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Culture Review 2007: Anna Nicole Smith.
Anna Nicole Smith made a career out of celebrity and living an extraordinary life. Her death in mysterious circunstances lead to protracted and undignified court proceedings as her various lovers fought for the custody of her baby and the right to choose her burial place. At stake was control over the huge fortune the child was potentially heir to, although it too is in the hands of the courts. Yet again the lawyers seem to be the biggest winners.