I LOVE THE CAMERA. IT'S LIKE... MAKING OUT WITH THE CAMERA. THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF ANNA NICOLE SMITH. THE BLONDE BOMBSHELL WHO BLAZED HER WAY INTO POP CULTURE FAME... MAN: ANNA NICOLE SMITH! ...AND INFAMY. BEAUTIFUL DUET. TONIGHT ON 20/20 ` THE MAN WHO KNEW HER BETTER THAN ALMOST ANYONE... WERE YOU IN IT FOR THE FAME AND THE MONEY? ...AND YOU'LL HEAR FROM THE LITTLE GIRL WHO NEVER KNEW HER ` HER DAUGHTER, DANNIELYNN, JUST 5 MONTHS OLD WHEN HER MOTHER DIED. SHE DREW THIS. IS THAT RIGHT? UH, BUT I CAN'T` I'LL LET YOU READ IT. I CAN'T. TONIGHT ` HOW MARRIED TO A BILLIONAIRE 60 YEARS OLD TURNED SMALL-TOWN VICKIE LYNN INTO INFAMOUS ANNA NICOLE. I'M NOT A GOLD-DIGGER. HALF OF EVERYTHING IS MINE. THE FIGHT OVER HIS FORTUNE THAT TOOK HER ALL THE WAY TO THE SUPREME COURT, THE DEBATE OVER WHO WAS DANNIELYNN'S FATHER. WAS THERE ANY DOUBT IN YOUR MIND THAT YOU WERE THE FATHER? # ANNA, ANNA, GLAMOROUS ANNA. # THE ORIGINAL STAR OF REALITY TV TURNING INTO CAR CRASH TV. AND THE ONGOING MYSTERY ` IS DANNIELYNN INHERITING A FORTUNE? SHE CAME HOME AND ASKED ME WHERE THE MONEY WAS. (CHUCKLES) NOW ANNA NICOLE SMITH IN HER OWN WORDS. I WANT TO BE REMEMBERED AS JUST SOMEONE SWEET THAT CAME TO HOLLYWOOD SAYING, 'FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS.' (DRAMATIC THEME MUSIC) KIA ORA. I'M CAROLYN ROBINSON. TONIGHT ON 20/20 ` IT'S 10 YEARS SINCE THE DEATH OF '90S POP CULTURE ICON ANNA NICOLE SMITH. THE WOMAN FROM A WORKING CLASS TEXAS FAMILY WHO MARRIED A BILLIONAIRE, POSED FOR PLAYBOY AND THEN ACHIEVED WORLDWIDE FAME AS A MODEL AND ACTRESS. BUT HER ROLLER COASTER LIFE WAS CUT TRAGICALLY SHORT BY A DRUG OVERDOSE. TONIGHT WE TAKE A RARE LOOK AT HER PRIVATE LIFE, AND WE MEET THE DAUGHTER WHO NEVER KNEW HER. HERE'S DEBORAH ROBERTS, WHO'S FOLLOWED THIS STORY FOR A DECADE. DANNIELYNN BIRKHEAD IS A TYPICAL 10-YEAR-OLD OBSESSED WITH SNAPCHAT... WOW. SO BEAUTIFUL. ...AND FINDING A NEW LOVE FOR HER DAD. SO, YOUR DAD SAID THAT YOU'RE DETERMINED TO GET HIM A GIRLFRIEND. IS THAT TRUE? AND SHE'S GOT IN MIND A WOMAN WHO'S NOT YOUR TYPICAL BLIND DATE. NICKI MINAJ. NICKI MINAJ. (LAUGHS) 'FOLLOWING VOCABULARY WORDS...' DANNIELYNN LIVES A QUIET LIFE WITH HER DAD, LARRY, JUST OUTSIDE LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY. BUT FOR A TWIST OF FATE, HER LIFE COULD'VE BEEN SO DIFFERENT. WOMAN: ...AND SHE'S NOT RESPONSIVE. LOOKING AT HER NOW, YOU'D NEVER GUESS THIS CAREFREE LITTLE GIRL WAS ONCE... MAN: WHERE IS THE BABY RIGHT NOW? WOMAN: DNA TESTS OF THE BABY... MAN: ...DANNIELYNN'S FATE... ...AT THE CENTRE OF A MEDIA FIRESTORM, AN INFAMOUS PATERNITY SCANDAL. AN INFAMOUS PATERNITY SCANDAL. DNA RESULTS ARE IN. I TOLD YOU SO. LOOK CLOSELY AND YOU CAN SPOT THE RESEMBLANCE TO THE MOTHER SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER, BUT WHO SO MANY OTHERS CAN'T FORGET. (PHOTOGRAPHERS CLAMOUR) MAN: GET DIRTY WITH ME! I'M NOT GOING TO COMMENT ON THAT. TEN YEARS SINCE THE LARGER-THAN-LIFE PLATINUM BLONDE KNOWN AS ANNA NICOLE SMITH... MAN: ...WAS TRANSPORTED BY PARAMEDICS TO THE HOLLYWOOD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL. AT 2.49 THIS AFTERNOON, ANNA NICOLE SMITH HAD DIED... ...OF AN ACCIDENTAL DRUG OVERDOSE IN A FLORIDA HOTEL ROOM. SHE WAS JUST 39 YEARS OLD. SHE WILL ALWAYS BE ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S DAUGHTER. HOW MUCH IS SHE LIKE HER MOM? I WOULD SAY SHE IS FEARLESS LIKE HER MOM. SHE'LL GET ON ANY ROLLER COASTER THAT YOU PUT IN FRONT OF HER. (SCREAMS) (SCREAMS) SHE CAN WORK ME LIKE HER MOM COULD WORK PEOPLE. SHE GETS WHAT SHE WANTS. BUT I THINK I COULD STAND RIGHT NEXT TO MY DAUGHTER, AND WE COULD LOOK LIKE TWINS. AND THE FIRST THING THEY'LL SAY IS, 'ANNA NICOLE, SPITTING IMAGE OF THE MOTHER.' YOU THINK PEOPLE WANT TO PROJECT ON TO HER. IT'S JUST LIKE ANY OTHER KID WHO'S LOST A CELEBRITY PARENT. THEY THINK THAT THE CHILD IS AUTOMATICALLY DESTINED FOR THE SAME PATH. LATER TONIGHT, YOU'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT HOW HER FATHER IS DETERMINED THAT DANNIELYNN TAKES A DIFFERENT PATH FROM HER MOTHER, WHO SEEMED TO TRAVEL A TROUBLED ROAD FROM THE START` A JOURNEY SHE HAD DIFFICULTY TALKING ABOUT. WHAT DID SHE TELL YOU ABOUT HER CHILDHOOD? THE STORIES THAT SHE TOLD ME WERE NOT THE HAPPIEST OF STORIES. POOR, ABUSED. YOU WOULD NOT HAVE IMAGINED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE BECOME AN INTERNATIONALLY KNOWN FIGURE, THAT SHE WOULD HAVE FLASH BULBS AND PAPARAZZI AND FASCINATION ABOUT HER LIFE. I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN. NONE OF THAT SEEMED POSSIBLE. NOT FOR THE GIRL NAMED VICKI LYNN HOGAN, GROWING UP JUST SOUTH OF DALLAS IN SLEEPY MEXIA, TEXAS, POPULATION 6500. WELCOME TO MEXIA, TEXAS, MY HOMETOWN. WHAT WAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP LIKE AS MOM AND DAUGHTER? OH, IT` IT WAS` IT WAS A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. I MET ANNA NICOLE'S MOTHER, VIRGIE ARTHUR, BACK IN 2007. SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL AS A CHILD. WAS THERE ANY DOUBT THAT