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Will Coverage of Smith Death Be Larger Than Life?
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A W: "News anchors are planting vaguely heartbroken looks on their faces. Unusually snarky Web sites are coming over all teardrops and sniffles as they broadcast the news that Anna Nicole Smith has died." The Web site's own reporting seemed vaguely heartbroken and incidentally still snarky.
ANNA NICOLE SMITH: I buy gowns. They're like $30,000. And you've got to buy gowns. You've got to buy shoes. You've got to pay hair and makeup. I mean it's very expensive to be me. I mean, it's terrible.
: That's how the model, sometime-actress, and full-time celebrity once described her life, which commanded public attention for years.
Anna Nicole Smith died yesterday after collapsing at a hotel and casino on an Indian reservation. The medical examiner's office in Hollywood, Florida, says an autopsy will determine the cause of death. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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