A story of modern celebrity: The trials of Anna Nicole

Worthy quotes from the Independent article, by David Usborne

She's given birth to a daughter, seen her son die in her arms - and sold the family pictures for $650,000. Now, she's said to have married her lawyer, one of the baby's two possible fathers. Even by her standards, the past month in the life of America's most outrageous personality defies belief.

They do say that in America any dream can come true if you try hard enough.... It helps if you have a brain, but even that is not entirely necessary. Women should always consider breast enhancement surgery.

...you may have taken the tragic side of the Monroe mystique a little far in the past couple of weeks...

It begs that old film title game again: "Two Fathers, a Baby, a Wedding and a Funeral".

...she gave birth to a girl named Dannie Lynn or Dannilynn, depending on which tabloid version of the happy event you are reading.

Few of us have experienced as much personal trauma as Ms Smith. Surely, September 2006 was the moment for her to put family and soul before headlines. But that, apparently, just isn't her style...

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