Editing Anna Nicole Smith (section)

==Personal life==
While working at Jim's Krispy Fried Chicken in [[Mexia]], Smith met Billy Wayne Smith, a cook at the restaurant, and the couple married on April 4, 1985, when he was 16 and she was 17.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://imdb.com/title/tt13957894/|title= ABC 20/20 Tragic Beauty: Anna Nicole Smith|date= February 5, 2021|website= [[IMDb]]|access-date= August 12, 2022|archive-date= August 13, 2022|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220813040143/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13957894/|url-status= live}}</ref> She gave birth to their son, Daniel Wayne Smith, on January 22, 1986. Smith and her husband separated the following year, and divorced in 1993.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.buffalo.edu/content/dam/www/news/imported/pdf/February07/HoustonChronicleRappingSmith.pdf |title=Anna Nicole Smith's life, and death, is a tabloid tale |work=Houston Chronicle |last1=Kever |first1=Jeannie |last2=Feldman |first2=Claudia |date=February 9, 2007 |access-date=July 21, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624203859/https://www.buffalo.edu/content/dam/www/news/imported/pdf/February07/HoustonChronicleRappingSmith.pdf |archive-date=June 24, 2021}}</ref> 

While performing at a Houston strip club in October 1991, Smith met 86-year-old [[petroleum]] tycoon [[J. Howard Marshall]].<ref>''In re Marshall'' 275 B.R. 5, 21 (C.D. Cal. 2002).</ref> On June 27, 1994, Smith and Marshall were married in [[Houston]],<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/obvious-history-anna-nicole-smith-ended-marrying-89-year-old |title=How Anna Nicole Smith Ended Up Marrying an 89-year-old |date=April 26, 2018 |magazine=Interview Magazine |access-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-date=April 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415215250/https://www.interviewmagazine.com/culture/obvious-history-anna-nicole-smith-ended-marrying-89-year-old |url-status=live }}</ref> resulting in speculation that she married him for his money. Marshall died on August 4, 1995, in Houston, at the age of 90.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=1320909 |title=Fame and Infamy Surround Anna Nicole Smith |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=November 17, 2005 |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214074140/http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=1320909 |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Court cases and bankruptcy===
{{see also|Marshall v. Marshall{{!}}''Marshall v. Marshall''|Stern v. Marshall{{!}}''Stern v. Marshall''}}
In October 1994, Smith initiated a $5 million lawsuit against the ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine, claiming that she did not authorize the use of her photo on the cover of its magazine titled "White Trash Nation" and that the article damaged her reputation. The lawsuit was settled.<ref>{{cite journal |url=https://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2007/02/anna_nicole_and_new_york_a_nol_1.html |title=Anna Nicole and ''New York'': A No-Love-Lost Story – Daily Intelligencer |journal=[[New York (magazine)|New York]] |date=February 9, 2007 |access-date=June 23, 2016 |archive-date=April 27, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160427084117/http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2007/02/anna_nicole_and_new_york_a_nol_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

Even though Smith was not in Marshall's [[Will and testament|will]], she claimed that in return for marriage, Marshall verbally promised her half of his [[Estate (law)|estate]], which primarily consisted of a 16% interest in [[Koch Industries]], then worth $1.6&nbsp;billion. Smith's stepson [[E. Pierce Marshall]] disputed the claim. Smith temporarily joined forces with J.&nbsp;Howard's other son, [[J. Howard Marshall III]], who was disowned after attempting to take control of Koch Industries. Howard III also claimed that his father had verbally promised him a portion of the estate; like Smith, Howard III was also left out of his father's will.<ref>{{cite news |last=Grossberg |first=Josh |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/41279/probate-jury-disses-anna-nicole |title=Probate Jury Disses Anna Nicole |website=[[E! Online]] |date=March 8, 2001 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530081652/https://www.eonline.com/news/41279/probate-jury-disses-anna-nicole |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1996, Smith filed for [[bankruptcy]] in [[California]] as a result of an $850,000 [[default judgment]] against her for the [[sexual harassment]] of a nanny who cared for her son.<ref name=supreme/> Since any money potentially due to her from the Marshall estate was part of her potential assets, the bankruptcy court involved itself in the matter.<ref name=supreme>{{cite news |title=Anna Nicole Smith's Supreme Fight |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/28/AR2006022800142_pf.