Daniel Smith’s Last Photos
Wed, 20 September 2006 at 3:37 pm
The upcoming issue of In Touch Weekly exclusively has Anna Nicole Smith and her son Daniel Smith’s final moments together. We learn that Anna Nicole’s son met his newborn sister hours before his death.
The photos have racked up more than $600,000 — InTouch paid $400,000 for the print exclusive while Entertainment Tonight and The Insider shelled out $250,000 for television rights. Anna Nicole was the one selling the pictures, earning her hundreds of thousands of dollars from the sale of the final pictures.

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This is too sad that he died
He has such a beautifull sister I think he shouldnt have died becaus
ehe’s mom loved him and he never go to enjoy his little babaysister
I just feel there is something not right about her making a profit from such a tragic situation… all a bit bizarre. Poor lad.
If Anna was half a parent, maybe he’d still be alive!
Another celebrity using their child for money by selling private photos. This is really sad.
BTW…anyone notice Anna got her lips done?
ifeel so sorry 4 him no one should die this young its so sad icant imagin what anna is putting through it i true that life isnt fair it makes you think of your own life somehow
btw..kelie no one cares if she got her lips done you are unbeliveable no parent no matter how bad they are should lose akid ,idont like anna but we should at least respect the dead boy cuse he was ahuman being
poor kid. may he rest in peace and watch over his little sister. i hope anna can raise her daughter right
Poor kid. Its bad enough he had to grow up with that embarrssment of a mother making a total ass of herself all the time and acting like a twit. Now his death gets smeared everywhere.
i never cared for anna nicole either… but in this instance i highly doubt she had anything to do with the selling of these pics. she is, after all, a grieving mother, and from all news accounts she’s pretty much existing on valium. i highly suspect that brown-nosing, schmoozer, **** Howard Stern guy sold the pics.
I never liked Anna Nicole either… but I feel for her sons. What really bothers me is that Nicole would sell the photos so she can profit but again, that’s ANNA NICOLE SMITH. Her eyes are full of dollar signs. Her son did not deserve this and death itself. My condolences goes out to her newborn, and the family.
OMG! That is gruesome! Why would ANYONE sell a picture like that??
Money really rules the world..
I guarantee that she’s probably too sedated to even know these
have been published. Blame the sleazy lawyers!
I really feel for her baby girl. Hopefully she will avoid the same fate 20
yrs down the line. I just read that the pap father wants parental
rights. Let’s pray the child grows up with a sane dad.
Well, even if she did get money for the photos, I hope she puts it to good use for like a funeral and stuff. Gawd knows she didn’t need it.
It’s being reported that Anna herself profited off the pictures, about $600,000. Why can’t celebs just leave their kids out of the limelight. It’s bad enough for them with the paparazzi, but do the parents themselves have to sell the pictures???
Anna is really pretty even with no makeup on, a crazy dark tan and just after giving birth. I feel really sad for her…You could tell she adored him when they were on her reality show.
I hope she can get through losing him for the sake of her new baby girl.
How tasteless of Anna Nicole and InTouch. This money made better go to charity.
Anna is really pretty even with no makeup on, a crazy dark tan and just after giving birth. I feel really sad for her…You could tell she adored him when they were on her reality show.
I hope she can get through losing him for the sake of her new baby girl.
oops! sorry for the double post. i didn’t think my first post got through.
I sure do hope that this is the media doing what they do best again as in turning a very sad and tragic situation into a public laughing stock. For someone who had to be sedated due to grief that sure would be a quick recovery to realise that she can make money out of this, which she doesn’t need anyway that’s really peanuts to her I’m sure. The whole thing rings suspicious and I’m pointing my finger at the cruel, heartless, money whoring media twits with no morals for spinning this.
wow, she sold those pictures? That seems so creepy to me. I feel badly for her, but wow, I’d think those would be treasured photos. Selling to a tab is icky.
Who cares if she sold the pictures? We all want to look at them. She can still treasure them even if they’ve been published. Get over yourselves.
Yes, she sold the pictures. It’s not like other celebrities don’t sell pictures (Tom & Katie, etc.). If anything, I commend her for selling the pictures and making money, since if she didn’t the tabloids and TV shows would be the only ones making money, and if anyone deserves it, it’s her.
I think people need to stop bitching about selling the photos…she want to get out how happy her son was the day before he died. This is a business and if she wants to set up some memorial for her son from the money or whatever…she has that right. It is not profiting from a loveone….is protecting the rights and denying anyone else from profiting off the photographs. No money in the world can bring back her child…I truly believe it Anna had a choice between the life of her son or money…she would choose money. I would rather the family got the money, then strangers profiting from the death of her son.
