 2007 by kimie

29. Number 7 - I'd also be interested in whether Anna gave up Daniel to Virgie willingly. If she did, why would Virgie's mother (in her own deathbed apparently) have said, you should let Daniel go and live with Anna? Why wouldn't Anna just have the right to take Daniel b/c she was his mother? Maybe I'm reading too much into that statement . . .

Posted at 1:40PM on Feb 21st 2007 by CA Girl

30. SHE USES DOUBLE NEGATIVE... SO SHE KIND OF ADMITTED IT BUT THOUGHT WE WERE TOO STUPID TO FIGURE IT OUT. SHE DIDN'T LIE :p

Posted at 1:43PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Denielle

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