Anna Nicole – Let her rest in peace.

I have refrained – up until now – from commenting about anything to do with the death of Anna Nicole Smith. To me, it was a tragic end to a short but troubled life and to jump on the bandwagon of bloggers and tabloids seemed to be….sort of tacky. But after watching many hours of Court TV and CNN I can’t help but throw my hat into the ring.

The one thing that I can’t seem to get over is the fact that Howard K. Stern has steadfastly refused to take a paternity test. Why? Could it be he is afraid he is NOT the father? Larry Birkhead is willing – and has been willing ever since it was made public that Anna Nicole was even pregnant. Is Larry the father? Who knows. COULD he be the father? Possibly. I think that his willingness to take responsibility for fathering that baby – before the death of Anna Nicole and before the death of Daniel – says to me that he really just wanted to be a daddy. Would he be a good one? I don’t have the answer for that one. Skeptics will say that it is all about the money. Well, at the time he instigated the first question of paternity, there was absolutely NO indication that Dannielynn would become sole heir to what could POSSIBLY be a huge fortune.

My solution? Quit dicking around and find out who the father is. Order every single person claiming paternity of that child to submit a sample for testing. Now! No waiting. Get it over with. The father will be named and all others will go away. Problem solved.

Where should she be buried? Right now, I’d say with her son. Knowing what I know about Anna Nicole, she would want to be buried with Daniel no matter where it was. Her mother may be regretting years of bad blood and that is why she is pushing so hard to have Anna Nicole buried near her in Texas. I can’t help but ask myself where she was all those years when her daughter was obviously in need of help. I guess Virgie wants her time in the spotlight – her 15 minutes of fame. Helluva way to get it.

Solution? Go home Virgie. You say you loved your daughter? Put your money where your mouth is and stop all this nonsense. Tell your attorneys to quit – drop the appeals. You’re not helping Anna Nicole – you are trying to assauge your own guilt. Too little, way too late. Bury her next to Daniel and let her rest in peace.

Probably the biggest question here is this: When the J. Howard Marshall estate mess is finally settled and IF it is determined that Anna Nicole’s estate is entitled to any of it – WHO will get control of that money? We’ve all heard about the will that was supposedly written in 2001 leaving everything to Daniel to the exclusion of everyone else. Oh yeah, giving Howard Stern a hefty 12 million as executor. Considering he hasn’t had a job since the year 2000 and has been living off Anna Nicole all this time, it is no wonder he will continue to live off her in death. The validity of this will is being questioned and now they are saying that there is a very definite possibility it will be determined that Anna Nicole died intestate (withOUT a will). This means that any and all of her estate goes to her lineal descendant(s): Dannielynn Hope. If that is the case, that raises the paternity stakes really high.

Solution? Put whatever remains of Anna Nicole’s estate in a trust. If part of the Marshall estate is awarded, then those monies go into the trust as well. Let a BANK administer the trust and appoint a trustee from within its ranks. Case closed. This will keep Dannielynn safe, eliminate those claims for paternity based solely on the “estate” and hopefully keep everyone else involved honest since they will have no control over the money.

Very simple, really.