SHE WAS GOING TO BE A BIG SENSATION,... OH, NO. ...BE SO FAMOUS? NO DOUBT. FROM THE TIME SHE WAS 5 OR 6, SHE WAS ALWAYS SAYING, 'WHEN I GROW UP, MOM, I AM GOING TO BE A MODEL.' ALONG THE WAY, VICKI LYNN DROPS OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL AT 15 AND TAKES A JOB AT JIM'S KRISPY FRIED CHICKEN. ANNA NICOLE SMITH HAD THIS REMARKABLE BACKSTORY ` A MOM AT THE AGE OF 19, MARRIED TO A FRY COOK AT THE FRIED CHICKEN PLACE WHERE SHE WORKED, MOTHER TO A SON NAMED DANIEL. DANIEL'S MY LIFE. HE'S MY INSPIRATION. HE'S MY EVERYTHING. IN 2000, THE BUDDING STAR TELLS ABC HER FIRST MARRIAGE COLLAPSED AFTER A YEAR, LEAVING HER BROKE AND ALONE TO RAISE HER BABY BOY, DANIEL. BUT WITH STARS IN HER EYES, SHE MAKES HER WAY TO HOUSTON, WHERE SHE NOTICES THE BURNING BRIGHT LIGHTS IN THE TEXAS SKY. THERE WAS THIS BIG NEON SIGN. IT WAS BLUE AND WHITE, AND IT HAD THIS LADY IN HIGH HEEL SHOES AND SHE HAD THE BIKINI ON, AND IT WOULD FLASH, TIP-TOE, THEN BACK, TIP-TOE, THEN BACK, LIKE THAT. AND I WAS LIKE, 'OH,' YOU KNOW, 'HOW NEAT. 'I CAN DANCE, I WOULD LOVE TO DO THAT.' I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS TOPLESS, THOUGH. I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. (CHUCKLES) INCREDIBLY, SHE'S AT AN AGE TOO TENDER TO TEND BAR, YET OLD ENOUGH TO TRY HER HAND AT THE OTHER COMMODITY BEING SERVED UP AT GIGI'S CABARET. THE DAY THAT I WENT ON TO DANCE THE FIRST TIME, I RAN OUT, BECAUSE I WAS SO HORRIFIED AND SO ASHAMED OF MYSELF, BUT I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW ALL THIS MONEY IN MY... AND I WAS LIKE, 'WOW.' AND IT WAS LIKE $50. (CHUCKLES) I'M LIKE, 'WHOA, $50.' AND BACK THEN THAT WAS A LOT OF MONEY FOR ME. BUT MOM VIRGIE, A LOCAL SHERIFF'S DEPUTY, IS NOT IMPRESSED AND IS NOT HAVING IT. I SAID, 'THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.' (LAUGHS) NOT IN YOUR FAMILY. NOT IN THIS FAMILY, NO. (LAUGHS) SO I GO DOWN THERE. I'M IN UNIFORM, AND SO THE MANAGER COMES OVER, AND HE SAYS, 'YES, MA'AM, CAN I HELP YOU?' I SAID, 'DO YOU SEE THAT CHILD OVER THERE?' I SAID, 'THAT IS MY DAUGHTER, AND I WANT HER OUT OF HERE.' AND I SAID, 'IF YOU DON'T WANT ME TO COME BACK HERE EVERY NIGHT THAT YOU ARE OPEN,' I SAYS, 'SHE BETTER NOT BE IN HERE AGAIN.' BUT IT WOULD TAKE MORE THAN A MOM'S TEXAS-SIZED DETERMINATION TO CHASE VICKI LYNN FROM THE LOCAL GENTLEMEN'S CLUB. AND THAT, IN A WEIRD WAY, IS WHERE HER STORY BEGINS, BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE SHE WAS ON STAGE DANCING THE NIGHT THAT AN INCREDIBLY WEALTHY MAN IN A WHEELCHAIR CAME INTO THAT CLUB. IT'S 1991, AND 86-YEAR-OLD J HOWARD MARSHALL, AN OIL BARON, IS MOURNING THE LOSS OF HIS WIFE AND MISTRESS. VICKI LYNN IS READY TO FILL THE VOID. FOR, I BELIEVE, THE OBVIOUS REASONS, HE FOUND VICKI SMITH TO BE QUITE COMPELLING. HE GOT A HUGE SMILE, AND HE HAD THESE GORGEOUS BLUE EYES, AND HE GOT A LITTLE TWINKLE IN HIS EYES, AND, UM, HE ASKED ME TO DANCE FOR HIM, AND I DID. UNDETERRED BY THE MORE THAN 60-YEAR AGE GAP, THE STRIPPER AND THE AGING OIL TYCOON BECOME AN ITEM, WHICH FOR HER, INCLUDES ALL THE PERKS OF DATING A BILLIONAIRE. HE TOOK ME TO NEIMAN MARCUS. IT'S KIND OF LIKE 'PRETTY WOMAN', EXCEPT FOR THE OLDER GENTLEMAN. HE PAID ME ENOUGH MONEY NOT TO HAVE TO GO BACK TO THAT PLACE I WAS WORKING AT. AND HE TOOK CARE OF ME AND MY SON. HER BEAU EVEN BUYS HER A 15-ACRE RANCH OUTSIDE HOUSTON, WHERE SOME UNFORGETTABLE VIDEO IS SHOT, LIKE THE PAIR RIDING AN ATV TOGETHER AROUND THE GROUNDS AND CELEBRATING THEIR FIRST CHRISTMAS AS A COUPLE, COMPLETE WITH A SURPRISE GIFT FOR MARSHALL. THAT'S A LITTLE SEXY, DEAR. THE COUPLE'S VERY MAY-DECEMBER ROMANCE WOULD LEAD TO A JUNE WEDDING THREE YEARS LATER IN 1994. THEY GOT MARRIED! HE COULDN'T STAND UP OUT OF THE WHEELCHAIR, GOD BLESS HIM. DIDN'T HAVE TO. SHE BENT DOWN TO KISS HIM. BUT THE NUPTIALS COME AFTER THE WOULD-BE PINUP GIRL GETS THE PROPOSAL SHE REALLY WANTS AND HER SHOT AT FAME. AFTER SENDING IN PHOTOS TO PLAYBOY, THEY OFFER A FULL-PAGE SPREAD. I THINK THERE'S A MYTH THAT SHE CAME INTO PLAYBOY AND TOOK PLAYBOY BY STORM. STEPHEN WAYDA WAS THE PHOTOGRAPHER. THAT WASN'T THE CASE AT ALL. SHE WAS JUST THIS... LIKE A SCARED CHILD. SHE JUST SAT IN THE MAKE-UP ROOM, UH, ISOLATED, NOT SAYING ANYTHING. ONCE SHE GOT OUT ON SET, IT WAS A PERFORMANCE. I MEAN, SHE JUST CAME ALIVE. I LOVE THE CAMERA. IT'S LIKE... MAKING OUT WITH A CAMERA. (LAUGHS) SHE EVENTUALLY LANDS THE COVER AS PLAYMATE OF THE YEAR. ANNA NICOLE STOOD OUT BECAUSE OF HER FACE. SHE HAD THAT LOOK. SHE WAS KIND OF ALMOST THE EMBODIMENT OF A BOMBSHELL ` THE MARILYN MONROES. THAT'S WHAT WAS HER APPEAL. AND SOON THAT FRESH FACE WOULD BE JUST AS BIG OF A HIT WITH HER CLOTHES ON, MODELLING FOR GUESS JEANS. PLAYBOY MADE HER FAMOUS FOR PEOPLE WHO LIKED PLAYBOY. THE GUESS ADS MADE HER AN INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR MODEL OUT OF NOWHERE. VICKIE LYNN HAS A NEW LIFE AND A NEW NAME. BUT WHEN HER BILLIONAIRE HUSBAND DIES AND SHE SQUARES OFF WITH HER 61-YEAR-OLD STEPSON FOR THE MONEY, FIREWORKS ENSUE. MAN: YOU'RE JUST UP THERE MAKING STUFF UP AS YOU GO ALONG. I AM NOT MAKING ANYTHING UP, RUSTY! SO SHE'S GONE FROM RAGS TO RICHES, BUT THIS IS A STORY THAT DOESN'T HAVE A HAPPY ENDING FOR ANNA NICOLE SMITH. MORE WHEN WE RETURN. (DRAMATIC THEME MUSIC) 1 (MAN) THINKS: 'Man, Steve is really smelly. 