Geesh want a bunch of haters. You would do the sam thing and most folks do…what about all those true life stories movies of the week, regular folks sell their rights all the time and no one goes on a website and complain about that…they just call it….getting paid.
What I heard she was doing something for her son. Plus, think about it. Those pictures would have come out anyways so isn’t it better that she makes the money instead of some tabloid? It’s her son and if she uses the money for some foundation in his name or even for his sister its better than some stranger getting the money for their own selfish reasons. I feel horrible for Anna and Hananh. It just breaks my heart
It was my understanding that Anna had arranged the sale of the pics before her son died. Anyways, I can’t believe anything could be worse than losing a child…I never thought I’d feel sorry for Anna Nicole Smith but I certainly do feel bad for her.
ANNA, IF YOU ARE READING THIS, WHICH I DOUBT, I JUST WANT TO SAY TO HER AND HER FANS, THAT DESPITE ALL THE CRITICISM, YOU ARE AN ENTERTAINER, AND I FEEL BAD THAT YOU RECEIVE SO MUCH CRITICISM BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY STUPID ENOUGH TO TAKE YU SERIOUSLY. BUT I KNOW YOU ARE A REAL MOTHER AND ALL MOTHERS AND FATHERS HAVE FLAWS, AND YOU LOVED YOUR SON. I DO NOT THINK THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG IN YOU MAKING ANY MONEY OFF YOUR SON’S PHOTOS. THAT IS LIFE. THE TABLOIDS ARE VILLIANIZING YOU FOR DOING SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY ELSE WOULD DO. MAY YOUR SON’S SOUL BE BLESSED UP IN HEAVEN. I KNOW HE WAS YOUR ONE AND ONLY TRUE REAL LOVE, AS A TRUE SON IS TO A MOTHER. PLEASE DON’T LISTEN TO THE TABLOIDS AND TAKE CARE OF YOUR BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER. JUST REMEMBER THAT WHAT EVER NEGATIVITY YOU RECEIVE FROM PEOPLE, BE SYMPATHETIC IN KNOWING THAT THOSE PEOPLE SUFFER IN REAL LIFE TOO.
She had to sell the pictures in order to have enough money to give her son a proper funeral.
rashroosh - the only reason I pointed out that she got her lips done is to point out that she’s self-centered as usual. Even though she was pregnant, she would have cosmetic things done to her body. That’s just sick.
And to elaborate on my first post…what I meant was that if Anna had been half a parent Daniel’s whole life, maybe he’d still be alive. It seems, from the reports that he had a few medications in his system that didn’t mix well and caused a grave reaction. One of those medications was an antidepressant. There aren’t many 20 year old guys out there on antidepressants and certainly not many that are on more than one type of medication that would cause a reaction. This would lead you to speculate that he has been to at least two different doctors and wasn’t letting both doctors know exactly what the other doctor proscribed for him. Doctors know what medications don’t mix with others and therefore won’t proscribe them together.
This all just screams of a troubled 20 year old guy. And from her constant dealings in the media you can see that she’s not very sane herself. It’s a wonder he lasted till he was 20.
I do mourn his death as I would mourn any 20 year old. That is just way to young to die. All I was trying to say was that Anna is not a good mother and had she been a good mother, maybe this guy would still be alive today.
Kellie, you don’t know what the eff you are talking about. There are millions of twenty-somethings out there on antidepressants. Most psychological problems surface in the early 20’s… have you ever read about depression throughout the college years?
Obviously you are not a very well read person but rather an ignorant one making judments on other people. People are not on antidepressants because their parents are bad parents!! What a classless post to be blaming a mother for her son’s death because he was on antidepressants!!! And ALL drugs have the potential to have interactions and even deadly interactions. Antidepressants aren’t candy and can cause different reactions in different people. Your whole post is just disgusting and ignorant. Doctors DO mix up prescriptions.. it happens all the time.. pharmacists are there to safeguard against interactions, and even then, an OTC (over the counter) medication can counteract with a prescription. It does not mean he was doing illegal drugs, or had different doctors he was lying to. Your assumptions are ridiculous. What a hateful post!
Sending energies to them in this difficult time
i am really sorrythat he died.i think it isnt such a big thing that Anna Nichole sold the pics… all celebs do that…and anyway they were gonna come out soooner or later…i just hope that Anna Nichole will get through losing him but keeping his memory alive.i do hope shell tell stories about him to her baby girl when shes old enough to hear them
First I wish Anna and her family all the best. I wish her son God’s speed and peace!