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |last=Lane |first=Charles |author-link=Charles Lane (journalist) |date=March 1, 2006 |access-date=September 20, 2017 |archive-date=August 16, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170816111915/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/02/28/AR2006022800142_pf.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2000, a [[Los Angeles]] bankruptcy judge awarded Smith $449,754,134.00, the amount that Marshall's interest in Koch Industries appreciated during their marriage.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-28-me-28008-story.html |title=Judge Awards Guess Model $450 Million of Oil Estate |first=ANN W. |last=O'NEILL |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=September 28, 2000 |access-date=February 21, 2020 |archive-date=August 17, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180817171441/http://articles.latimes.com/2000/sep/28/local/me-28008 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, in July 2001, Houston judge Mike Wood affirmed the jury's findings in the probate case by ruling that Smith was entitled to nothing. The judge ordered Smith to pay over $1&nbsp;million to cover the legal costs and expenses of E.&nbsp;Pierce Marshall. The conflict between the Texas probate court and California bankruptcy court judgments forced the matter into [[United States district court|federal court]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Judge-orders-Anna-Nicole-Smith-to-pay-up-2051825.php |title=Judge Orders Anna Nicole to Pay Up |first=Janette |last=Rodrigues |work=[[Houston Chronicle]] |date=July 10, 2001 |access-date=February 23, 2018 |archive-date=February 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180223171338/https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/Judge-orders-Anna-Nicole-Smith-to-pay-up-2051825.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

In March 2002, a federal judge vacated the California bankruptcy court's ruling and issued a new ruling that reduced the award to $88&nbsp;million. On December 30, 2004, a three-judge panel of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] reversed that decision on the grounds that the federal courts lacked jurisdiction to overrule the probate court's decision.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/anna-nicole-smith-loses-husbands-millions-7198075.html |title=Anna Nicole Smith loses husband's millions |first=Paul |last=Sims |work=[[London Evening Standard]] |date=December 31, 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.leagle.com/decision/20041510392f3d111811401 |title=''In re Marshall'', 392 F.3d 1118, 1124–1131 |publisher=[[United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit]] |date=December 30, 2004 |access-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-date=February 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225064941/https://www.leagle.com/decision/20041510392f3d111811401 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In September 2005, the [[U.S. Supreme Court]] decided to hear the appeal of that decision. The [[George W. Bush administration]] directed [[Paul Clement]], the [[United States Solicitor General]], to intercede on Smith's behalf in the interest of expanding federal court jurisdiction over state [[probate]] disputes.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna10606237 |title=White house lends a hand to Anna Nicole |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[NBC News]] |date=December 27, 2005 |access-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-date=October 23, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181023010322/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/10606237/ns/politics/t/white-house-lends-hand-anna-nicole/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 1, 2006, the Supreme Court unanimously decided in favor of Smith. Justice [[Ruth Bader Ginsburg]] wrote the opinion. The decision did not give Smith a portion of her husband's estate, but affirmed her right to pursue a share of it in federal court.<ref name=nytmay>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/01/washington/01cnd-smith.html |title=Anna Nicole Smith Wins Supreme Court Case |first=David |last=Stout |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=May 1, 2006 |access-date=February 21, 2017 |archive-date=January 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107234212/http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/01/washington/01cnd-smith.html |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/SupremeCourt/story?id=1911507 |title=Anna Nicole Smith Wins One at Supreme Court |first=ARIANE |last=DE VOGUE |work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=May 1, 2006 |access-date=June 27, 2020 |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120042358/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/SupremeCourt/story?id=1911507 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/anna-nicole-smith-wins-supreme-court-appeal |title=Anna Nicole Smith Wins Supreme Court Appeal |first=Jane |last=Roh |work=[[Fox News]] |date=May 1, 2006 |access-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530081707/https://www.foxnews.com/story/anna-nicole-smith-wins-supreme-court-appeal |url-status=live }}</ref>