'Oh, sort that out. 'He smells like a teenager's watch band. 'I look like Tintin. He's cool ` Tintin. 'How do you tell a guy he smells? Do you have a smell intervention? 'Maybe just wait for his birthday and just go, 'Happy birthday, Steve!' CAR HONKS 'Ooh, sorry! 'And for a present you give him a deodorant and say, "Oh, here's a nice necklace. '"It's actually a car deodoriser. Pop that round your neck, mate."' TYRES SCREECH, CRASH! CAR RADIO CONTINUES PLAYING BREATHES LOUDLY (DRAMATIC THEME MUSIC) WELCOME BACK TO 20/20 AND TONIGHT'S STORY 'BEAUTY LOST' ON THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF ANNA NICOLE SMITH. A '90S ICON, SHE SEEMED TO HAVE EVERYTHING ` YOUTH, BEAUTY, FAME AND INCREDIBLE WEALTH. BUT WHEN ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S BILLIONAIRE HUSBAND DIES WITHOUT NAMING HER IN HIS WILL, IT SPARKS A FIASCO OF A FUNERAL AND A SERIES OF LURID LAWSUITS. DEBORAH ROBERTS CONTINUES THE STORY. (ACE OF BASE'S 'THE SIGN') IT'S THE EARLY '90S ` THE ERA OF CLINTON, THE COWBOYS... HOW 'BOUT THEM COWBOYS? (CHEERING) ...AND ACE OF BASE. # I GOT A NEW LIFE... AND THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES WITH A NEW LIFE. # I SAW THE SIGN, # AND IT OPENED UP MY EYES. # FORMER SMALL-TOWN TEXAS GIRL VICKIE LYNN HOGAN IS NOW ANNA NICOLE SMITH. SHE'S GONE FROM POVERTY TO PLAYMATE, IS THE FACE OF GUESS JEANS, SHE'S MARRIED A BILLIONAIRE 60 YEARS HER SENIOR, AND NOW, AT 27, SHE'S ABOUT TO BREAK INTO HOLLYWOOD. SHE WAS IN 'THE HUDSUCKER PROXY'. THAT'S A COEN BROTHERS MOVIE WITH PAUL NEWMAN. SHE DIDN'T PLAY LADY MACBETH, BUT 'HUDSUCKER PROXY' IS A PRETTY GOOD LITTLE MOVIE. NEXT, A SMALL ROLE IN THE SCREWBALL COMEDY 'NAKED GUN 33 1/3' ALONGSIDE LESLIE NIELSEN. CIGARETTE? YES, I KNOW. SHE USED TO WRITE IN A DIARY. TELL ME ABOUT HER ENTRY IN THIS DIARY. SHE WRITES, 'AUGUST 2ND, MY EXPERIENCE WITH 'NAKED GUN'. MET THE CAST TODAY. THEY WERE GREAT, 'SO MAYBE THIS WON'T BE SO SCARY. WISH ME LUCK.' SHE WAS LIVING THE DREAM. AND WHILE SOME SEE HER AS A MOVIE STAR, PLENTY OF OTHERS SEE ANNA NICOLE AS A PUNCHLINE. SHE IS A SEX MACHINE. PROBABLY A HABIT SHE PICKED UP MARRIED TO THAT 90-YEAR-OLD BILLIONAIRE. I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND, FORGET ABOUT THE DAMN AGE. HE SAVED MY LIFE, AND I SAVED HIS LIFE. HE TOOK ME OUT OF A TERRIBLE PLACE, AND HE CARES FOR ME AND MY SON. DID SHE GENUINELY LOVE HIM? THAT WAS NO ACT. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THE PHYSICAL TYPE OF THING, BUT IT WAS WHAT HE DID FOR HER AND WHAT HE DID FOR DANIEL. HE KNEW ME WHEN I WAS NOBODY, AND THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND. AND I DON'T WANT TO BE CALLED A GOLD DIGGER, BECAUSE I'M NOT. I'M NOT A GOLD DIGGER. I COULD HAVE MARRIED HIM A WEEK AFTER WE MET. I DIDN'T. I WENT OUT, AND I MADE SOMETHING OF MYSELF. AND WHILE ANNA NICOLE WAS MAKING THAT NAME FOR HERSELF, HER WEALTHY HUSBAND WAS SHOWERING HER WITH GIFTS, SPENDING, BY SOME ESTIMATES, NEARLY $12 MILLION TO KEEP HER HAPPY. BUT THE LAVISH LIFE COMES TO AN ABRUPT END WHEN AFTER JUST 14 MONTHS OF MARRIAGE, THE 89-YEAR-OLD OIL MAGNATE MEETS HIS MAKER. AND IN AN EVEN BIGGER SHOCK TO ANNA NICOLE, THERE IS NO MENTION OF HER IN HIS WILL. HE JUST ALWAYS PROMISED THAT ONCE WE'RE MARRIED, YOU KNOW, HALF OF EVERYTHING IS MINE. (SNIFFLES) THAT WAS HIS PROMISE TO ME. IF THAT'S TRUE, HER HUSBAND NEVER PUT IT IN WRITING. A BIG PROBLEM FOR ANNA NICOLE, SINCE THE SOLE HEIR TO MARSHALL'S ESTATE, HIS 61-YEAR-OLD SON PIERCE, IS NOT IN A GENEROUS MOOD. HE CUTS ANNA OFF AND EVEN FIGHTS HER ON HIS FATHER'S FINAL RESTING PLACE. I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THEY GOT TO STAGE CONSECUTIVE FUNERALS. THE IMAGE THAT MANY PEOPLE WILL HAVE OF THE FUNERAL OF J HOWARD MARSHALL II IS ANNA NICOLE SMITH, WEARING THE WEDDING DRESS THAT SHE'D WORN WHEN THE TWO OF THEM WERE MARRIED. AFTER THE DUELLING FUNERALS, THE LEGAL BICKERING IS ON, WITH ANNA SUING FOR HALF HER LATE HUSBAND'S MONEY AND HER STEPSON SUING HER RIGHT BACK. PIERCE MARSHALL'S LAWYER, RUSTY HARDIN, IN 2001. THERE WAS NEVER ANY EVIDENCE OF ANY CORROBORATION FROM ANY SOURCE THAT J HOWARD MARSHALL EVER INTENDED TO LEAVE HER HALF OF ANYTHING. AND HARDIN TODAY. HE WAS GOING TO GIVE HER ALL OF THIS MONEY AND THINGS DURING HIS LIFETIME THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO SUPPORT HER THE REST OF HER LIFE, AND MOST OF US CAN GET ALONG ON $12 MILLION. HE SAYS MARSHALL'S SON WAS ONLY FOLLOWING HIS DAD'S WISHES,... MAN: YOU WERE UNDER THE IMPRESSION... ...WHICH WERE CLEARLY SPELLED OUT IN HIS WILL. I USED TO SAY THAT ONE REASON I COULD UNDERSTAND ANNA WAS THAT SHE WAS A GLUTTON. SHE WANTED ALL OF EVERYTHING. YET AFTER HER HUSBAND'S DEATH, EVERYTHING IS GONE ` IN ANNA'S BANK ACCOUNT, ANYWAY. SHE FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY IN CALIFORNIA, INSISTING SHE'S OWED MONEY FROM HER LATE HUSBAND'S ESTATE. AND IN A BOMBSHELL RULING, THE COURT AGREES, AWARDING ANNA NICOLE ` GET THIS ` NEARLY HALF A BILLION DOLLARS. BUT SHE STILL HAS HER STEPSON PIERCE AND THAT LAWSUIT IN TEXAS TO DEAL WITH. THE TRIAL STRETCHES TO NEARLY SIX MONTHS AND BECOMES RED MEAT FOR THE MEDIA. OUR TOP STORY TONIGHT, ANNA NICOLE SMITH. YOU GRADUATED FROM WHICH SCHOOL? YEAH, I'M A DROPOUT, RUSTY. NO ONE'S TALKING ABOUT` MA'AM. I'M NOT A BOOKWORM. I'M NOT A SMART PERSON, BUT I KNOW THAT MY HUSBAND WAS CHOKING TO DEATH. YOU'RE JUST UP THERE MAKING STUFF UP AS YOU GO ALONG. I AM NOT MAKING ANYTHING UP, RUSTY! HARDIN PRESSES ANNA NICOLE ON WHAT HE CALLS HER UNUSUAL EFFORTS TO INGRATIATE HERSELF INTO MARSHALL'S WILL. SOMETIMES, MA'AM, ISN'T IT TRUE WHEN YOU WERE DOING THESE TAPES, YOU WOULD TAKE OFF YOUR TOP WHILE YOU SAT THERE NEXT TO HIM AND GOT HIM TO SAY THESE THINGS, WOULDN'T YOU? OH, MR HARDIN, YOU'RE A PERVERT. IS THAT TRUE OR UNTRUE? IF SOMEBODY WAS TO` PARDON ME? THAT'S NOT TRUE, AND I THINK YOU'RE SICK. HARDIN RECALLS ONE LIGHT MOMENT WHILE QUESTIONING ANNA NICOLE'S EXORBITANT SPENDING HABITS. MISS MARSHALL, HOW DO YOU SPEND $100,000 A WEEK? AND SHE LOOKS AT ME LIKE I'M FROM MARS AND SAYS... YOU GOTTA BUY GOWNS. YOU GOTTA BUY SHOES. YOU GOT TO PAY HAIR AND MAKE-UP. I MEAN, IT'S VERY EXPENSIVE TO BE ME. I MEAN, IT'S TERRIBLE. (CHUCKLES) THAT WAS MY FAVOURITE LINE. AND THAT WAS SOMETHING WE COULD AGREE ON. AND THEN, THAT FAMOUS EXCHANGE FROM HER SIX DAYS OF SPARRING WITH HARDIN ON THE STAND. MISS MARSHALL, HAVE YOU BEEN TAKING NEW ACTING LESSONS? (SNIFFLES) SCREW YOU, RUSTY. YOU KNOW, 10 YEARS LATER, I'D BE ON A SOUTHWEST AIRLINES PLANE PUTTING A BAG UP AND SOME LITTLE BLUE-HAIRED LADY IN THE BACK WOULD YELL, 'SCREW YOU, RUSTY!' IT NEVER DID OFFEND ME. IN THE END, THE JURY DOESN'T BELIEVE ANNA NICOLE. THE JURY'S VERDICT WAS SHE WASN'T ENTITLED TO A DIME. THEY UNDERSTOOD THIS WAS REALLY A SON THAT'S JUST TRYING TO FULFIL WHAT HIS FATHER WANTED. IN 2001, 12 OF THOSE JURORS SPOKE TO ABC NEWS. MY FAVOURITE MOMENT WAS WHEN RUSTY HARDIN, HE WAS JUST SO FRUSTRATED WITH HER, AND FINALLY HE JUST SAT BACK IN HIS CHAIR AND HE GOES, 'MRS MARSHALL,...' WHAT IS THAT WRITTEN ACROSS THE TOP OF YOUR DRESS? SPOILED. PASS THE WITNESS. 'PASS THE WITNESS, I'M DONE.' THAT'S IT. THAT'S WHAT SHE WAS. SHE WAS SPOILED. AND SHE KNEW IT, AND WE KNEW IT. NOW, BIZARRELY, ANNA IS DEAD BROKE IN TEXAS AND A MULTIMILLIONAIRE IN CALIFORNIA. YOU HAD TWO COURTS WITH VERY DIFFERENT VIEWS AS TO WHETHER OR NOT ANNA NICOLE SMITH WAS ENTITLED TO A LARGE CHUNK OF MONEY FROM HER EX-HUSBAND'S ESTATE. IN FACT, IN THE YEARS AHEAD, THE BATTLE FOR MARSHALL'S BILLIONS WOULD TAKE THE FORMER STRIPPER ALL THE WAY TO THE STEPS OF THE SUPREME COURT. ANNA NICOLE SMITH GETS TO HEAR JUSTICE DAVID SOUTER AND RUTH BADER GINSBURG TALK ABOUT HER SITUATION, NOT ALWAYS IN LANGUAGE THAT SHE CAN PERHAPS APPRECIATE OR UNDERSTAND, BUT SHE'S THERE. PART OF HISTORY IN THIS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED WAY. THE LAND'S HIGHEST COURT HANDS HER A VICTORY, YET THE CASE IS APPEALED AGAIN AND AGAIN, AND THE GRIEVING WIDOW NEVER COLLECTS A PENNY. WHEN WE COME BACK ` ANNA NICOLE REINVENTS HERSELF. LIKE ALL THINGS ANNA NICOLE, IT WAS HUGELY SUCCESSFUL AND KIND OF A TRAIN WRECK. THE REALITY SHOW WITH A LITTLE TOO MUCH REALITY. SEE-SAW. SEE-SAW. AND THE GIRL FROM TINY MEXIA, TEXAS, FINDS HERSELF RUBBING SHOULDERS WITH A CERTAIN FUTURE PRESIDENT. YES, THERE IS INDEED A LINK BETWEEN ANNA NICOLE SMITH AND DONALD TRUMP, AND WE'LL EXPLAIN IT WHEN 20/20 RETURNS AFTER THIS BREAK. (DRAMATIC THEME MUSIC) 1 WELCOME BACK TO 20/20 AND TONIGHT'S STORY 'BEAUTY LOST'. WITH THE BATTLE OVER HER DEAD HUSBAND'S BILLIONS DECIDED IN THE SUPREME COURT, ANNA NICOLE SMITH IS PERFECTLY POISED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE NEW MEDIUM THAT'S TAKING THE EARLY 2000S BY STORM. SHE WILL BECOME A REALITY TV STAR. (PHOTOGRAPHERS CLAMOUR) BY 2002, ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S STRANGE JOURNEY FROM STRIPPER TO THE SUPREME COURT IS NOW A SPECTACLE TAILOR-MADE FOR A THEN GROWING PHENOMENON ` REALITY TV. 2002 WAS THE DEBUT OF 'THE OSBOURNES'. YOU'RE ALL (BLEEP)ING MAD. # CRAZY. # WHY DIDN'T YOU CHECK THE (BLEEP)ING CAR? OW! I REALLY AM ABOUT TO LOSE IT WITH HER. SHUT UP. ROCK AND ROLL! THE OSBOURNES ARE RIDING HIGH IN A NEW KIND OF FAMILY DRAMA WITH THEIR OUTLANDISH ANTICS. AND SO OBVIOUSLY ANNA NICOLE SMITH WAS CUT OUT TO BE IN A REALITY SHOW, AND SO 'E' GAVE HER ONE. BUT ANNA NICOLE'S CLOSE FRIEND RAYMOND MARTINO DOESN'T LIKE THE IDEA. I TOLD HER, I SAID, 'ANNA, PLEASE DON'T DO THIS SHOW. IT'S NOT A GOOD THING FOR YOU TO DO. 'ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT PRIVATE, THEY'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT,' AND SHE SAYS, 'OH, I'LL SHOW YOU.' # ANNA, ANNA, GLAMOROUS ANNA. # ANNA NICOLE. # SURE ENOUGH, THE SHOW'S AN INSTANT SMASH. THE PREMIERE GIVING E ENTERTAINMENT ITS