I wasn’t going to comment but I feel I have something to say whether people like it or not.
Anna agreed to publish those pics before her son died. The fact that she only got a few hundred thousand shows that… I am sure they would have been worth a lot more now! I think that if she sold them for the money oh well at least it is a family photo and not her taking her clothes off… who knows she may need the money! As for the way she raised him… you never saw him in the tabloids acting up, drunk driving or anything else like you do with all these other young rich kids. After his death they speak very highly of this young man and said he was an honors student, quiet and trying to do things with his life. She evidently was doing a damn good job of raising her son. As for her public image, she must not be like that at home. This young man must have been grounded and a great love and support system at home for him. I can’t say I like or dislike Anna I think she is who she is and a lot of us are either too uppity or no confident enough to be ourselves. I feel bad for her and I wish her heart love and time to mend and I wish her well. I can’t believe some people out there that can be so cold and uncaring. No mother or father should have to bury their child. It is the saddest thing I believe a parent can ever endure.
God Bless and keep you Anna, you and your family!!!!
and getting her lips done are you crazy… pure nonsense… everyone looks swollen and tramatized after giving birth come man!
I feel deep sympathy for Anna with the tragic loss of her son, as many have said before I can’t imagine anything worse than the loss of a child. Anna is an entertainer and her lifestyle had nothing to do with the death of her son. If you don’t like her, don’t watch her. Many good parents lose children, good or bad parents have children with problems needing help with antidepressants in this day and time and the world we live in. Some of you judge as if your lives are flawless. It must be nice for you because wake up its the real world the rest of us live in. More power to her if she has had cosmetic surgery, who wouldnt want to look better and feel better about themselves in this vain world we live in where looks and money have such an importance placed on them everywhere we turn. Anna Nicole if you read this my heart breaks for you, a joyous moment in your life has turned to a heartbreaking tragedy, but know that Daniel did look happy and you can see it in his eyes that he loved you and was happy for you and loved his new sister. He will live on in the photos and in memories that you shared. And yes you hypocrytes out there, youknow everyone wants to see the photos, so however they end up in the magazines I am glad they are being shared with the world.
I can’t believe you people. I am not a fan of Anna Nicole Smith, but she seemed to have done a good job raising her son. He wasn’t on drugs, or in any kind of trouble, so how can you trash her as a mother.
First of all, I personally know Vicky Hogan’s mother brother and sister- that would be Anna Nicole Smith to the rest of you. Secondly, yes she is very self centered. Her mother is a GREAT GREAT person and nothing like the Anna Nicole that you all see and know BUT.. regardless of everything Anna Nicole has done.. regardless of all the hair brained things she has said and done she would never and I mean never harm Daniel.. She would never do this..Granted she might not of been the best mother but he was loved by his mother without a doubt and he knew his mother loved him dearly. This is just a case of a strange sad death. Anna Nicole mother had a brain anyerisuem* not sure if I spelled that correctly* Anyway, her mother was not old, in good health and FULL OF LIFE.. she was giving a speech at a conference and fell over and by all rights she should of died *Thank the lord she did not* Anyway, noone knew she had this problem, no one suspected. When I received the call after it happened I was shocked! Not her, she is to full of life for this to happen to her and I think that maybe just maybe this could be a problem with the family. His grandmother has elevated heart rate problems as well. They will figure it out sooner or later but please for all he things Anna Nicole Smith is.. she is not a murderer of her only son and life force before the baby was born. I dont believe it and I will never believe it. Anna Nicole is alot of things but not this.. Not Vicky.. We are all waiting to find out the results and pray that results and peace are found soon and that something good somehow and someway can come from the loss of Daniel’s life. Please speak badly of her if you want, call her just about any name you want.. but the murderer of her son she is not.
I just think the whole thing is sad. Everyone deserves privacy at a time like this, even celebs. I’m waiting to hear the true outcome like the rest of the world. This story has the world captivated. I hope that she (Anna Nicole) stays strong thru this. It’s truely a bitter-sweet event. My God bless her and her family.
Jessica, Arizona
Who profits from their dead kid? That is harsh!
Fell sorry for the kid but not for her, she was a terrible parent.
