Anna Nicole's Pal Upset About Drug Taking
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Tuesday, February 13, 2007
HOLLYWOOD - Anna Nicole Smith's partner Howard K. Stern has suffered another major blow as he fights for custody of his late girlfriend's baby--the tragic model's best friend has accused him of "aggravating" her death.
Professional volleyball player Jackie Hatten was chatting to Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, over the phone when they both heard the 39-year-old had died in Florida.
And Hatten says she immediately knew Stern was involved because she has seen him plying her pal with drugs.
Speaking on CNN show Larry King Live last night, Hatten said, "I've witnessed Howard give her Vicodin, Valium, morphine, Demerol... Shall I go on? I mean it's too much for someone to take over a period of time.
"That's considered aggravated death... Acclaimed effect over the years... It's just not acceptable.
"She (Anna Nicole) did go to rehab in 1995... (but) when you have people going, 'Here, mamma, take it, mamma, I'll take it with you,’ as Howard did... That is what killed my friend, in my opinion."
And Hatten insists Stern is not the biological father of Smith's baby Dannielynn--she supports photographer Larry Birkhead's paternity claim.
She adds, "The timeline... seems to correlate." And Hatten only wishes Smith had stayed with Birkhead because they were meant for each other: "They did live together for two years after a blind date. They fell madly in love. They were trying to have babies the first day they met in my bed, OK? I have pictures of them in my bed together."
Best Friend: 'Anna Nicole Didn't Love Stern'
Anna Nicole Smith's best friend has poured scorn on claims the model was planning to wed Howard K. Stern--because she never loved him.
Stern insists he and Smith were planning to wed later this month before the blonde lost her life in Florida last week, but longtime pal Jackie Hatten insists her friend would not have married someone she didn't love.
Speaking on Larry King Live last night, the professional volleyball player said, "She liked him as a person that handled her affairs so that she did not have to handle them.
"He kept her so drugged-up, she was in bed 24/7 until there was a show--give her some uppers and get her up for the show so she can make some money.
"She didn't care for him like that. He used to walk behind us, carrying our bags."
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