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Virgie: I Didn't Pay for My Bahamas Flight

Anna Nicole Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, just told the court that her round-trip airplane fare for a recent trip from Houston to the Bahamas was paid for by a third party. She traveled with sister-in-law Elaine Tabor, and someone she called "a close friend" of the family, David Leigh, identified as a journalist with Splash News.

She could not identify precisely where Leigh lived in Florida, and said he did not know Daniel Smith, even though he was present at a memorial service for him in the Bahamas in January.

Arthur revealed that she receives approximately $3500 per month in pension, and that her husband makes $600 per week, upon being asked by Judge Larry Seidlin.

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16. You know what - the woman just lost her child. Back off!

Posted at 3:51PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Courtney

17. Interesting look behind the scenes of the new media and the manufactoring of news - and yall thought she showed up in the Bahamas cause it was "the right thing to do".

Posted at 3:49PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Inspector Gadget

18. the point is she is a liar, she made plenty of money from the media organizations, everytime she was on the air, she had nothing but bad things to say about her daughter, her and her daughter was estranged for yrs. what anna wanted when she was alive should remain in play, i believe that woman wanted to be buried next to her son and no where else, now her mother comes along and tries to take that from her, she is crazy. I'm no big fan of Stern but why would he lie about that, he was with Anna during the good and the bad, now that his anna is gone, the dollar signs are going off for the mother

Posted at 3:49PM on Feb 21st 2007 by goldie

19. You can clearly see that this woman isn't rich.....give her a break.

Posted at 3:54PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Argyle

20. She is gross.
When she was asked earlier in the day - I guess she "forgot" that THIS CLOSE FAMILY friend worked for Splash.

UGH - she is way more creepy to me than HKS!

Posted at 3:50PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Lee

21. Just wait...Vergie's lawyers want Howard to take the stand again. They are going to drop the BOMB........the video of Anna Nicole stoned at 8 months pregnant with Howard saying, "This is worth money!"

Posted at 3:51PM on Feb 21st 2007 by RN 2 B

22. This woman is so full of shit!!! Who does she think she is fooling? She is no better than HKS!

When she first came into the court room she was fine, not crying. The second she gets up on the stand she pulls out the waterworks and the "ask me again's".

Posted at 4:10PM on Feb 21st 2007 by vicky

23. Howie sold rights to the funeral for $1,000,000 AND sold his sobbing-act reaction to Anna's death for another $1,000,000.

He trumps.

Posted at 3:50PM on Feb 21st 2007 by froglevel

24. Ole' Virgie is on the hot seat now ....she lied earlier.....this should be ..Splash put the helicopters in the air

Posted at 3:50PM on Feb 21st 2007 by dawn2

25. I bet her lodging is paid for too. She wouldn't be there on her dime.

Posted at 3:50PM on Feb 21st 2007 by T

26. Everybody and I mean everybody involved in this is in it for the $$$$$$$$$$$$$, ANS was no doubt a wreck but geez with friends and family like these I would pop pills, drink, shoot up.........GOD ALMIGHTY, she will never rest in peace at this rate.

Posted at 5:58PM on Feb 21st 2007 by kam

27. I hope that when hks gets back on the stands the lawyers ask him did you get paid for pictures after daniel passed away, did you get paid after ans passed away.. This is unbelievable.

Posted at 3:51PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Team Birkhead

28. Have any of you ever been involved in a hearing or a trial??? Especially after your daughter's death!!!

Give mom a break, she's still in a damn fog!!!

Posted at 3:52PM on Feb 21st 2007 by Tonia in Fort Frances, ON

29. WHY isnt anyone asking dick wad stern how much hes been paid.............jeez im thinking now the mother is not as bad as i thought...ya know howard wad has taken so much money its a shame....if the mother is getting help with this soooooooooo what....

Posted at 3:53PM on Feb 21st 2007 by MARGARET

30. she stated that stern came b/t her and her daughter, i dont believe that, their was family bickering before he came along, on the video set anna talked about rape and whippings she received from family members, what does stern has to do with that

Anna despised her mother and if she knew that she had to be buried in TX with family that she despised, she would prob be disgusted and why would they buy plots in the bahamas next to anna's son if she didn't want to be buried there

these people are motivated by money and that is sad

Posted at 3:56PM on Feb 21st 2007 by goldie

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