Look at “their eyes” and ‘body language” in the pictures of both of them when they are together. You can see the MUTUAL LOVE and ADMIRATION they had for each other. Just by looking at his face when she is holding him “THAT YOUNG MAN KNEW HE WAS LOVED ABOVE ALL FROM HIS MOTHER”!! He obviously was blessed in this world to be loved that much. In this world, where most young adults disrespect or avoid their parents, I find it to be admirable and a testimony of their relationship! I hope my children have that look. GLORY to Our Father in heaven because His love is even greater than that. I pray that is where Daniel is right now. God Bless you Daniel & Anna Nicole you are in my thoughts and prayers, Sincerely.
you are a bueatiful person,inside and out.you are in my thoughts and prayers….
I am AMAZED at the number of people who have ripped Anna as a parent. Do you honestly think the TV Anna was real? I will not to pretend that I know anything special about her or Daniel…but as a parent….there is no way any of us intentionally do a poor job raising our kids. As for publishing the picks….THAT’S LIFE, after death for a celeb. Some BONEHEAD would have published the pics, selling them to the highest bidder and made a fortune off of Anna’s loss. It may be difficult for people to understand…but c’mon!!! If your parents pass away and left the car in the driveway…would you give the keys to a stranger? HELL NO!!! We would all take the car and sell our current vehicle or sell the one dad left behind.
The perception and swiftness to judge Anna and Daniels relationship in life…and in death….is the really sad thing here. RIP Daniel. Big Hug Anna.
You people aren’t her and you don’t know what goes on in her personal life and it is none of anybodies business. She is a regular human being that has maybe made a few mistakes in life..the fact of it all is don’t judge someone until you TRULY know them. Also do any of you have children, and did you see her treating her son bad. I didn’t think so!!!! GET YOUR OWN LIVES!!! The only reason I am even writing anything on this is because I read some of you ridiculous comments about her. She is a MOTHER and her FIRST BORN just passed. That is hard enough with out adding on people saying LIES about her. Like she was a bad mom. Oh god give me a break.
None of you know if she was a bad mom, so just don’t say it. All your comments are just RUDE!
And also Rosie, Anna and family please excuse any people that have said bad things about you in there comments. You know what you know and that is what counts not what these people that have no clue who you truly are and how you act in life OFF THE CAMERAS. god bless you threw this hard time and stay strong.
It is no ones business if or why she sold the photo’s. I personally think it had more to do with her wanting to share his memory. She loved the kid. I saw her shows. I thought she was fantastic!! The thought that stays with me the most is when your time is up, it is just up. Maybe God knew she could not survive this without another to take his place. I have always though she has a job to do in her lifetime.
Bottom line, it is none of our business.
Maybe now she will focus on what is really important in this life.
Son died of combination of drugs. Methadone - a pain-reliever, is also commonly used by people recovering from drug addictions. That mixed with ANTI-DEPRESSANTS. Sounds like this 20 year old had problems at home for a long time.
It’s amazing anyone could defend the quality of a mother Anna Nicole could be. She degrades herself, cuts down others, has no morals, I feel sorry for her new baby! Go a head and rip me up for having an honest forthright opinion.
My heart goes out to Anna, the loss of a child is like living in hell. She will never get over her son; but will have a beautiful little girl to care for. My prayers are with her. To the jerks on this board that have posted ignorant, thoughtless remarks you are low life’s, your day will come. Never ever point fingers - it does come back to haunt you. I hope it does. God Bless you Anna and your family.
Anna Nicole doesn’t focus on anyone else but her self. Who’s the ignorant one here!
this is so sad. i feel so sory for anna nichole. he was her son and i am sure she loved him very much.. r.i.p daniel. love
I think we should not judge Anna. Loosing her son must be so devastated. No matter people see bad about Anna, she’s still a human..and it’s not easy for human to get the through this situation.
has anyone considered for one moment that maybe the child is anna’s and daniel’s… this could be the reason for the “overdose” or/ murder…..
no loving mother would sell these pictures. no loving mother would be so self absorbed to just get married while their child lay dead within days. and by the way…. one if not all the drugs in his system were anna nicole’s.
i use to be a big fan of anna’s, but i myself have a son and this whole story is just not sitting well with me…
god bless you anna and your new born baby
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Dear Anna Nicole,
Today,I really feel to tell you that you are a beautiful kind hearted woman and a very special Mom!I hope that the mysteries surronding Daniel death will be resolve soon, keep faith that your life will get better eventhough you feel so hurt by all thoses things that add happen the last past months.Good luck,love Fracexx
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WOW.. Now she’s dead
PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE SO STUPID. THE LAST THING THIS WOMAN NEEDED IS MORE PUBLIC IDIOTS SAYING SHE SOLD THE PICS HERSELF. OR PUBLIC IDIOTS MAKING FUN OF HER COSMETIC CHOICES. SOME OF YOU GUYS SHOULD REALLY PICK UP A LIFE, AND FIND SOMETHING GOOD TO SAY.
