Mystery Man in Anna Nicole's Hospital Room

TMZ knows the identity of the "mystery person" who was in the hospital room the day Anna Nicole Smith's son Daniel died. It's G. Ben Thompson.

He's the dude with whom Anna Nicole had a brief affair -- the same man Anna tried to trick into believing Dannielynn was his baby. Anna's scheme was torpedoed when Thompson informed her he had a vasectomy two years earlier.

Thompson says he still owns Horizons, the home Anna and Howard lived in when they moved to the Bahamas. Ultimately, Thompson tried to evict Anna and Howard, claiming they were squatters. Howard still lives there.

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46. 30. Excerpt from book (Crime Library post)

Per Moe, p. 166-67 "Larry gave Anna ecstacy and cocaine"

Larry testified before Bahamian police officials late January before ANS died. Larry made shocking allegations - this was witnessed by Mark Speer, LA county sheriff's deputy who was doing security for LB October to March. Larry provided details of money funneling, drug use - HKS sending 15 K every other week to his parents in offshore accounts - several million all told
Also Larry told police trimspa was a joke and that Goen knew it. Goen per Larry supplied the human growth horman
Per Mark Speer Larry said he was there when Goen brought the stuff
Larry had a needle with liquid in it that he thought would bring Goen down and that would have fingerprints and ANS DNA on it - he had a plan to bring Trim Spa down. Mark Speer asked why Larry didn't do anything with the evidence said he thought LB was bought off. :O


Posted at 12:56PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Things that make u go hmmm...
we already know that Lb said he did not hire Mark Speers that this was a DO thing and to try to make him something he wasn't is really funny>If he was a Police Ofrficer why wasn't it told about in DO filings? Just like saying that Don Clark was former FBI.SO what? plenty of agents and Police officers have lost their jobs for a lot of different things and unless someone diggs for the info none of us is the wiser.So don't try to make things more than they are it is not credible

Posted at 3:50PM on Sep 4th 2007 by needs to be repeated

47.

we dont do ART HARRIS.....ART HARRIS IS FOR ASSESSS.
we get our source elsewhere.....if we must rely on artharris we will do without, thank you.

Posted at 12:48PM on Sep 4th 2007 by no time to wast on art and his mules
Maybe that is because you really don't want to know what is going on.At least Art has real court papers not lies and slander

Posted at 3:56PM on Sep 4th 2007 by norman gilat

48. Art Harris is nothing but a paid shill for HKS, go to QuestionableBehavior.com for the ACTUAL facts.

Posted at 5:12PM on Sep 4th 2007 by MOST People Are Smarter Than Art Harris's Lies

49. I WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING, NO LIES!

Posted at 5:29PM on Sep 4th 2007 by no but yes but yes but no thanx

50. Some will stoop to the lowest of the lows....

AH, who is now working for the infamous Entertainment Tonight, has been quoting his unidentified source, HKS, for various blogs since the behind-the-closed-door deals of the boys in Anna Nicole's life was made public. We are now seeing why Debra Opri came out with her announcement before LB started his formal proceeding in the Bahamas.

According to this blog, it would appear there is now an attempt to set-up "kind hearted" G. Ben Thompson to take a fall for Daniel Wayne Smith's death in the Bahamas, however I think they are seriously pushing their luck too far on this one! They may get his house, Horizons, though I don't think this is going to fly not only with the Bahamian Court but the masses.

Been observing the Stern bloggers setting up Tas Brighthaupt and Brigette Nevin (a lesser degree) over the past several weeks here at TMZ should Anna Nicole's death case be reopened!

It would appear our beloved Harvey and/or some of his staff is now working dirty (dumping G. Ben Thompson into the boys' relationship news mix) on behalf of the HKS camp.

Harvey, I have adored you but this is going too far on behalf of the HKS camp. We may be calling this saga "Blind Ambition" before the last curtail falls!

Posted at 5:46PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Sunshine in California!