On June 20, 2006, E. Pierce Marshall died at age 67 from an [[infection]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/E-Pierce-Marshall-dies-suddenly/42841151152625/ |title=E. Pierce Marshall dies suddenly |work=[[United Press International]] |date=June 24, 2006 |access-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-date=February 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225064824/https://www.upi.com/E-Pierce-Marshall-dies-suddenly/42841151152625/ |url-status=live }}</ref> His widow and estate executrix [[Elaine Tettemer Marshall]], pursued the case on behalf of his estate. After Smith's death in 2007, the case continued on behalf of Smith's infant daughter, [[Dannielynn Birkhead]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/09/us/09cnd-smith.html |title=Cause of Anna Nicole Smith's Death Uncertain |first=Maria |last=Newman |work=The New York Times |date=February 9, 2007 |access-date=February 21, 2017 |archive-date=August 24, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824222300/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/09/us/09cnd-smith.html |url-status=live }}{{subscription required}}</ref> In March 2010, an appeals court upheld the verdict barring Smith from the estate.<ref>{{cite news |title=Anna Nicole Smith's little girl Dannielynn Birkhead loses will battle |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/03/21/anna-nicole-smith-s-little-girl-dannielynn-birkhead-loses-will-battle-115875-22126931/ |work=[[Daily Mirror]] |date=March 21, 2010 |access-date=April 5, 2018 |archive-date=January 30, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110130100650/http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2010/03/21/anna-nicole-smith-s-little-girl-dannielynn-birkhead-loses-will-battle-115875-22126931/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Following the decision, lawyers for Smith's estate appealed the decision to the entire Ninth Circuit. On May 6, 2010, the appeal was denied.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://archive.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2010/05/06/court_wont_reconsider_anna_nicole_smith_ruling/ |title=Court won't reconsider Anna Nicole Smith ruling |agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]] |date=May 6, 2010 |access-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530081548/http://archive.boston.com/ae/celebrity/articles/2010/05/06/court_wont_reconsider_anna_nicole_smith_ruling/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

In June 2011, in the case of ''[[Stern v. Marshall]]'', the Supreme Court issued a ruling against Smith's estate, stating that the California bankruptcy court decision that gave her estate $475&nbsp;million was made without [[subject-matter jurisdiction]]. The court agreed with the ruling of the Ninth Circuit that a bankruptcy court could not make a decision on an issue outside bankruptcy law.<ref>{{cite news |title=Supreme Court Rules Against Anna Nicole Smith's Estate |url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/06/23/137366848/supreme-court-rules-against-anna-nicole-smiths-estate |first=MARK |last=MEMMOTT |work=[[NPR]] |date=June 23, 2011 |access-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-date=February 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180225065034/https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2011/06/23/137366848/supreme-court-rules-against-anna-nicole-smiths-estate |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2014, [[David O. Carter]], a federal U.S. District Court judge in [[Orange County, California]], rejected efforts to obtain about $44&nbsp;million from the J.&nbsp;Howard Marshall estate.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Anna-Nicole-Smith-Estate-Howard-K-Stern-J-Howard-Marshall-271940261.html |title=Anna Nicole Smith's Estate Loses Bid for Millions |agency=[[Associated Press]] |work=[[NBC]] |date=August 20, 2014 |access-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-date=February 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224232712/https://www.nbcdfw.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Anna-Nicole-Smith-Estate-Howard-K-Stern-J-Howard-Marshall-271940261.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Birth of daughter===
A psychiatrist said she met with Smith in April 2006 at [[Cedars-Sinai Medical Center]] in Los Angeles while she was pregnant with her daughter, and that she believed that Smith had [[borderline personality disorder]], and was [[Prescription drug addiction|addicted to prescription medications]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Anna Nicole Smith's Psychiatrist Testifies About Her Drug Use |url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2010/08/13/anna-nicole-smiths-psychiatrist-testifies-about-her-drug-use/ |access-date=October 16, 2020 |date=August 13, 2010 |archive-date=May 28, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210528095230/https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2010/08/13/anna-nicole-smiths-psychiatrist-testifies-about-her-drug-use/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kim |first=Victoria |title=Anna Nicole Smith's bodyguard tells of her drug, alcohol abuse in her last days |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-aug-07-la-me-anna-nicole-smith-20100807-story.html |access-date=October 16, 2020 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=August 7, 2010 |archive-date=January 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120042359/https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-aug-07-la-me-anna-nicole-smith-20100807-story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> 
