EDITORIAL END OF THE DRAMA ANNA NICOLE SMITH: THE TRAGEDY OF CELEBRITY DYSFUNCTION.YOU wouldn't have needed a crystal ball to have predicted that Anna Nicole Smith's life would end badly. Between lawsuits, paternity The state or condition of a father; the relationship of a father. English and U.S. Common Law have recognized the importance of establishing the paternity of children. claims, mysterious deaths and drug struggles, this stripper-centerfold-heiress-celebrity-mom was a train wreck train wreck Medtalk A popular term for a multiproblem Pt in critical condition in the making. And yet we watched, with morbid morbid /mor·bid/ (mor´bid) 1. pertaining to, affected with, or inducing disease; diseased. 2. unhealthy or unwholesome. 3. amusement. Now Smith is dead, leaving a baby girl behind. And suddenly her sad life -- once a national joke -- doesn't seem so funny any more. Celebrity dysfunction may be a spectator sport in America, but at moments like this, we realize that it's not so frivolous Of minimal importance; legally worthless. A frivolous suit is one without any legal merit. In some cases, such an action might be brought in bad faith for the purpose of harrassing the defendant. after all. These are real people, with real struggles and real suffering. Making Smith's self-destruction all the more pathetic is that for so long it served as popular entertainment. May she at last rest in peace. |
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