The autopsy findings indicate that Anna Nicole Smith died of a drug overdose, but the real culprit behind her untimely demise may have been a crushing rejection. According to Gatecrasher's Ben Widdicome, Anna, just months before her death, had her heart set on playing her idol Marilyn Monroe in a movie about Marilyn's one-time husband Joe DiMaggio. So keen was Anna for the role that she was even willing to put up some of the money to get the movie off the ground. But, producers told Anna that she wasn't "ready" for the part, and behind the scenes, there were worries that Smith's involvement would make it hard for them to cast a big-name actor in the lead.
Now, let me get this straight - they didn't want to cast Anna because she wasn't "ready" for the part? Who in hell was ever more ready to play the role of a drug-addled sex-kitten than Anna Nicole Smith? She was born for that part. I don't care what anyone says, the producers of that DiMaggio pic have blood on their hands. As far as I'm concerned they murdered Anna Nicole - with help from Howard K. Stern of course. You know, he gave her the actual drugs, they just nudged her closer to the edge by crushing her little dream. All a bunch of freaking murderers - and none of them ever really understood her either. She had an empty hole in her soul that no substance was strong enough to fill. Even Trimspa couldn't fill it. Maybe playing Marilyn could've - and just think, what if Anna had rocked in the role? What if she had won herself an award? Maybe she would still be with us today. Woozy and incoherent, but still with us.
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