Anna Nicole Smith ignored her baby except to underfeed her


The more I hear in this Anna Nicole story, the more realize she really wasn’t someone I could have much sympathy for, or even give a shit about. She was so delusional that, according to her former nanny, she ordered that her baby be underfed so that the infant would be “sexy.”

Her former nanny gave a sworn statement before Anna died, saying she was concerned for the baby’s welfare in so unstable a home and with an absent, erratic mother.

Anna insisted Dannielynn be fed only 2.5 ounces of formula every three hours instead of the standard 3 ounces because she was obsessed with her tiny daughter being “sexy.” She didn’t seem concerned for any other aspect of Dannielynn’s health or well being, though, and apart from strictly monitoring her food intake she wasn’t around much.

The nanny said that Anna spent barely any time with her daughter, preferring instead to be locked up for hours in her bedroom with the Bahamian immigration minister, or sleeping off her drug-induced haze and waking up in a foul mood.

Other caregivers included the friend and mother of Anna’s special favor’s lover, the bahamian immigration minister. Anna couldn’t be bothered to be around Dannielynn much, but she did tell the nanny that she would shoot her if she heard her daughter call her “mummy.”

Anna was also seen downing an entire bottle of sleeping medication, after which she laid in a coma for 48 hours and was surprised to wake up, telling the nanny she meant to kill herself. She also tried to drown herself in the pool, and once she was rescued by Howard he told her that he would get arrested if she died.

The nanny was ultimately fired after less than three months when Anna, in a drugged fit, accused her of losing the user’s manual to a new washing machine.

Other salacious details in the Anna Nicole Smith case include the fact that she had a doctor friend prescribe her methadone and demerol under a false name right before she gave birth to tragic Dannielynn. She had the drugs delivered to her in the Bahamas. She was friends with the prescribing doctor and was seen riding a convertible with him in a gay pride parade in 2005.

Our friends at Gabsmash point out that methadone is a liquid and that no pills were found in Anna’s stomach. Toxicology reports are pending, and it’s probable that she died of a methadone overdose.

The National Enquirer reports on Anna’s last drug-filled days, saying she was spiraling out of control after the death of her son Daniel. She smoked crack (they say cocaine, but I’m assuming it’s crack if she smoked it, my drug knowledge is limited), accused Howard of trying to kill her, never ate and was basically a mess:

An insider even claims they heard her outrageously yell at Howard: ‘I don’t want to see you again – you’re trying to kill me!’

“Howard never used drugs but Anna smoked cocaine every single day.

“She’d smoke the cocaine and 10 or 15 minutes later she would be a changed person, very animated and talking loudly.

“Sometimes she would smoke too much – and took pills to bring her down.”

The insider added, “Many times she was so drugged that she fell, often hurting herself. She frequently vomited on the floor and soiled her bed. She hardly ate, just smoked cocaine and drank fruit juice.”

This woman seems to have wanted to die. In fact, The Bastardly reports that Anna told FHM in a 2004 interview that she was involved in so many projects that “I’m probably gonna die at 37 like Marilyn.”

Anna Nicole Smith was an addict and a negligent mother. The people surrounding her, with the exception of the help, enabled her drug use. That seems to have been at Anna’s insistence, though. She may have been out of it but she didn’t hesitate to dump Larry Birkhead when he told her not to do drugs while she was pregnant with what he assumed was his baby.

Anna’s body is now in legal limbo. It has been released from Larry Birkhead’s court ruling that it be held until February 20 pending ruling on his paternity case, but now both Anna’s mother and Howard K Stern, the executor of her estate, are fighting over burial rights.

Little Dannielynn is still under Howard K Stern and his mother and sister’s care in that squatter estate in the Bahamas. She’s the real tragedy in the case.

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  1. Gigohead says:

    I agree there is nothing sympathetic about Anna Nicole. She was a complete mess.

    I have a feeling more sludge is going to come out in the days ahead. It’s never going to stop.

  2. Kristin says:

    I want to know why nobody came out with these allegations when she was alive such as the nanny’s saying she underfed her baby and her smoking cocaine every day? Where were these people when it mattered?

  3. gg says:

    Anybody left who still thinks the baby was better off with her birth mother ???? Whether all of this is true or not, the baby was not thriving with her drug-addicted mother and was not properly cared for according to reports, if there is one shred of truth to this, which it seems there is.

  4. K says:

    Her former nanny gave a sworn statement before Anna died, saying she was concerned for the baby’s welfare in so unstable a home and with an absent, erratic mother. The nanny did say saomething before Anna died, to whom I have no idea. We knew she wasn’t a good mom…even with Daniel she treated him more like a pal not a son, he was like one of the adults. You could see that on her show.

  5. Toubrouk says:

    With Britney taking the same road, can we imagine what it will loks like in 20 years?

    I can only applaud the former nanny who made a stand against ANS.

  6. AC says:

    Ugg, formula. Breast feed your kid! It helps with depression. of course… if she was doing drugs… maybe its the one time that formula would be better than breast milk.

  7. Kristin says:

    I have not heard of the nanny accusing her of being a bad mother until now. If she did while ANS was alive, wouldn’t the tabloids be all over it?

  8. Rubygirl214 says:

    Methadone does come in a pill form. And yes, probably better she wasn’t breastfeeding, due to the fact she ingested more drugs than a lab rat on a daily basis. What a complete disaster this little baby’s life is already!! So sad!

  9. aneurysm says:

    anyone else notice the baby looks just like birkhead?

  10. Iva says:

    Actually, I don’t think she looks like Birkhead. Look at her eyes, they are so round – Birkhead has those downward slanty eyes.

  11. Carol says:

    I dont believe the feeding thing, look at the pictures of the baby. That is not an underfed baby. And you guys who know how many drugs she did everyday, how are you privvy to this? No drugs have been found in her so far. Some people assume they know too much.

  12. onelilchinadoll says:

    Maybe this was god’s way to save the baby.

  13. onelilchinadoll says:

    When all is said and done, the baby may have a normal life…let’s hope so

  14. G.P. says:

    Marilyn died when she was 36 not 37.
    God, she couldn’t even get that right.

  15. DogRunner says:

    Yeah, I agree maye the baby has a chance now.

    ANS was full of drama and with the drug abuse she had to be a complete nightmare to be around. On her show it seemed like she was always trying to get everyone to take care of her.

    Hopefully now she can be raised by someone with the maturity and sobriety to do it right.

    Ok…now bury her and let’s move on!

  16. Miss Mya says:

    Come on… bag her now she’s dead and can’t defend herself! Yeah good on ya! Its all crap!! Leave her alone – she’s DEAD! If she was neglecting her child, Im sure we would of heard when she was alive.
    That baby looks very healthy to me. Its all just hyped up gossip for sites like this and the magazines. At least Anna is now at peace with her son.

  17. alexi says:

    Totally agree Ms Celeb B, Anna is a junkie quell disastor- the realy victim is the poor child. Appreciate your spot on views and coverage. Alexi

  18. alexi says:

    and yes, the baby looks like larry – who looked like Anna’s SON mind you – it’s all so freakin messed up.

  19. gg says:

    Carol — correction: no PILLS were found in her STOMACH. She had been taking methodone all along, even while pregnant. Read the news. She was undoubtedly an alcoholic and drug addict. This part is not conjecture. She had liquid, injectables and suppositories in her hotel room. and mya, I bagged her when she was alive, why should I stop now we’ve found her out?

  20. julie says:

    “That baby looks very healthy to me” is because the nanny claims she was feeding her the proper amount against Anna’s wishes. (I believe I read that in the original article)