
As if losing his paternity claim while still grieving Anna Nicole Smith's death wasn't enough, Howard K. Stern then faced serious accusations regarding his alleged culpability in his (unofficial) wife's death. According to Today, the former model died of an "accidental overdose" of at least nine prescription drugs. She'd been extremely ill, suffering from a stomach flu, and had been mixing medications for that as well as meds for "anxiety, depression and insomnia." Her refusal to go to the hospital is what ultimately lead to her demise, but according to a statement by Stern's lawyers, Smith stayed put, because "she did not want the media frenzy that follows her."
In 2009, Fox News reported that Stern, along with two doctors, were charged with several felony counts of conspiracy and other charges related to fraudulent prescriptions — Stern faced six charges, and each doctor faced seven. The trio allegedly provided Smith with thousands of prescriptions during the years leading up to her death, according to prosecutors. Of the 11 prescription drugs found in the hotel room where Smith spent her last night, most of them were written to Stern and none were actually prescribed to Smith. Additionally, more than 600 pills (including 450 muscle relaxants) were missing from the bottles, most of which had only been filled five weeks earlier. That ... does not look so good.
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