51. This is old news. It's such crap. He just wants to try and claim Howard flushed pills. He's a liar. The deal with DL was that she asked him to SAY he was the father. She didn't try to convince him he was. Howard took care or Anna until the end. What always makes me wonder about people who say he's guilty of something. Why would he not wait until they were married in two weeks before he did anything? The man is not stupid. He loved Anna and tried to do what Anna wanted, keep the baby away from Larry. Now they have to fight these stupid rumors and there will be more nonsense written about DL's family for her to read when she grows up.

Posted at 6:21PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Maggie

52. #49 if there are 'Stern Bloggers' somewhere, I wanna join them, please share. I love the guy!

Posted at 6:26PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Maggie

53.

Howard we love you. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

Rita you are a low life. Say goodbye to any shred of any career you had left. We can see why you were fired from every network.

Howard please stay strong, Dannielynn needs you for the truth when she is old enough to understand all of this. We really do love you Howard.

Posted at 8:01PM on Sep 4th 2007 by Life is good

54. Interesting!!! Now why would TMZ bring this tidbit that has been KNOWN for months to the forefront!?!!

Posted at 3:16AM on Sep 5th 2007 by Lynda

55. This we already knew... What I want to know how is it possible that $tern remains in Horizons?

And now the Cosby book scandal - How lng are we going to ave to hear about all the degenerates that continue to bank and make a buck on the demise of Smith?

Better yet - who can explain the new found friendship between $tern and Larry? Heads up to all: We are not idiots and maybe at the end of it all we will find out that they were always is cahoots and that Smith's death and subsequent passing of fortunes and misfortunes was just the ultimate plan from these hoodlums.

Larry I'm so very disappointed! I was always on your side, but really, I think the gig is up!

Posted at 12:37PM on Sep 5th 2007 by Barbo Garbo

56. G Ben Thompson looks like a cross between Alfred E Neuman and Howdy Doody. For those of you too young to know who Howdy Doody and Alfred E Neuman are.. here is a link to both:

http://www.doodyville.com/ http://www.leconcombre.com/concpost/us/postcard4/alfred_e_neuman.html

Posted at 10:52AM on Sep 7th 2007 by Kay

57. Never judge a book by its cover....

We would rather know a man who was busted in the Sixties (MANY YEARS AGO) for importing marijuana* and served a prison term who has a HEART than a SPINELESS educated lawyer OR Freudian psychiatrist who enabled and made the choices they did on behalf of Anna Nicole Smith which assisted in creating her unnecessary death in Florida on February 8, 2007!

At least Ben Thompson, Gina Shelley and S. Ford Shelley, provided compassonate hearts and an elegant stable for Anna Nicole Smith (including her personal lawyer) while they ran from Birkhead. What did Stern monetarily contribute to her life the last couple of years as she even bought his shoes! As much as we love our son who is 20 years of age, if he pulled a Stern, he would be disowned and we wouldn't enable him as the Stern Family has done and continues to do.

*With Stern being a smoker, you can be certain he's enjoyed marijuana and, most likely, participated in worse drugs throughout the years he spent with Anna Nicole Smith as there are too many photos and videos floating around the internet wherein the eyes are most revealing. People who don't do drugs don't hang with and enable those who do!



Posted at 5:32PM on Sep 8th 2007 by Reality check....

58. This news is so old . What are you up to TMZ. Trying to deflect attention from Howie and Larry......... Rita's book is a great read. .......... OK mag did a good job in their article as well....................This is like the post of Larry going out and coming home with two women. LOL ............. A pathetic try to make them look honest............ Larry was Anna's sperm daughter. Maybe knowing that she was getting older she and Stern wanted a new money ticket. And if she could have convinced B. Thompson he was the Father she would have been sitting pretty with his money. Having a baby is sure way to get the cameras flashing again. Ben came to the hospital after Daniel was dead. He was called there by Stern to help with hysterical Anna.

Posted at 9:46PM on Sep 8th 2007 by Holy Cow

59. Boy is he one ugly dude

Posted at 4:27PM on Sep 10th 2007 by the real insider

60. Is it me only but does the baby resembles her maternal grandmother in some pictures?
Yes the majority of the time she looks like her daddy but that rounded face looks like Virgie.

Posted at 4:37PM on Sep 10th 2007 by SE SE

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