Anna Nicole's Curtain Call

Back in 2002 when I was at Magic Mountain, there was a recording at one of the rides. I didn't know who it was so I asked one of the film crew what they were recording for. He answered it was for E! Entertainment. A few moments later, someone told me that was Anna Nicole Smith, the infamous Playboy model who starred in the show of the same name. So I took a gander on her show. I made a mistake watching 'The Anna Nicole Show'. It was the show that would define the reality show trend years later.

This is Antibishonen Speaks and boy this topic for today is a really deep one! Ladies and gentlemen, lets take a glimpse at Vicki Hogan, famously known as her stage name, Anna Nicole Smith.

Although she's known as Playmate of the Year, posing for Guess, having a few Hollywood gigs, and defying body types, her personal life is even more infamous. Anna Nicole Smith had a rough childhood living in a trailer park, dropped out of high-school, and worked her way as a stripper. That story alone would definitely get people talking, until this incident happened.

There was this old gentleman, who happens to be a millionaire, that was wooing Anna Nicole at her strip club. That's right, she was known to marry a rich oil tycoon that was sixty years her senior.

And the accusations about Anna Nicole the Golddigger flooded through the news when Marshall passed on. Although Anna Nicole disputed the claim that she didn't marry him for the money, counting the fact that it was Marshall who put a ring on it, her background says otherwise. If anything, she would have settled the inheritance lawsuit out of court a long time ago.

Forget H. L Hunt or J. R. Ewing, this incident really blew the lids of his heirs, his lawyers, the legal system, and just about every gossiper known to man....yes even The National Enquirer. I could care less about what happened to the Marshall's fortune, but this lawsuit really took the cake because unlike other probate cases, it actually put them under the Hollywood spotlight. After all, Anna Nicole posed for Playboy during this controversy along with her antics that got the producers' attention.

It also didn't help that Anna Nicole's incident came at the time 'reality shows' were booming. Left and right, producers cashed in the trend due to the fact that it didn't need a script, actual actors, and of course the low, low production costs. So E! decided that hey, MTV's Osbournes were a hit, let's do the same with Anna Nicole! Two seasons in and we see the crazy antics Anna Nicole had done on TV!

And the moment I watched 'Anna Nicole', I started to lose faith on E! and MTV. It's funny to think that cable TV would be the next evolution of entertainment, only to devolve ourselves with gossip and overrated celebrities. Gee, I wonder why people are cutting the cord other than the high monthly costs! Of course, I'll eventually cover shows like these in the future including one that's considered the miniture version of Anna Nicole.

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Now about Anna Nicole Show. Yeah, even I would make rants about her since she stole the spotlight on more worthy celebrities. Remember, anytime an idiot appears on TV, another potential star loses a chance to appear on TV. Just imagine if Justin Bieber won artist of the year over Esperenza Spalding, the only time she ever appeared on NBC.

Two years later, it seems that Anna Nicole was granted the inheritance from her second late husband. And I unfortunately predicted she'll play The Ultimate Price.

It was 2007 when I was in college. There was a presentation about Anna Nicole Smith mainly about her media personality and her constant breakdowns after the death of her son. As you can see from Anna Nicole's eyes, she could never fully recover. It was a brutal reminder that she shunned the people around her including her own family, her son, and even her newborn daughter. This was Anna Nicole's life of infamousy.

When the presentation was finished, I was driving back home when I heard on the radio that Anna Nicole Smith died from a drug overdose. This tragic fate was too typical that critics like me snubbed it every time. It's a sad reminder that anyone, especially in poverty stricken areas, who rose too quickly to fame would crumble before they had the time to recover.

This is Antibishonen Speaks reminding you to tread your fame lightly.