{{main|Dannielynn Birkhead paternity case}}
On June 1, 2006, Smith announced her pregnancy in a video clip on her official website.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqioG2lV6ug |title=Anna Nicole Smith is pregnant |publisher=Youtube |date=June 1, 2006 |access-date=August 11, 2010 |archive-date=October 29, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071029201515/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqioG2lV6ug |url-status=live }}</ref> She gave birth to a daughter, Dannielynn, on September 7, 2006, in [[New Providence]], The Bahamas.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2006/10/16/birth-certificate-for-anna-nicoles-baby/ |title=Birth Certificate for Anna Nicole's Baby |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240530081548/https://www.tmz.com/2006/10/16/birth-certificate-for-anna-nicoles-baby/ |archive-date=May 30, 2024 |website=TMZ.com |date=October 16, 2006}}</ref> In an interview on [[CNN]]'s ''[[Larry King Live]]'' after the death of Smith's son, attorney [[Howard K. Stern]] said that he and Smith had been in a relationship for "a very long time" and said he was the father.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/26/smith.baby/index.html |title=Attorney: I'm Anna Nicole's baby's father |work=CNN |date=September 27, 2006 |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210045645/http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/26/smith.baby/index.html |archive-date=February 10, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Entertainment photographer Larry Birkhead claimed that he was the baby's father and filed a lawsuit to establish paternity.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,217358,00.html |title=Ex-Boyfriend Challenges Paternity of Anna Nicole Smith's Daughter |agency=Associated Press |date=October 3, 2006 |access-date=February 14, 2007 |work=Fox News |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313051005/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C217358%2C00.html |archive-date=March 13, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Bahamian [[birth certificate]] recorded the father as Stern.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.nationalledger.com/artman/publish/article_27268991.shtml |title=Anna Nicole Smith Names Howard K Stern as Dad on Birth Certificate |website=NationalLedger.com |date=October 11, 2006 |last=Atkins |first=Jill |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107054743/http://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=5&num=8991 |archive-date=January 7, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

A judge in the United States ordered that [[DNA paternity test]]s be performed to determine Dannielynn's biological father. Following Smith's death, Birkhead's attorney asked for an emergency DNA sample to be taken from Smith's body.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.smh.com.au/news/people/after-the-death-burial-by-blog/2007/02/09/1170524284742.html |title=Baby with mother of a court battle |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=February 10, 2007 |first=Mark |last=Coultan |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211174952/http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/after-the-death-burial-by-blog/2007/02/09/1170524284742.html |archive-date=February 11, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> The request was denied by a judge who ordered that her body be preserved until February 20.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna17063518 |title=Judge refuses to order DNA test on Smith |website=[[NBCNews.com]] |agency=Associated Press |date=February 9, 2007 |access-date=October 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108160316/http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/17063518/ns/today-entertainment/t/judge-refuses-order-dna-test-smith |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 9, 2007, [[Zsa Zsa Gabor]]'s husband, [[Frédéric Prinz von Anhalt]], stated that he had had a decade-long affair with Smith and could potentially be the father of her daughter.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_on_en_tv/anna_nicole_smith_125 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213054347/http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070209/ap_on_en_tv/anna_nicole_smith_125 |archive-date=February 13, 2007 |title=Gabor Husband may be Smith's baby's dad |date=February 9, 2007 |website=[[Yahoo News]] |agency=Associated Press |access-date=February 14, 2007}}</ref> Smith's former bodyguard and chef, Alexander Denk, also claimed that he had an affair with Smith and that he, too, was potentially the father.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2007/02/alex_denk.php |title=Could Anna Nicole's Bodyguard Be Dannielynn's Father? |date=February 12, 2007 |website=extratv.warnerbros.com |publisher=Warner Bros. |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-date=May 19, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100519054308/http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2007/02/alex_denk.php |url-status=dead}}</ref>

