Celebrity Justice
Stern to Virgie: I Was There, Your Flowers Were Plastic

Virgie Arthur has said she was the only person who visited the grave of Anna Nicole's son Daniel on the first anniversary of his death. Au contraire!


TMZ has obtained this photo of the gravesite. The yellow and white flowers are plastic, courtesy of Virgie. So who left the two bouquets? It was Howard K. Stern.

Stern gave TMZ the following statement:
"I visited Anna and Daniel twice yesterday under the cover of darkness because I did not want the media to capture my private moments with loved ones. In the early morning, I brought two baskets of flowers from Dannielynn, myself, and others. When I visited again late at night, I found plastic flowers drilled into the ground next to our flowers.

I did not want to take pictures or release any statement concerning my visits. However, Anna's birth mother brought Splash News with her to the cemetery (or was it the other way around?) and then claimed in an interview that nobody visited Anna and Daniel.

Unfortunately, I have learned to anticipate this type of exploitative expression of alleged love and took the necessary precautions. I sincerely hope that Splash News has the decency not to make this a pattern for all future anniversaries, birthdays, and holidays.

As in the past, I am not profiting from these pictures or this statement in any manner."

Filed under: Celebrity Justice, Anna Nicole Smith


Reader Comments

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31. The cruelty displaced by HKS, LB, TMZ, ET is unequaled.

This from the man who was making a deal right after ANS passed away and who was carrying DL around the house having ET film it? This from a man who filmed a drugged, pregnant woman laughing about how much $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ it would make?

Ron Rale said Lin Wood was a monster. Maybe he was right for who else would represent a man like this.

Posted at 8:52PM on Sep 11th 2007 by Have you no shame, no decency?

32. Good for Howard! Virgi is a low life.

Posted at 8:55PM on Sep 11th 2007 by Vikki

33. Virgie shows her true colors when she had Splash with her. It's about her making money on her daughters grave. O'quinn had to admit he payed for all her trips to Florida and the Bahamas, 400,00 dollars worth. But she said on stand in Florida her family paid her way. SHE LIED..... Just like when Daniel died she spent days going around the U.S. TV shows insteat of going to her daughter side to comfort her. More money doing that, then being a mother. Anna knew what her mom was like and wanted nothing to do with her. What a sick soul that women has.

Posted at 8:55PM on Sep 11th 2007 by Get real

34. So what if the flowers were plastic. Maybe thats all she could afford. And as far as Howard Stern saying he doesent profit from Anna and Daniels deaths thats a crock. He sponged off Anna all those years before she died and still is after her death, Hes a parasite.

Posted at 8:58PM on Sep 11th 2007 by blooper

35. Virgie brought Splash this year, last year and to the morgue when the judge told her not to. I have heard of selling your mother to make a buck but you dead child and grandchild 3 seperate times??????

That is low!

Posted at 8:59PM on Sep 11th 2007 by fecesflusterer

36. wow. pretty sad by all parties. goodbyeanna.com

Posted at 9:00PM on Sep 11th 2007 by GoodbyeAnna

37. How disgusting of the evil Howard. My mother is deceased & I live out of state so I always put artificial flowers on her grave because they can withstand the weather. She is buried in a huge well-kept cemetery & most all the graves have artificial flowers. Shame on all you people for making fun of this mother.

Posted at 9:01PM on Sep 11th 2007 by Howard is a sick freak

38. Who really belives that HKS and LB are in each others corner? You can make enemies from friends(associates) when money is involved. They did both have the media for Pre and Post Dannielynn pics. Why would LB want to get rid of HK$, He is the executer/attorney of the estate. But LB is the the dad. Goes to show girls can get along when money is the common ground. Just making an observation.

Posted at 9:02PM on Sep 11th 2007 by Sue

39. TMZ always tries to make Virgie look bad. At least she didn't steal money from her dead daughter in order to buy flowers & everything else she owns.

Posted at 9:03PM on Sep 11th 2007 by LEAVE VIRGIE ALONE

40. God have mercy on the wicked sinful Howard & people who support his type of behavior because one day each of you must stand before him & you will be judged.

Posted at 9:04PM on Sep 11th 2007 by Howard is not even human

41. Could it be that Virgie and Rita went together to the Bahamas? Perhaps that is why Ms Rita decided to call Howard if in fact it's true that she attempted to get his comment on her generous book about him.

Who took the pictures of Virgie at the grave? I doubt that a tourist just happened by and filmed her for ET. Who cares. I'm sorry for her loss and sorry she can't or wont make amends with Larry & Howard. Larry did say she emailed him yesterday but little else and he said it's still her fight.

Posted at 9:05PM on Sep 11th 2007 by just thinking

42. Stay strong Howard! Anna would be so proud of you. Never give up! Please please please stay strong!!

Posted at 9:07PM on Sep 11th 2007 by .....

43. Where are all the lawsuits promised by HKS & LB?

Posted at 9:08PM on Sep 11th 2007 by hmmmmmmmmm

44. 49. God have mercy on the wicked sinful Howard & people who support his type of behavior because one day each of you must stand before him & you will be judged.

Posted at 9:03PM on Sep 11th 2007 by Howard is not even human

Kinda like how you are judging people now??? how pathetic...get a life and stop using your beliefs to have an opinion about anything. What a joke.

Posted at 9:08PM on Sep 11th 2007 by holy hell

45. I just shake my heads at those of you who continue to inanely and erroneously attack Howard K. Stern. What is the MATTER with you people!? Vergie is a loser, and her stupid plastic flowers prove it. Also Stern did NOT say he alone was responsible for the baskets of flowers. He SAID they were from him, Dannielyn, and OTHERS. Is it necessary that he HAS to mention Birkhead's name? I hardly think so. Stern is not a sicko, but those of you who continue to malign him most certainly ARE!

Posted at 9:08PM on Sep 11th 2007 by Lin

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