Anna's Funeral -- For a Price

Anna Nicole Smith's funeral is proving to be one of the most expensive events of all time ... for the people covering it!

TMZ has learned that the Bahamian gated community which houses the church where Anna's funeral will take place tomorrow, is desperately trying to cash in on the media spectacle -- by charging news crews and paparazzi agencies thousands of dollars to get inside.

Each crew that wants to get inside the community of Sandy Port is required to pay $2000 per camera and $5000 to set up a live feed ... and they want their money tonight! Interested parties must submit a form with an authorized credit card number before midnight, or they won't be allowed through the gate on Friday.

We're told one photo agency has already forked over $15,000 for special access inside the grounds.

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16. Dr. Perper is the ONLY person in this whole mess that has given ANS any respect and dignity in death. I think he is just wonderful for doing all he has done to protect her.

Posted at 11:25PM on Mar 1st 2007 by Trish

17. candee what the xxxx you talking about? you must be a blond.

Posted at 11:25PM on Mar 1st 2007 by don

18. I can't believe that the church is taking that much money from the media! That is a disgrace, they should of buried her in the USA!!!!!!! Is anyone looking at Howard? Does anyone know why he had her on sooo many drugs? Where are the criminal charges. He kept her drugged for some reason! What a loser he is? How could he not have no money? He is a grown man? how could you live off of someone else? LOSER!!!!! He needs to get a job!!!!!!! Pay your OWN rent with your paycheck, not with Anna's money!

LOSER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:26PM on Mar 1st 2007 by christine

19. But ET will be the only one allowed inside the church as they have an exclusive with Howard Stern. This is only for the rights to be on the grounds.

Posted at 12:18AM on Mar 2nd 2007 by MW

20.
THIS PROVES THAT MONEY IS THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL---AND Anna's--family have proven THAT
what low life they are----rot in hell all of you !!!!! YOU ALL DO NOT KNOW THE TRUE MEANING OF LOVE!

Posted at 12:33AM on Mar 2nd 2007 by Barbara

21. Entertainment Tonight says they are not paying Howard Stern, but there are other
hidden ways to provide money. Like all the air transportation and home
bills. I would believe there are bills to pay for the home and I'm assuming Howard
can't get to Anna's money!!! Do they really think he public is that dumb. And ET
could be paying all funeral expenses. Howard wouldn't be on there unless something
was happening. As a mother, I would be appalled if some stranger had control over
my child's body, no matter what age. And as far as Anna hating her mother - drugs give you courage to say anything you want to say. If she thought her mother was that bad a person, why did she let her mother raise her son when he was around 8 and so vulnerable!
Like Anna Nicole was an angel???? I think not. She sure forgot her dead husband fast enough. I'm all done listening to Mark Steines & ET. Is
there no other news to report - the whole program is devoted to this mess.

Posted at 11:28PM on Mar 1st 2007 by Boots

22. A CHURCH making thosands off of her death?? This is sooooooo surreal - just UNREAL!

Posted at 11:27PM on Mar 1st 2007 by Trish

23. If you checkout the sandypoint.com who is charging those prices domain you find interesting

Registrant Contact:
Sandy Port Development Company Ltd.
Sandy Port Development Company Ltd. (NA)
NA
Fax:
P.O. CB-13500
Sandyport, Nassau 00000
BS

Administrative Contact:
eGO
Keith West (webmaster@ego.net)
+1.8042258660
Fax:
2509 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23223
US

Technical Contact:
New Millenium Technologies, Inc.
NMTNet Hostmaster (hostmaster@NMTNET.COM)
+1.8046390690
Fax: +1.8046390998
2820 Waterford Lake Dr. Suite 202
Midlothian, VA 23112

Posted at 11:33PM on Mar 1st 2007 by JR

24. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH ALREADY !
I wish not speak ill of the dead however , I would like to address the ongoing 24 hour soap opera that has enthralled television viewers for the past 3 weeks. The seemingly endless Anna Nicole saga. This person chose to have this chaotic dramatic existence, then claiming attempt of escape from it to another country. Convenient? Perhaps?
I believe that one reaps what one sows , perhaps some of those seeds resulted in her demise. The only sad part of this entire fiasco is the life of two innocent children that have been altered for ever. Her son having lived it and now a little girl that will also be effected by this as she learns all of this madness in her adult years. Her Mother's actions in life continues in her death. People fighting over money that may or may rewarded ; money that was earned only by “ taking a shortcut” . Countless television interviews of persons wearing rose colored glasses that believe their lies for truths, men coming out of the woodwork claiming to be the “Father”. Sadly this will continue on and on at the expense of an innocent child . The only proper things to do is end this madness. 1) DNA ,so this child can begin a somewhat normal bonding with her REAL
family that can provide her with love, security, structure, and principal. 2) Put Anna in the
Bahamas with Daniel. 3) Tear up the “questionable will”, leaving the Marshall Family with monies that is rightfully theirs. Are our own lives so monotonous that we have to continue this ? I say enough is enough! Let the Bahamas have this element, one less drama queen.

Posted at 11:29PM on Mar 1st 2007 by HAPPY!HAPPY!JOY!JOY!

25. No. 3 Don: Howard K. Stern is the only one who loved Anna Nicole and is not a media hound. He has waived his legal fee as executor and is the one who was trying to get her buried with dignity from day one. It's all the white trash out of Texas and California that are milking her for every penny.

Posted at 11:29PM on Mar 1st 2007 by murphy

26. right on nancy!!!! hks will soon be behind bars!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:29PM on Mar 1st 2007 by don

27. Nancy Grace reported tonight she had 7 life insurance policies with Daniel the Beneficiary and Howie the Secondary!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:13PM on Mar 1st 2007 by monkia louinski
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seven??? SEVEN !!! she only lived ONCE !!!

guess he wanted to hide the total by dividing it up.

oh yeah ... insurance investigators free for all

Posted at 11:30PM on Mar 1st 2007 by travis

28. When we die our spirits go to our final "reward". The body that houses the spirit is only a shell! What a tragedy to spend so much money on these "dry bones" of Anna Nicole. I heard that this funeral is costing a half a million dollars. Where is that money coming from?? Perhaps one of those 7 insurance policies? I am so sick of Mark Stenes from entertainment tonight interviewing good of Howie like he is a night in shining armour. Any one with half a brain can see that Howard Smith is on some kind of downer himself. He pimped Anna Nicole in her life, and he's pimping her in her death. People need to realize that! Sooner or later her money and the interest in her will die out. Lets hope good ol' Howard can come out of his downer stupor and get a real job!

Posted at 11:32PM on Mar 1st 2007 by hslittlelamb

29. #16 wake up !

Dr Pecker the ME is in this real deep, he allowed a body that may have been murdered to be embalmed to wash the drugs out of the system
He released a body before cause of death was known
He made sure he got a free vacation down to that shithole country and
that hugh lump on his head, normally that is from headboard banging but in his case its the end of a casket.

Posted at 11:35PM on Mar 1st 2007 by JR

30. hey #22, are you for real? talk about naive!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 11:35PM on Mar 1st 2007 by don

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