2006-09-11 16:26:12 · 15 answers · asked by kristina n 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Celebrities
The Associated Press
NASSAU, Bahamas -- 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 died Sunday in his mother's room at Doctors' Hospital in Nassau, Reginald Ferguson, assistant commissioner of the Royal Bahamian Police Force, said in an interview with The Associated Press. He said an autopsy was under way.
Video: Anna Nicole's son dies
Smith arrived Saturday night in the Bahamas and apparently went directly to the hospital where he spent the night, 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.
The son had small roles in her 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.
2006-09-11 16:33:40 · answer #1 · answered by CasperinMississippi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a good news article about it on the Yahoo Home page.
He went to visit his mother (Anna Nicole) in the hospital. He slept there overnight and died in his sleep.
2006-09-11 23:31:04 · answer #2 · answered by sandra b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I didn't know she had a 20 year old son. She has my deepest sympathy. No one should have to go through this.
2006-09-11 23:31:53 · answer #3 · answered by robee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i read about it this morning. how sad, and so very mysterious, i haven't read anything about how he died.
joy and grief all in the same breath. joy on the birth of her new baby girl, grief on the loss of her son.
my heart goes out to her on the loss of her son.
2006-09-11 23:39:50 · answer #4 · answered by shari 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where have you been? It's all over the news. ABC repeats the story every hour on the hour.
2006-09-11 23:28:54 · answer #5 · answered by Mr Smarty Pants 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes very sad.
2006-09-11 23:31:24 · answer #6 · answered by Fleur de Lis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I heard about it.
2006-09-11 23:31:55 · answer #7 · answered by Violet Pearl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes he went to visit his mom and newborn sister then died of a heart attack.
2006-09-11 23:33:55 · answer #8 · answered by humdrum 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeaup heard about it earlier. And they won't say how he died.
2006-09-11 23:27:39 · answer #9 · answered by Mekayla 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is sad - Nobody deserves that.
2006-09-11 23:33:21 · answer #10 · answered by sandra g 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