HIGHEST RATINGS EVER. THE STARS INCLUDE ANNA'S LAWYER/BEST FRIEND/PUBLICIST HOWARD K STERN... IT'S A (BLEEP)ING EATING CONTEST. DON'T YOU THINK YOU'VE BLOWN IT A BIT OUT OF PROPORTION? I DON'T CARE. DON'T CALL ME A LIAR. ...AND HER NOW TEEN SON, DANIEL, RELUCTANTLY IN THE SPOTLIGHT. BOTH: MWAH. HOW YOU DOING? STRAIGHT MAN TO HIS WACKY, OUTRAGEOUS MOM. SEE-SAW. SEE-SAW. DANIEL WAS CONSTANTLY TRYING TO PROTECT HIS MOTHER ON THE SHOW, BUT ANNA THOUGHT SHE WAS DOING A SITCOM. I LIKE FAST MEN, I LIKE FAST CARS, AND I LIKE FAST FOOD. COMEDIC MOMENTS ASIDE, THE SHOW PULLS BACK THE CURTAIN ON A LIFE THAT APPEARS OUT OF CONTROL. I WOKE MYSELF UP, SO I'VE BEEN UP SINCE 4 O'CLOCK AM. ANNA'S SLURRED VOICE AND STRANGE BEHAVIOUR LEADING TO RUMOURS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE. AND LIKE ALL THINGS ANNA NICOLE, IT WAS HUGELY SUCCESSFUL AND KIND OF A TRAIN WRECK. IT'S DURING FILMING THAT ANNA NICOLE MEETS PHOTOGRAPHER LARRY BIRKHEAD... TWO THUMBS UP. ...AT KENTUCKY'S ANNUAL BARNSTABLE-BROWN DERBY PARTY. BUT THROUGH HIS LENS, HE'S NOT SEEING THE TRAIN WRECK EVERYONE ELSE IS. AND SHE HAD TOTALLY TRANSFORMED HERSELF. IN WHAT WAY? LIKE, SHE DROPPED A TON OF WEIGHT. BUT IT WASN'T JUST THE WEIGHT. IT WAS HER WHOLE ATTITUDE. IT WAS AS IF SHE WAS BACK AT HER GUESS DAYS. SHE WAS BACK ON TOP OF HER GAME AGAIN. DO YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST THING SHE SAID TO YOU? SHE DIDN'T SAY IT TO ME. SHE SAID IT TO HER ATTORNEY, HOWARD. 'WHO'S THAT?' AND SHE KEPT WAVING AT ME AND BLOWING KISSES. AND, I MEAN, SHE KNEW HOW TO WORK THE CAMERA, BUT` SHE WAS FLIRTING WITH YOU. YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW. AT THAT TIME, YOU DON'T REALLY KNOW. I LOOKED OVER MY SHOULDER. YOU KNOW, LIKE, SHE'S GOT TO BE TALKING TO SOMEBODY ELSE. 31-YEAR-OLD LARRY IS SOON HIRED TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS OF ANNA NICOLE AT A CAMP FOR CHILDREN LIVING WITH HIV, E'S CAMERAS ROLLING. HI, EVERYBODY! HE DESCRIBES THE IMPRESSION SHE MADE WHEN I FIRST MET HIM BACK IN 2006. SHE WAS TOTALLY STRIPPED DOWN OF ALL HER MAKE-UP, HAIR IN A PONYTAIL, WORKING WITH THE KIDS. SHE STAYED, LIKE, EIGHT DAYS. SO YOU WERE TAKEN WITH HER? I REALLY WAS. SOON A ROMANCE IS BUDDING AND LARRY MOVES TO LA TO LIVE WITH ANNA NICOLE. THE THING ABOUT ANNA WAS IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SPLIT PERSONALITY, BECAUSE WHEN THE CAMERA WAS GOING, SHE WAS A WHOLE DIFFERENT THING. THAT WAS MORE, TO ME, AN ACT THAN IT WAS THE REAL PERSON WHO SHE WAS. HE ALSO GETS AN INSIDE VIEW ON HIS GIRLFRIEND'S HEALTH, AND SAYS HER BATTLE WAS DIFFERENT FROM WHAT HER MILLIONS OF VOYEURISTIC VIEWERS SUSPECTED. THERE'S THIS BIG MISCONCEPTION THAT ANNA WAS ON STREET CORNERS LOOKING FOR HEROIN OR CRACK. AND SHE HAD DOCTORS TREATING HER FOR PAIN. SHE HAD PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. SHE HAD PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. SHE HAD PAIN FROM HER BREAST ENHANCEMENT SURGERY, FROM HER BACK. SHE HAD CHRONIC PAINS AND THIS, THAT AND THE OTHER. SHE HAD SEIZURES. SO THERE WAS ALL THIS STUFF SHE WAS GETTING TREATED FOR. NOW, DID SHE TAKE IT LIKE SHE WAS SUPPOSED TO? NO. IN FACT, ANNA NICOLE ADMITS TO OVERDOSING ON PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN AN INCIDENT THAT ALMOST PROVED FATAL. I WENT TO BETTY FORD CLINIC. I WAS ON PRESCRIPTION PAIN MEDICATION, AND I WAS TAKING TOO MUCH, AND, UM, I WENT INTO A COMA FOR THAT. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE COMA, I COULDN'T TALK, AND I COULDN'T WALK. IT WAS SCARY... PRETTY SCARY THING. BY 2004, RATINGS OF HER SHOW ARE AILING TOO. IT'S CANCELLED AFTER ONLY TWO SEASONS. THAT'S JUST SO NOT RIGHT. I GUESS EVEN A CAR ACCIDENT MAKES RUBBERNECKERS LOOK AWAY AFTER A WHILE, AND MAYBE THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED THERE. BUT LIKE A CHAMELEON, ANNA NICOLE MAKES A QUICK CHANGE. # RODE A PLANE, RODE A PLANE, RODE A PLANE, RODE A PLANE. THAT RECOGNISABLE FACE POPPING UP IN A MUSIC VIDEO FOR A THEN UP-AND-COMING HIP-HOP ARTIST, KANYE WEST,... # KANYE WEST GET RIGHT FOR THE SUMMER WORKOUT TAPE. # ...PENNING A COLUMN FOR 'THE NATIONAL ENQUIRER' AND SEEMINGLY PREDICTING THE FUTURE, SUGGESTING 12 YEARS AGO THAT REAL ESTATE MAGNATE DONALD TRUMP COULD BE PRESIDENT AND SHE HIS FIRST LADY. AND SHE'S THE FACE OF THE DIET PILL TRIMSPA. YOU LIKE MY BODY? OWNER ALEX GOEN AND WIFE MONIQUE SAY ANNA NICOLE CAME UP WITH THEIR FAMOUS TAGLINE. AND SHE JUST SIMPLY SAID, 'TRIMSPA, BABY,' PUT HER ARMS OUT LIKE THIS. TRIMSPA, BABY. AND AT THAT MOMENT, WE SAID, 'THAT'S IT.' AS THEIR PARTNERSHIP DEVELOPS INTO A FRIENDSHIP, THEY NOTICE HOW DEVOTED ANNA NICOLE IS TO HER SON, DANIEL, WHO TRAVELS WITH HER TO HER EVENTS AND APPEARANCES. SHE MADE IT CLEAR TO ME HE WAS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IN HER LIFE AND THAT BECAUSE OF HIM, IT SAVED HER ON MANY OCCASIONS. MAN: ANNA NICOLE SMITH. AND SHE APPEARS TO NEED SAVING. AT THIS INFAMOUS APPEARANCE AT THE 2004 AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS, HER RUMOURED STRUGGLE WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS AGAIN ON PUBLIC DISPLAY. AND IF I EVER RECORD AN ALBUM, I WANT THIS GUY TO PRODUCE MY... MAKE ME BEAUTIFUL DUETS. THERE WAS NO DOUBT YOU LOOKED AT HER AND YOU SAID, 'SOMETHING REALLY WRONG WAS GOING ON.' AND YET, THAT WAS OUR ENTERTAINMENT. THAT WAS LIKE, 'WELL, THAT'S ANNA NICOLE. 