Anna Nicole's Sis -- Pay Me for Selling Out Anna!

Anna Nicole Smith's half-sister is suing the publisher of her book, "Train Wreck: The Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith," because she claims she hasn't been paid for exploiting Anna Nicole's tragic death.

According to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court earlier this month, Donna Hogan claims she never actually entered into a final written contract with Phoenix Books and Audio, Inc. She claims they went and published it anyway, but more importantly, they did not:

-- Promote it
-- List her as the sole author
-- Pay her 40% of the gross receipts
-- Try and sell the book to Europe
-- Attempt to sell the movie rights
-- Pay her $200k upfront

She is seeking unspecified damages.



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1. FIRST!!!! Jesus Loves You!

Posted at 2:42AM on Apr 23rd 2009 by Lula

2. Who really cares about her?? She was a bad mother when she was alive and a slut! Her kid will have a better life now that she's gone! If anyone should get money for the stupid book it should be her kid! Besides this bitch is just her half sister she should NOT get a damn thing! Give it all to the kid you know that kid will get hell when it gets older for who it's mother is and no one knew who it's daddy was for a lone time!!

Posted at 2:53AM on Apr 23rd 2009 by countrytruckgirl

3. Wow , Donna, not a bad payday for someone who met Anna Nicole one time at a book signing. Trashy,Trashy.

Posted at 2:58AM on Apr 23rd 2009 by Donna Hogan Is A Liar

4. we don't care!!!

Posted at 12:11PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by tommyboy

5. Yeah, I know, I was her agent and I felt the deal was fishy, but she didn't want to listen to me. I'm well connected in the New Jersey entertainment industry and I could've done better for her, they went behind our backs and I got screwed out of a commision, so I'll be sending some boys over to sort it out for her.

Posted at 4:56AM on Apr 23rd 2009 by artie help

6. Poor Anna. Her family are such low life hillbilly classless morons. I still feel so bad about what happened to her poor son.He was such a cute sweet young man. He did not deserve to have his young life snuffed out like he did. He had more class in his little finger than everyone involved in his life had in all their bodies put together. I hope someone besides his F@#$ed up family is doing something to keep his memory alive. His life deserves to be recognized just for itself and not only his attachment to Anna Nicole. Rest in peace Danny Boy.

Posted at 5:08AM on Apr 23rd 2009 by they are going to laugh at you

7. thanks a lot for this story

Posted at 5:14AM on Apr 23rd 2009 by urimages

8. No wonder Anna Nicole was a mess. Her family members are money grubbing leechs. They each sold her out for profit, I'm not surprised she wanted nothing to do with any of them. She should get nothing for the book, it wasn't her life, she only wishes it was.

Posted at 5:28AM on Apr 23rd 2009 by Barb

9. DONALD HOGAN, FATHER OF ANNA NICOLE AND DONNA WAS A CONVICTED CHILD RAPIST WHO RAPED A GIRL AGED 10. THE GIRL WAS VIRGIE ARTHUR'S SISTER KAY.

DONNA HOGAN AGED 37, HAS 3 CHILDREN WITH DIFFERENT FATHERS, BORN OUT OF WEDLOCK.

Posted at 7:41AM on Apr 25th 2009 by trailer park trash

10. That whole family is disgusting. They are all leeches. Especially her mother!!! She was always just in it for what she could get out of Anna Nicole! How sad for that young lady. No wonder she was a drug addict..

Posted at 6:37AM on Apr 23rd 2009 by Mcelswick

11. ANNA NICOLE'S FAMILY TREE- Anna Nicole Trailer Park Princess Of Mexia
FATHER: Donald Hogan, child rapist
MOTHER: Virgie Arthur, married five times, had a child Anna or Vickie Hogan at age 15. Married a young man whom later became her stepbrother.
SON: Daniel drug addict , High School drop out out and alleged homosexual/according to N.Collins .Daniel stole Methadone from his mother's house and died/Larry Birkhead's testimony.
BABYDADDY:Birkhead, allegedly was a gay prostitute when he came to Hollywood, financially supported by rich homosexuals, sperm donor who broke the contract, later on claimed he was wronged and "earned" millions .

Posted at 1:48PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by American Tragedy

12. I think it is terrible to tell all about a former lover, spouse, boss, friend, family member or anyone else. It is so tacky to tell things that you should keep to yourself.

Posted at 7:22AM on Apr 23rd 2009 by Linda Mott

13. I made the MISTAKE of purchasing this book. First, I did NOT check the author out; second....I didn't realize that the author had only met her half sister once...and even that's questionable after what I read; and third....the book was garbage. Why any publisher was publish something like this, I just don't know. There were not any facts in it, really. Donna Hogan never met Anna but maybe once. She sure as hell did NOT know anything about Anna at all. Yes, Anna was a drug addict. But I think that's the only truth in the book! That entire family wanted nothing from Anna but her money. They weren't close! I am SO HAPPY that they didn't get a damn thing after Anna died. I couldn't believe that bitch of a mother, Vergie (Or whatever the hell her name is) actually went to court trying to get Anna's body buried closer to the family in Texas. After all, Daniel wasn't buried in Texas and Anna would have wanted to be buried near her son. Thank goodness she was. Anna's entire so-called 'family' are a bunch of money-grubbing, inbred nutcases!! First, Donna Hogan NEVER EVER should have written that book; second, the publisher shouldn't have published it for her. After all, Anna was dead. She couldn't stick up for herself; and third.....Donna, you money-grubbing bitch.....get over it. You should NOT get one single dime more out of this book and you and your entire family should be ashamed of yourselves!

Posted at 8:26AM on Apr 23rd 2009 by T

14. ewww that makes me sick, let her RIP, im suprised her mom didnt jump onto that boat too

Posted at 10:06PM on Apr 23rd 2009 by A*Butta

15. I have not read any of the above comments yet. I just had to respond to this story. This woman is a blood sucking parasite. She never even knew Anna Nicole!! I read her book (library) out of curiousity. What a load of crap! She just took information that has already been published and tried to wrap a story around it. She took some heresay from her father. I always say, "karma is a biotch, and will get you everytime." The book is about HER and is so telling of this woman. I won't even go into what I think of her personaly, because it is just a waste of my energy on this nobody.

Posted at 8:58AM on Apr 23rd 2009 by Darcy

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