After Smith's death, the [[TMZ]] website reported that she had been given a prescription for [[methadone]] under a false name while she was in her eighth month of pregnancy.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.tmz.com/2007/02/14/the-doctor-who-scored-methadone-for-anna-nicole/ |title=The Doctor Who Scored Methadone for Anna Nicole |date=February 14, 2007 |website=TMZ.com |access-date=February 14, 2006 |archive-date=February 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216025806/http://www.tmz.com/2007/02/14/the-doctor-who-scored-methadone-for-anna-nicole/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[Medical Board of California]] launched a review into the matter. The prescribing doctor, Sandeep Kapoor, said the treatment he had administered was "sound and appropriate".<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-feb-17-me-doctor17-story.html |title=Smith's doctor defends treatment |last=Proctor |first=Charles |work=Los Angeles Times |date=February 17, 2007 |access-date=October 16, 2011 |archive-date=July 15, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715023043/http://articles.latimes.com/2007/feb/17/local/me-doctor17 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2007, a Bahamian judge ruled that DNA tests had established Birkhead as the biological father.<ref>{{cite news |last=Turnquest |first=Paul |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1040771120070410 |title=Birkhead is father of Anna Nicole's baby |work=Reuters |date=April 10, 2007 |access-date=August 11, 2010 |archive-date=January 10, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090110024526/http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSN1040771120070410 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Birkhead subsequently applied for an amended birth certificate listing him as Dannielynn's father, paving the way for him to obtain a [[passport]] for the baby to leave with him for the United States. Stern did not contest the DNA results or the ruling,<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/04/10/smith.baby/index.html |title=After DNA test, Birkhead ruled Smith's baby's dad |date=April 10, 2007 |work=CNN |access-date=April 10, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410222759/http://www.cnn.com/2007/LAW/04/10/smith.baby/index.html |archive-date=April 10, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and Birkhead returned to the United States with the baby.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2007/05/01/the-baby-has-landed/ |title=The Baby Has Landed |date=May 1, 2007 |website=TMZ.com |access-date=February 21, 2020 |archive-date=July 19, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719043752/https://www.tmz.com/2007/05/01/the-baby-has-landed/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, appealed the ruling, but her appeal was denied and she was ordered to pay costs.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=23ce4997-acc2-473e-a41e-460016d13f64 |title=Court Disses Virgie; Larry and Baby to Leave Bahamas |date=April 27, 2007 |website=[[E! Online]] |last=Errico |first=Marcus |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080302021317/http://www.eonline.com/news/article/index.jsp?uuid=23ce4997-acc2-473e-a41e-460016d13f64 |archive-date=March 2, 2008}}</ref>

===Death of son===
On September 10, 2006, Smith's 20-year-old son Daniel Wayne Smith died in his mother's hospital room while visiting her and his half sister Dannielynn, who was born three days earlier on September 7. An autopsy found that Daniel had died from a combination of drugs, including [[methadone]] and antidepressants. A Bahamian jury determined that he had died from an accidental drug overdose and recommended no criminal charges.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/news/jury-anna-nicoles-son-death-an-accident/ |title=Jury: Anna Nicole's Son Death An Accident |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122080038/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/jury-anna-nicoles-son-death-an-accident/ |archive-date=November 22, 2021 |website=CBS.com |agency=Associated Press |date=March 31, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/14782573/ns/today-entertainment/t/anna-nicole-smiths-adult-son-dies-bahamas |title=Anna Nicole Smith's adult son dies in Bahamas |website=today.com |agency=Associated Press |location=Nassau, Bahamas |date=September 12, 2006 |access-date=October 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161108060412/http://www.today.com/id/14782573/ns/today-entertainment/t/anna-nicole-smiths-adult-son-dies-bahamas |archive-date=November 8, 2016 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.today.com/id/15036342 |title=Officials: Anna Nicole probe not closed |website=today.com |agency=Associated Press |location=San Juan, Puerto Rico |date=September 29, 2006 |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806224836/http://www.today.com/id/15036342 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
