Anna Nicole Smith Dead

Anna Nicole Smith, the former Playboy playmate whose bizarre life careened from marrying an octogenarian billionaire to the untimely death of her son, is now dead.

She passed away today, Thursday February 8, after collapsing at a South Florida hotel, one of her lawyers said.

Anna Nicole Smith, 39, collapsed and was unresponsive while staying at the Seminole Hard Rock Cafe Hotel and Casino, said the attorney, Ron Rale. She was rushed to a hospital.

"She checked in Monday at 8 p.m. as a guest. She was due to check out tomorrow," said Danielle Giordaano, a spokeswoman for the hotel.

Smith had been a tabloid staple even before she became Playboy's playmate of the year in 1993. Readers were fascinated by her bombshell good looks, her marriage to an elderly billionaire and subsequent court fight over his estate, her weight fluctuations, and last year, the sudden death of her 20-year-old son, Daniel Smith.

Now hangs in the balance her daughters paternity - which remains in question.

Maybe her rapid weightloss, alcoholism and pill habits had something to do with her death. At least now she is reunited with her lifetime elderly love!

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