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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31. This proves that money the root of all evil and that vergie and the father of Danniel are
maggots!!!!!1

Vergie ask forgiveness going in the church----you all are rotten money grubbers-ROT

Posted at 12:32AM on Mar 2nd 2007 by Barbara

32. i just can't believe how crazy this whole thing is. they need to get that dna and get that baby out of there.

Posted at 8:45PM on Mar 2nd 2007 by Laurie

33. 22. 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
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"white trash" ?????

why do so many Koward supporters spew racial hate speech?

Posted at 11:40PM on Mar 1st 2007 by travis

34. I do believe the money is going toward the funeral and if there's anything left, it would obviously go to Dannielynn. Maybe it all goes to Dannielynn.

As for the life insurance policies, I think that's a bunch of baloney. It would have come out long before now if there was one or several.

The insurance companies would have come forward just like all the attorneys, judges, players and "friends" have to make sure they get their share of free publicity.

Posted at 11:41PM on Mar 1st 2007 by me-myself-I

35. Nancy #15 I didnt say Vergies fat ass sat on Daniel to help I said it isnt easy for someone to hold down a 20 year old and make him take the pills, I bet if you go and check you will see the handprints on his jaws where howard pried them open to shove the pills down his and Anna's throat. He was a college student he had a brain in his head and he knew how to make decisions, how many other college student die from drug overdoses and aparrantly you missed the article where The friend Daniel was living with stated that Daniel had been sick and admitted into the hospital several times in California, in July I believe. you should do some more research before you speak to me>>>>>

Posted at 11:40PM on Mar 1st 2007 by Candee

36. Where the hell's Milstein in this (not so) free-for-all?

Posted at 11:45PM on Mar 1st 2007 by Michele

37. I agree with you don ..#22 thinks Howie is a good boy! So do his parents. Still supporting their little 38 year old boy! What is their problem anyway?I mean talk about denial. Someone needs to send them the book "TOUGH LOVE". Seems as if Howie went from living off them to Anna Nicole and now back to him. He is a parasite who needs to grow up!

Posted at 11:49PM on Mar 1st 2007 by hslittlelamb

38. Candee,

hahahahahaha .... what a ridiculous and ignorant remark. You need to go take a chill pill and get off the blogs. I've never heard such a dumb remark. I take that back. There are tons of them here.

Posted at 11:47PM on Mar 1st 2007 by imitalian

39. "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."

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okay ........ Milstein is, my court order of Judge Larry, in charge of the funeral services. that means milstein gave his permission for the news crews and paparazzi agencies to film inside the church.

milstein is actually CHARGING ADMISSION TO THE FUNERAL !!!

have you no shame, mr. milstein?
obviously not!

Posted at 11:49PM on Mar 1st 2007 by travis

40. good for church.... i believe media needs to pay money to get in .... after all they will benefit out of it also... so, ya it goes both way... both parties win.. anyways
Rest in Peace Anna

I will miss you

Respect

Posted at 12:24AM on Mar 2nd 2007 by ina

41. Travis the answer is because that country is all black and racists.
They want the white bodies there for one purpose so they can sit on their asses and make a ton of money off those bodies rotting down there and I assure you once the money train is gone those grave sites will go to hell.

Posted at 11:55PM on Mar 1st 2007 by JR

42. I doubt if ANS has life insurance policies. Young people usually buy term policies. Very little cost for a very large policy. The caveat is that you have to get a physical, and give blood and urine. I doubt ANS could stay clean long enough to produce clean samples. Also, if the insurance companies were watching the circus in Judge Seidlin's courtroom, they heard testimony that she had tried to commit suicide previously, and several people talking about how despondant she was after Danny died. If the results are that she died of an overdose, they could deem it suicide and deny the policies.

Posted at 11:51PM on Mar 1st 2007 by Patti

43. Didn't Howard say in court that he had been in talks with someone to film the funeral and all the money would go to Dannielynn? I believe that's what he said. Must have been ET that he talked to because I've only seen him on that show since Anna died.

Posted at 11:53PM on Mar 1st 2007 by imitalian

44. i did them for the money, so what. i didnt have a job.

Posted at 11:52PM on Mar 1st 2007 by HKStearn

45. Way to apply the high-pressure selling technique guys!

Posted at 11:55PM on Mar 1st 2007 by Fred C.

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