A [[death certificate]] was issued on September 21, 2006.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-sep-22-et-quick22.4-story.html |title=Death certificate issued for Smith |agency=[[Associated Press]] |website=L.A. Times Archives |date=September 22, 2006 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929210543/http://www.courttv.com/people/2006/0921/anna_nicole_smith2_ap.html |archive-date=September 29, 2007}}</ref> Daniel was buried at Lake View Cemetery in [[New Providence]] on October 19, 2006.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/15334652/ns/today-entertainment/t/funeral-held-anna-nicole-smiths-son |title=Authorities issue death certificate for Anna Nicole Smith's son |website=courtTVnews |agency=Associated Press |location=Nassau, Bahamas |access-date=October 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080604072306/http://www.courttv.com/people/2006/0921/anna_nicole_smith2_ap.html |archive-date=June 4, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>

According to Stern, Smith was devastated by her son's death. "Anna and Daniel were inseparable. Daniel was without question the most important person in Anna's life," Stern said during his testimony at the trial regarding the right to control disposition of Smith's remains. "At Daniel's funeral, she had them open the coffin and tried to climb inside. She said that 'if Daniel has to be buried, I want to be buried with him.' She was ready to go down with him."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070220/ENTERTAIN/70220018 |title=Howard K. Stern says Anna wanted to be buried next to son |last=Sedensky |first=Matt |website=recordonline.com |agency=Associated Press |date=February 20, 2007 |access-date=April 20, 2007 |archive-date=September 30, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930185506/http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070220/ENTERTAIN/70220018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Stern said that, "Anna saw herself as both mother and father to Daniel. From the time I met her, everything was for Daniel. I would say that physically, she died last week, but in a lot of ways, emotionally she died when Daniel died."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1536410_20012329,00.html |title=Howard K. Stern: Anna Nicole was 'My Whole World' |work=People |date=February 20, 2007 |access-date=April 20, 2007 |archive-date=March 1, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301210638/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C1536410_20012329%2C00.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.artharris.com/2007/06/16/exclusive-howard-k-stern-talks-fathers-day-larry-birkhead-plans-special-day-for-dannielynn-fathers-day-surprise-flowers-on-annas-grave/ |title=Howard K. Stern talks Father's Day |work=Art Harris:The Bald Truth |access-date=June 16, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070620203825/http://www.artharris.com/2007/06/16/exclusive-howard-k-stern-talks-fathers-day-larry-birkhead-plans-special-day-for-dannielynn-fathers-day-surprise-flowers-on-annas-grave/ |archive-date=June 20, 2007 |url-status=live |date=June 16, 2007}}</ref>

===Commitment ceremony with Stern===
On September 28, 2006, Smith and Stern exchanged vows and rings in an informal commitment ceremony in the Bahamas. Although they pledged their love and made a commitment to be there for each other before a [[Baptist minister]], no marriage certificate was issued and the ceremony did not create a legal marriage.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.today.com/id/15061612 |title=Anna Nicole Smith gets married, sort of |agency=Associated Press |date=September 29, 2006 |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-date=March 2, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140302194616/http://www.today.com/id/15061612 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Regarding the questionable timing of the ceremony, Smith's attorney in Nassau said, "They needed a little adrenaline boost because things have been so hectic and devastating in their life recently."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1542771,00.html |title=Inside Anna Nicole's Surprise Ceremony |magazine=[[People (magazine)|People]] |date=October 5, 2006 |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210091221/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C26334%2C1542771%2C00.html |archive-date=February 10, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Ceremony photos were sold through [[Getty Images]] to ''[[People (magazine)|People]]'' magazine for $1&nbsp;million.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://gawker.com/204844/people-pays-1m-for-pics-of-anna-nicoles-weddingsuffering |title='People' Pays $1M for Pics of Anna Nicole's Wedding/Suffering |author=Jessica |work=[[Gawker]] |date=October 3, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210063026/http://gawker.com/news/people/people-pays-1m-for-pics-of-anna-nicoles-weddingsuffering-204844.php |archive-date=February 10, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Residency in the Bahamas===