'THERE SHE IS.' IT WASN'T LIKE, 'WOW, LOOK AT HOW SHE'S FALLEN. SHE NEEDS HELP.' IT WAS LIKE, '(LAUGHS) THAT'S HILARIOUS.' THAT'S WHERE SHE WAS IN THE LANDSCAPE OF THE CULTURE THEN. BUT SOON NO ONE IS LAUGHING. EVEN LARRY'S READY TO WALK. SHE SAID, 'IF YOU GO AND PACK, YOU'RE GONNA BE FEELING REALLY STUPID, BECAUSE...' AND SHE TOOK MY HAND, AND SHE PUT IT ON HER STOMACH. AND THE TAWDRY TURNS TRAGIC. REALLY BAD STUFF WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. (SIREN WAILS) JUST HOW BAD WILL IT GET? WE'LL EXPLAIN WHEN 20/20 RETURNS AFTER THIS BREAK. (DRAMATIC THEME MUSIC) 1 WELCOME BACK TO 20/20 AND TONIGHT'S STORY MARKING THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DEATH OF SUPERMODEL ANNA NICOLE SMITH. AS DEBORAH ROBERTS CONTINUES THE STORY, ANNA NICOLE SMITH LOOKS LIKE SHE'S TURNING HER LIFE AROUND. BUT PREGNANT WITH HER SECOND CHILD, HER BEHAVIOUR BECOMES INCREASINGLY BIZARRE, AND SHE FLEES TO THE BAHAMAS. MAN: BEAUTIFUL! FOR 37-YEAR-OLD ANNA NICOLE SMITH, NO AMOUNT OF EXPOSURE IS TOO EXTREME. BUT BELIEVE IT OR NOT, SHE INSISTS ON SOME PRIVACY, LIKE HER RELATIONSHIP WITH PHOTOGRAPHER LARRY BIRKHEAD. WERE YOU IN IT FOR THE FAME AND THE MONEY? NO ONE EVER KNEW I WAS HER BOYFRIEND THE WHOLE TIME WE DATED. IF YOU LOOK AT ALL THE VIDEO, I'M IN THE BACK CARRYING MY CAMERA BAG. IT'S 2004, AND LARRY SAYS HE'S HAPPY BEING ON THE SIDELINES AND THAT THE SECRET COURTSHIP IS SERIOUS, WITH TALK OF MARRIAGE, EVEN BABIES. ANNA ALWAYS WANTED A LITTLE GIRL. THAT WAS HER DREAM. AND SHE WENT FROM CITY TO CITY, AS FAR BACK AS THE '90S, AND SHE WOULD COLLECT OUTFITS AND HOPE THAT ONE DAY THAT SHE COULD DRESS HER IN ALL THESE FRILLY OUTFITS AND PINK THIS AND PINK THAT. SHE WANTED A GIRLY GIRL. SHE WANTED THAT. BUT IT'S NO FAIRY-TALE ROMANCE. LARRY SAYS IT'S UNPREDICTABLE AND TUMULTUOUS. SHE WAS A LITTLE BIT CONTROLLING. SHE WANTED YOU THERE WHEN SHE WANTED YOU. WE SAT BACK AND LAUGHED AT THE MOVIE 'THE WAR OF THE ROSES', BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE SAID WAS OUR RELATIONSHIP. NOT THE STAFFORDSHIRES. WHY DID YOU STAY IN THE MIDST OF THAT CIRCUS-LIKE ATMOSPHERE? I PACKED A COUPLE TIMES TO GO. AND SHE WAS CRYING, AND SHE SAID, 'IF YOU GO AND PACK, YOU'RE GOING TO BE FEELING REALLY STUPID, BECAUSE...' AND SHE TOOK MY HAND AND SHE PUT IT ON HER STOMACH. AND SHE SAID, 'BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BABY.' HIS DREAMS OF BECOMING A FATHER WERE COMING TRUE. THEN NEARLY SIX MONTHS INTO THE PREGNANCY, LARRY SAYS IT'S VINTAGE ANNA NICOLE ` ANOTHER FIGHT, AND THIS TIME SHE HIGHTAILS IT OUT OF LOS ANGELES AND ENDS UP IN THE BAHAMAS. HE SAYS IT'S A CALCULATED PLAN TO KEEP HIM OUT OF THE PICTURE. SOON AFTER, ANNA NICOLE SHARES HER PREGNANCY WITH THE WORLD IN THIS VIDEO POSTED ON HER WEBSITE. LET ME STOP ALL THE RUMOURS. YES, I AM PREGNANT. I, UH... I'M HAPPY. BACK IN THE US, LARRY IS LEFT TO WONDER ABOUT THE FATE OF HIS UNBORN CHILD. YOU WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE DRUGS SHE WAS TAKING. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE MEDICATIONS THAT SHE WAS TAKING AND WHAT IMPACT IT WOULD HAVE ON OUR CHILD AT THE TIME. THEN, ADDING INSULT TO INJURY, ON SEPTEMBER 7TH 2006,... I'M FREAKING OUT. ...ANNA NICOLE GIVES BIRTH TO THEIR BABY IN THE BAHAMAS. AND LARRY IS NOWHERE NEAR THE DELIVERY ROOM. BABY DANNIELYNN'S AMAZING ENTRY INTO THE WORLD. BUT A VIDEO CAMERA SURE IS. ANNA NICOLE LATER SELLS THIS FOOTAGE AND AN INTERVIEW TO 'ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT' FOR A REPORTED $1 MILLION. I HAD TO WATCH MY OWN CHILD BEING BORN ON TELEVISION, AND THEY SHOWED ALL OF IT ` THE C-SECTION, EVERYTHING. BUT FATE IS ABOUT TO CRUELLY INTERVENE. ANNA NICOLE'S 20-YEAR-OLD SON, DANIEL, HEADS TO THE BAHAMAS TO MEET HIS NEW SISTER, ONLY THREE DAYS OLD. WHILE AT THE HOSPITAL, HE TAKES A NAP IN THE BED WITH HIS MOTHER. AND THEN AN UNIMAGINABLE TRAGEDY. SHE WAKES UP, AND SHE TURNS TO HIM, AND HE'S DEAD. FICTION COULDN'T IMAGINE A MOMENT LIKE THAT. WOMAN: A SHOCKING EVENT. THE DEATH OF HER SON, DANIEL. ANNA NICOLE'S GRIEF. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT DANIEL DIED ACCIDENTALLY FROM A LETHAL COCKTAIL OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. ANNA NICOLE'S CLOSE FRIENDS, ALEX AND MONIQUE GOEN, IMMEDIATELY RUSH TO HER SIDE. DANIEL WAS THE FIRST PERSON IN HER LIFE THAT SHE WAS CERTAIN UNCONDITIONALLY LOVED HER, AND SHE LOST HIM. WHAT DO YOU DO? WHAT DO YOU SAY? THERE'S NOTHING THAT YOU CAN SAY. LARRY SAYS ANNA NICOLE, IN HER GRIEF, IS INCONSOLABLE. LARRY: AT THE FUNERAL, SHE TRIED TO CLIMB INTO THE CASKET. SHE WOULD SEE A CLOUD SHE THOUGHT WAS THE SHAPE OF DANIEL. SHE WOULD TELL PEOPLE THAT SHE WANTED TO BE WITH HIM. I KNEW THAT ANNA WOULD BE IN NO SHAPE ON HER OWN AFTER LOSING DANIEL, AS CLOSE AS THEY WERE, TO TAKE CARE OF MY DAUGHTER. BUT PROVING THAT THE BABY IS HIS DAUGHTER WILL BE A MESSY, PUBLIC BATTLE. REMEMBER HOWARD K STERN, THE LAWYER/BEST FRIEND? HE GOES ON THE LARRY KING SHOW WITH THIS SURPRISING REVELATION. SO YOU ARE THE FATHER? YES, SIR. AND THE NAME ON THE BABY'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE REFLECTS THAT ` DANNIELYNN HOPE MARSHALL STERN. LARRY'S LAWYER BRACES FOR A FIGHT,... CAN ANNA NICOLE SMITH NOT SIMPLY SUBMIT TO THE TESTS NECESSARY TO SETTLE THE QUESTION OF ` WHO IS THAT LITTLE GIRL'S FATHER? ...WHILE LARRY HIMSELF GOES ON TV,... NOW YOU'RE GOING TO MEET A MAN WHO SAYS HE IS FIGHTING TO BE A FATHER. ...INCLUDING WITH ME ON 20/20 TO MAKE HIS CASE. WAS THERE ANY QUESTION IN YOUR MIND ABOUT WHETHER THIS WAS YOUR CHILD? NO. I SAID, 'THIS IS MINE, RIGHT?' AND SHE SAID, 'YEAH, DUMMY, I'M NOT A WHORE.' IN FACT, HE CLAIMS HOWARD K STERN WAS BEHIND HIS BREAK-UP WITH ANNA NICOLE. HE WOULD FILL HER HEAD WITH IDEAS, NEGATIVE THOUGHTS ABOUT ME. SO YOU THINK HE WAS OUT TO SABOTAGE YOUR RELATIONSHIP? OH, MOST DEFINITELY. NEXT ` THAT BABY GIRL AT THE CENTRE OF SO MUCH CONFLICT GROWING UP AND ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FAMOUS MOTHER SHE WOULD NEVER KNOW. HER MOM'S PLAYBOY PHOTOS, HER DRUG ABUSE ` HOW DO YOU BREAK THAT TO HER? INDEED, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. HOW DO YOU TELL YOUR DAUGHTER THOSE THINGS ABOUT HER MOTHER? WE'LL HAVE THE ANSWER WHEN WE RETURN. (DRAMATIC THEME MUSIC) 1 (DRAMATIC THEME MUSIC) WELCOME BACK. TONIGHT 20/20 IS LOOKING AT THE LEGACY OF '90S ICON ANNA NICOLE SMITH. AS DEBORAH ROBERTS CONTINUES THE STORY, SHE LOOKS AT WHAT'S BECOME OF ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S DAUGHTER, JUST 5 MONTHS OLD WHEN HER MOTHER DIED AND THE SUBJECT OF A BITTER CUSTODY BATTLE. WE SEE HOW DANNIELYNN KEEPS HER MOTHER'S MEMORY ALIVE AND HOW HER FATHER IS TRYING TO GIVE HER A NORMAL LIFE. FEBRUARY 8TH 2007 ` A 911 CALL COMES IN FROM THE SEMINOLE HARD ROCK HOTEL AND CASINO IN FLORIDA. A 39-YEAR-OLD WOMAN IS UNCONSCIOUS IN ROOM 607. THE NEWS EXPLODES, AND THE NATIONAL MEDIA DESCENDS ON FORT LAUDERDALE. ANNA NICOLE SMITH HAS DIED. THIS MORNING, TRAGIC BEAUTY... SHE COLLAPSED AT A FLORIDA HOTEL. JUST FIVE MOTHS AFTER THE BIRTH OF HER DAUGHTER AND THE DEATH OF HER BELOVED 20-YEAR-OLD SON, DANIEL, ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S BODYGUARD AND HIS WIFE FIND HER. OH, WHEN I GOT INSIDE THE HOTEL, I SAW MY WIFE ON TOP OF ANNA SAYING, 'SOMETHING'S WRONG, SOMETHING'S WRONG.' IT'S TOO LATE. THE FLAMBOYANT STAR IS GONE. DEAD, IF NOT OF A BROKEN HEART, SURELY DYING WITH ONE. THIS IS CLEARLY A SUDDEN, UNEXPECTED AND UNEXPLAINED DEATH. THE MEDICAL EXAMINER LATER DECLARED SMITH DIED OF AN ACCIDENTAL OVERDOSE WITH NINE DIFFERENT PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN HER SYSTEM. HOW DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS? TV. THE TELEVISION? MM-HM. I WAS WATCHING, UH, CNN. A DAY AFTER HER DAUGHTER'S DEATH, I SPOKE WITH ANNA NICOLE'S HEARTBROKEN MOM, VIRGIE ARTHUR. I SAW IT COMING WITH HER. I JUST COULDN'T STOP IT. SHE CHOSE DRUGS OVER US. DRUGS ARE A HORRIBLE THING. CAN RUIN A LIFE. SO NOW YOU'VE LOST YOUR BABY. I'VE LOST MY DAUGHTER... AND MY GRANDSON. BUT IN DEATH, JUST AS IN LIFE, ANNA NICOLE IS AGAIN IN THE THROES OF A LEGAL CONTROVERSY. HER MOM, HOWARD K STERN, AND EX-BOYFRIEND LARRY BIRKHEAD FACE OFF IN A FLORIDA COURTROOM OVER WHERE HER BODY SHOULD BE BURIED. AS ALWAYS, IT'S LIKE A THREE-RING CIRCUS, AND THE RINGLEADER... THIS BODY BELONGS TO ME NOW. DON'T TEST ME. I'VE BEEN TESTED BY THE BEST. THERE'S NO CIRCUS HERE, MY FRIEND. ONE UNFORGETTABLE CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE, LARRY SEIDLIN. I HAD TO DECIDE WHERE TO BURY ANNA NICOLE. VIRGIE ARTHUR WANTS TO BRING HER DAUGHTER BACK HOME TO TEXAS, BUT HOWARD K STERN WANTS ANNA NICOLE BURIED IN THE BAHAMAS ALONGSIDE HER SON. IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ABOUT HER FINAL RESTING PLACE BUT DEVOLVES INTO A FINGER-POINTING REFERENDUM ON ANNA NICOLE'S FINAL DAYS. HOWARD WAS THERE WHEN MY (SNIFFLES) DAUGHTER DIED. SHE DID CUT DOWN A LOT ON MEDICATION THAT SHE TOOK. I DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE AROUND HER THAT ENABLED HER, THAT ALLOWED HER TO GET THESE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. AND NO ONE REALLY SHOOK HER UP AND SAID, 'LOOK, YOU GOT TO LIVE YOUR LIFE THIS PARTICULAR WAY.' THE WEEK OF TESTIMONY IS DRAMATIC AND BIZARRE,... (SIGHS) ...AND SO IS THE JUDGE'S EMOTIONAL RULING. I WANT HER BURIED WITH HER SON IN THE BAHAMAS. I WANT THEM TO BE TOGETHER. (CRIES) I SIGN THIS ORDER EFFECTIVE ALMOST 4 O'CLOCK. LET'S TALK ABOUT LARRY, JUDGE LARRY. I'M NOT A ROBOT. I-I-I FEEL. EVERY DAY I HAVE COMPASSION AND LOVE. I DON'T WORRY ABOUT PUBLIC OPINION. BUT EVEN AFTER ANNA NICOLE IS FINALLY LAID TO REST IN NASSAU, A MOST IMPORTANT QUESTION LINGERS. WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH 5-MONTH-OLD DANNIELYNN? BOTH LARRY BIRKHEAD AND HOWARD K STERN CONTINUE TO CLAIM PATERNITY. IT WOULD TAKE A DNA TEST TO FINALLY CONVINCE THE WORLD OF WHAT LARRY SAYS HE ALWAYS KNEW. I TOLD YOU SO. (CHEERING) HOWARD K STERN RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTS THE RESULTS. I'M OBVIOUSLY, UH, VERY DISAPPOINTED. STUNNINGLY, THE TWO FOES QUICKLY BURY THE HATCHET. SO YOU'RE ON THE SAME SIDE NOW? SAME SIDE AND SAME PAGE. AND, REALLY, TO BE HONEST, THE MINUTE AFTER THE PATERNITY TEST WAS OVER, HE'S HELPING ME CHANGE DANNIELYNN'S DIAPER. 