It’s so sad that her son died now it’s even sader that she died . Thats crazy i feel so sad because now the new baby has no mother are brother. She got to grow up without those to which is so so sad .she never had the chance to meet her brother .Now her mother is gone.
i feel so bad for her i dont understand why all that horrible stuff could happen to her all at once. How hard would that be for her family members an her new little baby to grow without a mother, or her real mother. i know i could never do it! i am curiouse as to why she died? as far as i knew an mosly everyone else she was beautiful an very healthy so why her? i feel for her son she lost. He was so young an that really had to be hard and her husband poor lady. i wish her new baby the best of luck and the rest of her family!
this is crazy.First Anna’s son die and then out of the blue Anna is gone. I think it’s the end of time b/c many things are happening and irregular deaths are occuring.But this is so sad.And then a small child is left without a mother.I believe the baby will be very popular., first of all because it’s Anna’s child and secondly because she has no mother anymore.Sad times.
You know what money is nothing but paper, everyone and their gossip find the real facts, this poor child is dead and he was only 20 and now his mother at 39, now these FATHERS are fighting for her, and who knows they might be in it for the CASH PROPERTY, god knows what else, do these men even care about this baby!!!! Has any one asked that question? Dang!!!! Its always based on money and needs to be more on this BABY!!!!!
Her looks and the way she acted who cares, people get a life!!! Her son loved her!!!!! And thats all that matters!!!!
i dont see how yall can say stuff like yall are..yall should ************! how are you going to say she was a terrible parent..she loved daniel more than anything..and i believe tht everything she done was for him..if yall dont have anything good to say yall need to just stfu and move on to some other celebrity gossip where they arent dead and no bodys is crying and sad and there is no tragedy. and half of you wouldnt of said the things you did if you knew she would die..think abt losing the best thing you had and going to court over some old loving man..she wasnt a goldigger..she just wanted comfort and protection and howard marshall gave tht to her..yea he gave her money but she didnt ask for it so there fore she isnt a gold digger, so stop citisizing her about everything..its horrible!
Anna lived her life as she chose. Who are we to judge? Her son did what he wanted to do.We don’t know if he would have taking a difference route or not. Some of the best parents, kids turn out worse. I say let the dead rest in peace. Let’s work on our self’s.
all yall haters can go to hell, anna was a great parent and loved her son dearly there’s no way she would do anything to put his life at stake. there’s a good chance she had no idea what her son was doing or that he mixed his drugs like that, so back off
im so sad to hear about those death. for both two bodies i.e her late son and on behalf her own death. i really very sorry to hear but what we can say is to pray to our almighty god to rest them in internal peace. do not shout cause they are all passed and what we have to do is to fight for our own life. do not make those anonymous things to them.
pray to them and to ourself cause we dont know when we will go to our fathers who made us in the heaven. so scared to that.
who are you to judge anyone, i hope the most of you haters dont have to go trought what Anna had to, and now she is gone, shame an all of you
let her and her son rest in peace.
since i was young ive always read and heard about alot of stuffs. i just wanna say we miss you alot ann there is no one beter than u or ever will be i just hope you rest in peace with danniel.
we all judge but put your self were she was.she loved her son alot.please every 1 out there let her soul rest in peace.we shoudnt look at any 1 and judge them first look at ur slf in the mirror and then judge so please dont write any horrible comments about her or her son.
thank you.
i think its toatally wrong how howard k stern made money on anna nicole both in life an death and made money from taking pics of dead daniel i think that he’s the one who killd them BOTH!!!!!!!!!
umm…some of you should get a life… Vicki Lynn was an excellent parent for all yall know…did you know Vicki personaly??? NO.. SO SHUT UP AND WORRY ABOUT YOUR OWN LIFE… especially you pathetic losers damning her as a person… she went through a lot… and if you were rich and wanted something done to your body, then you would do it… this goes back to did u know her personally??? NO… AND YOU ARENT SOME PLASTIC SURGERY MAJOR…SO DONT SAY THAT SHE GOT IT DONE, AND IF SHE DID GET HER LIPS DONE, THEN U DONT KNOW THE DATE THAT SHE ACTUALLY GOT THEM DONE…SO SHUT THE HELL UP!!!
i am sorry
WELL THEY BOTH DIED KNOW SHE SHOULD OF BEEN SMART 2 NOT DO THE BAD THINGS KNOW EVERYTIME I HEAR ABOUT HER ITS JUST SO SAD!!!!
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