Smith and Stern were reportedly staying in [[the Bahamas]] to avoid [[paternity testing]] of her daughter in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment/quirky/anna-nicole-smith-back-in-hospital-$456420.htm |title=Anna Nicole Smith back in hospital |work=inthenews.co.uk |date=November 1, 2006 |access-date=February 14, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214001417/http://www.inthenews.co.uk/entertainment/entertainment/quirky/anna-nicole-smith-back-in-hospital-%24456420.htm |archive-date=February 14, 2009 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In late 2006, Smith was granted permanent resident status in the Bahamas by Immigration Minister [[Shane Gibson (politician)|Shane Gibson]]. A local newspaper published photographs showing Smith lying clothed in bed in an embrace with Gibson.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/photos-show-anna-nicole-smith-in-bed-with-bahamas-immigration-minister/ |title=Photos show Anna Nicole Smith in bed with Bahamas immigration minister |agency=Associated Press |newspaper=[[Seattle Times]] |date=February 12, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301202155/http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/02/12/smith.bahamas.ap/index.html |archive-date=March 1, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> Gibson resigned after the wave of controversy over his relationship with Smith.<ref>[https://www.smh.com.au/world/minister-quits-over-nicole-smith-affair-20070220-gdpi7y.html "Minister Quits Over Nicole Smith Affair"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927112321/https://www.smh.com.au/world/minister-quits-over-nicole-smith-affair-20070220-gdpi7y.html |date=September 27, 2019 }}. TheSydneyMorningHerald.com, AP, February 20, 2007.</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/12/news/CB-GEN-Bahamas-Anna-Nicole-Smith.php |title=Photos of Anna Nicole Smith in bed with Bahamas immigration minister revive scandal |agency=Associated Press |date=February 11, 2007 |access-date=February 11, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070214071121/http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/12/news/CB-GEN-Bahamas-Anna-Nicole-Smith.php |archive-date=February 14, 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

The basis of Smith's permanent residency status was the claim that she owned a $900,000 mansion, which she said was given to her by a former boyfriend, real estate developer [[Gaither Ben Thompson]] of [[South Carolina]]. Thompson asserted that he loaned Smith the finances to purchase the property, which she failed to repay, and that he was attempting to regain control of it.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/celebrities/4549911.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216004703/http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ent/celebrities/4549911.html |archive-date=February 16, 2007 |title=Official responds to bedroom photos with Anna Nicole |last=Melia |first=Michael |agency=Associated Press |date=February 13, 2007 |access-date=February 13, 2007}}</ref> Thompson sued to evict Smith from the property in the Bahamas Court and received a [[default judgment]] against her.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.tmz.com/2006/11/29/court-orders-anna-nicole-to-scram/ |title=Court Orders Anna Nicole To Scram |work=TMZ |last=Levin |first=Harvey |date=November 29, 2006 |access-date=February 13, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210114052/http://www.tmz.com/2006/11/29/court-orders-anna-nicole-to-scram/ |archive-date=February 10, 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref> It was claimed that methadone was found in Smith's bedroom refrigerator while the mansion was being reclaimed.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/did-methadone-contribute-to-annas-death/ |title=Did Methadone Contribute To Anna's Death? |work=[[CBS News]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070222084354/http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/12/people_late_great/main2466142.shtml |archive-date=February 22, 2007}}</ref> A photograph provided to [[TMZ]] of Smith's refrigerator showed a large bottle labelled methadone, vials of injectable vitamin B12 ([[cyanocobalamin]]), and numerous bottles of diet product [[SlimFast]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=February 11, 2007 |title=Anna's Death Fridge – Methadone and Slim-Fast |url=https://www.tmz.com/2007/02/11/annas-fridge-after-death-methadone-and-slim-fast/ |url-status=live |access-date= |website=TMZ |language=en |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213052622/http://www.tmz.com:80/2007/02/11/annas-fridge-after-death-methadone-and-slim-fast/ |archive-date=February 13, 2007}}</ref>