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Extra, Extra - Anna Wrap-up Edition
- Hugh Hefner said, "I am very saddened to learn about Anna Nicole's passing. She was a dear friend who meant a great deal to the Playboy family and to me personally. My thoughts and prayers are with her friends and loved ones during this difficult time." - Playboy.com
- Playboy photo editor Gary Cole blogged, "And now she is suddenly gone, like with Marilyn and Jayne Mansfield, taken too quickly. Perhaps Billy Joel should write a sequel to his song 'Only the Good Die Young' simply changing the last word to 'Beautiful'.” - Playboy Blog
- PETA wrote: "We always thought Anna Nicole was a perfect fit for PETA because, just like us, she not only hated cruelty to animals and loved her dog but also couldn't be ignored, and no matter what people thought of her, they always had an opinion, one way or another. A long-time vegetarian who had slimmed down into a stunning beauty when she stopped eating meat..." - Fox News
- Larry Birkhead, Anna's alleged baby-daddy, wants to have her DNA taken before her body is released to her estate - Fox News
- Bidding War over the death tape? - National Ledger
- The teens had fun with her Wikipedia page - Gawker
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- Splash News claims to have the Death tape - Defamer
- Anna Nicole's mom was on Nancy Grace in October of 2006 and asked this creepy (and grammatically creative) question, "[Virgie] ARTHUR: No, but now, if Howard Stern marries her and she ends up dead, then who does the money go?" - CNN
- The Bahamian government seems to think that Howard K. Stern is the legal guardian of little Dannielynn - Celeb Warship
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