'THIS IS HOW YOU FEED HER.' IT'S BEEN NON-STOP SINCE THEN. (ALL EXCLAIM) TODAY, THE SINGLE DAD IS RAISING HIS DAUGHTER 2000 MILES AWAY FROM THE HOLLYWOOD GLARE HER MOTHER ADORED, BUT THAT HASN'T STOPPED SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT CAN COME WITH FAME. PEOPLE THINK SHE'S GOT MILLIONS AND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. AND ONE OF HER FRIENDS CAME UP TO HER AND SAID, 'OH, I SAW ON YOUTUBE YOU'RE ONE OF THE RICHEST KIDS IN THE WORLD.' AND WHAT DOES SHE SAY TO THAT? SHE CAME HOME AND ASKED ME WHERE THE MONEY WAS. (LAUGHS) AND I SAID, 'I'M STILL LOOKING FOR IT.' HE INSISTS DANNIELYNN IS NO HEIRESS. HOW DO YOU EARN A LIVING? PHOTOGRAPHY. I ALSO WORK IN, UM, REAL ESTATE, AND I FLIP HOUSES. AND THEN THERE ARE THE MORE SERIOUS QUESTIONS THAT DANNIELYNN MAY ASK ONE DAY. DOES SHE KNOW HOW HER MOTHER DIED AND WHY HER MOTHER DIED? THE WAY I'VE TOLD DANNIELYNN IN THE PAST IS THAT... 'YOUR MOM TOOK SOME MEDICINES, AND SHE MIGHT HAVE NOT TAKEN THEM CORRECTLY OR THE RIGHT WAY. 'AND, YOU KNOW, THE DOCTORS COULDN'T HELP HER, AND THEY TRIED.' SEE YA! (LAUGHS) DANNIELYNN BIRKHEAD'S A CLASSIC FIFTH GRADER. SHE'S INTO FAST CARS AND FAST FOOD... WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE? FRENCH FRIES! FRENCH FRIES? ...AND DREAMS OF TRAVEL. I WANT TO GO TO WASHINGTON DC SO BAD. I WANT TO SEE ALL THE MONUMENTS. (LAUGHTER) UNLIKE HER MOM, WHO RELISHED THE SPOTLIGHT, DANNIELYNN IS SHY,... OH! ...THOUGH SHE'S ALWAYS UP FOR A GOOD TIME. TODAY AT AN INDOOR AMUSEMENT PARK WITH COUSIN CHLOE. WHOA! WHILE SHE'S GROWING UP, HER DAD, LARRY, IS ON HIS OWN JOURNEY. 10 YEARS FOLLOWING THE DEATH OF THE WOMAN HE LOVED, HE'S BEGINNING A NEW CHAPTER IN HIS LIFE, STARTING WITH SOME REDECORATING. YEARS AGO, HE SHOWED ME HIS BASEMENT, DEDICATED TO ANNA NICOLE'S MEMORY. HER PHOTOS AND GLITTERING GOWN PROUDLY ON DISPLAY. BUT TODAY THINGS ARE DIFFERENT. LAST TIME I SAW A LOT OF ANNA NICOLE STUFF. AND THERE'S NO ANNA NICOLE STUFF. OH MY GOSH. IT'S ALL BEEN MOVED INTO STORAGE. DOES THIS SIGNAL THAT YOU'RE KIND OF TRYING TO MOVE ON AND PUT ANNA IN THE PROPER PLACE IN YOUR LIFE? YOU KNOW, I THINK SO. IT'S BETTER FOR ME. YET IN DANNIELYNN'S ROOM, HE COULDN'T PART WITH THOSE COLOURFUL CLOTHES HER MOTHER COLLECTED EVEN BEFORE SHE WAS PREGNANT. THEY WEREN'T ALL BABY CLOTHES. I MEAN, SHE HAD` NO, NOT REALLY. SHE WAS PLANNING 'EM WAY AHEAD. SHE WAS THINKING WAY AHEAD THAT SHE WANTED A LITTLE GIRL? WAY AHEAD. YEAH. AND SO IT'S KIND OF` YOU KNOW, WHEN SHE WEARS IT, IT KIND OF MAKES YOU FEEL PROUD THAT YOU'RE AT LEAST TRYING TO CARRY ON WHAT SHE WOULD'VE WANTED. THIS WAS HER LITTLE OUTFIT FROM THE GUESS CAMPAIGN. AH. SHE WORE THIS IN HER... THAT'S ADORABLE. THAT'S RIGHT. FOUR YEARS AGO DANNIELYNN MODELLED FOR GUESS AS A WAY TO SHARE SOMETHING SPECIAL FOR HER MOTHER, LARRY SAYS. BUT IT WAS A ONE-TIME THING. I'VE HAD COMPANIES CALL ME SINCE THEN AND ASK ME FOR HER TO MODEL, AND THE ANSWER IS NO. SHE DOESN'T SHOW ANY INTEREST IN IT. SHE WANTS TO BE A KID. SHE'S A GIRL SCOUT, OWNER OF A PET LIZARD, AND EVERY NIGHT THERE'S THAT PESKY HOMEWORK. THE AREA IN THE GYM LOCKER WAS... BUT THERE'S SOME LESSONS HER DAD WANTS HER TO LEARN ABOVE ALL OTHERS. WHAT'S THE BIG LESSON OUT OF ANNA'S LIFE? KEEP THINGS SIMPLE. BE CAREFUL WHO'S AROUND YOU. YOU CAN SHOOT FOR THE STARS, BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A STAR TO SHOOT FOR THE STARS, YOU KNOW. THROUGH HER ARTWORK, DANNIELYNN EXPRESSES A CONNECTION WITH THE MOTHER SHE'S NEVER KNOWN. THE 10-YEAR-OLD'S DESCRIPTION OF HER DRAWING BRINGING HER DAD TO TEARS. I'LL LET YOU READ IT. I CAN'T READ IT. READS: 'EVER SINCE MY MOTHER'S DEATH, A FRIEND OF HERS SAID SHE WOULD SEND ME PRETTY BUTTERFLIES. 'SO BUTTERFLIES CHASE ME EVERYWHERE, 'AND I LET THE BUTTERFLY COME OUT OF MY PENCIL AND FLY ON MY PAPER WITH ITS WINGS OF LOVE.' IT'S BEAUTIFUL. SO THIS IS THE WAY SHE THINKS OF HER MOTHER? BEING HERE WITH HER THROUGH BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES. IT'S HER DEALING WITH IT IN HER OWN WAY AT HER OWN PACE. I THINK IT TAKES A STRONG LITTLE GIRL TO WRITE SOMETHING LIKE THAT. LAWYERS FOR ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S ESTATE ARE TRYING TO GET A JUDGE TO REOPEN THAT CALIFORNIA CASE CONCERNING HALF A BILLION DOLLARS. J HOWARD MARSHALL'S SON AND HEIR IS NOW DEAD, AND THE HUNT FOR THE FORTUNE CONTINUES. THAT'S OUR SHOW FOR TONIGHT. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. KIA ORA. NGA MIHI.