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Anna Nicole Smith's son dies visiting mom in hospital
NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) -- The 20-year-old son of Anna Nicole Smith died while visiting his mother in the hospital where the reality TV star and former Playboy playmate had given birth last week, a Bahamas police official said Monday.

Daniel Wayne Smith was visiting his mother in her room at Doctors Hospital in Nassau when he died Sunday, Reginald Ferguson, assistant commissioner of the Royal Bahamian Police Force, told The Associated Press. He said an autopsy was under way.

Smith arrived Saturday night in the Bahamas, and apparently went directly to the hospital where he spent the night in his mother's room, Ferguson said.

"It would appear from our report that the mother had gotten up, saw him in the chair and he appeared to be sound asleep," he said. "She tried to wake him up, he was unresponsive, and she sounded the alarm."

Medical personnel arrived and pronounced him dead at the scene, Ferguson said.

Anna Nicole Smith, 38, gave birth to a healthy 6-pound, 9-ounce girl at the hospital Thursday, her Web site said.

"Anna Nicole is absolutely devastated by the loss of her son. He was her pride and joy and an amazing human being," a statement on the site said. It said that drugs or alcohol were not believed to be a factor.

Her son had traveled to the Caribbean country "to share in the joy of his baby sister," the statement said. "Please do not make any press inquiries at this time so that Anna Nicole can grieve in peace."

Daniel Smith was the product of Smith's 1985 marriage to Billy Smith. The couple, who met while working together at Jim's Krispy Fried Chicken in Mexia, Texas, divorced in 1987.

Daniel Smith had small roles in his mother's movies "Skyscraper" and "To the Limit."

Robin Bonnema, a spokeswoman for Trimspa, the diet products company that has been endorsed by Smith, said she did not know the name of the baby girl's father.

Smith married Texas oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall II in 1994, when she was 26 and he was 89. He died the following year.

She then feuded with Marshall's son, Pierce Marshall, over her entitlement to the tycoon's estate before he died in June at the age of 67.

In the long-running dispute, Smith had won a $474 million judgment, which was later cut to about $89 million and eventually reduced to zero. In May, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Smith could continue to pursue the fortune in federal courts in California despite a Texas state court ruling that Marshall's youngest son was the sole heir.

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Just an odd and sad story. I'm going to guess it was drugs, but I have no way of knowing, of course.

O-D

Wow, very sad! First thing that comes to mind is drugs of course, but who knows, he may have had an unknown heart condition or something.

I don't really give a shit why he died. He's gone now, and the people left behind to grieve are guilty of nothing on this topic, so all I feel is pity.

I read that it is thought to be a massive heart attack... but he was only 20.

Tragic any way you look at it.

Yeah, very tragic. I guess the only upside is that he died peacefully in his sleep.

It's also nice to keep in mind that he was very old.

Uhhh... okay?

"He was very old."
"But you said he was just a boy."
"Well, he died. You don't get any older than that."

I'm assuming this is some movie reference that I can't place.

As much as I don't like her, I don't wish this upon anyone. What a shame.

Shouldn't ask this in here, but I didn't think it deserved its own thread... Did anyone else know she was pregnant?

EDIT:

RIP,

sorry folks

Clue me in on why I would want to think that? Do you know something about his personal life?

to whomever..remember when i said you proably posted the single most stupid thing i have ever read?


its not the second most stupidest thing i have ever read

This is really sad. It says in the article that they don't suspect drugs or alcohol, it could have just been one of those crazy aneurysms that just gets you out of nowhere. I'm sure whatever it is, it'll come out after the autopsy.

AN's a bit on the wacky side, but I wouldn't wish that on anyone.

how would you feel if you had A-N S as your mom? but either way i didn't mean to imply the poor kid is better off. Its just that i can't stand the mom. And i wouldn't wish a mom like A-N S on anyone. Though i feel sorry for the kid, Now i'm really wondering what the hell happened to him?

fixed*?

-and yeah i'd take it back but it's too late now.

way to be a cock conoalias.