Anna Nicole Smith's Lesbian Love with Doctor
On Thursday, a federal prosecutor claimed that a female doctor funneled drugs to Anna Nicole Smith to fuel their lesbian love affair. Los Angeles District Attorney Renee Rose made the startling accusation during a preliminary hearing against the former Playmate's lawyer and two doctors, who are charged with conspiring to illegally supply drugs to the model.
The three individuals - Howard K. Stern, Dr.Khristine Eroshevich and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor - have all pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Rose asserted:
"There was a sexual relationship that happened in the past and possibly carrying into the future. It was the motive for Dr. Eroshevich to provide excessive medication to Anna Nicole Smith."
"There are ulterior motives for Dr. Eroshevich's actions. That medicine keeps her addicted, so Dr. Eroshevich becomes the most important person in her life. She keeps her addicted."
The allegation came during questioning of Smith's bodyguard, Maurice "Moe" Brighthaupt.
Sean Carney, another prosecutor, added that the DA would call experts on medical ethics to comment on the doctor's alleged breakdown of doctor-patient relationships:
"When you have someone who is an addictive personality, the doctors will testify it was important to maintain professional boundaries."
Defense lawyers objected to the line of questioning. Judge Robert Perry thus stated that the preliminary hearing was not the proper forum for delving into Smith's sexual background. He said:
"I'm not going to turn this into some circus sideshow. Let's just get on with this."
Judge Perry must rule on whether or not there is enough evidence to send the three to trial.
Brighthaupt testified for prosecutors, but insisted that Eroshevich wanted to help Smith get off prescription pills.
Following her son Daniel's death in 2006, Anna Nicole Smith's addiction reached its worst and continued into 2007. She eventually died of an overdose on February 8, 2007. During this time, Brighthaupt says that Eroshevich wanted to get her into rehab, however Stern opposed it.
He said:
"Her [Eroshevich's] opinion was she [Anna] needed to [go to rehab]. He [Stern] said it would kill her."
While describing her state of mind in late 2006, Judge Perry interrupted to ask: "Is it fair to describe her as zombielike?"
Brighthaupt replied, "Very much so."
Although the bodyguard continued to blame Stern for Anna's drug use, he did say that she knew how to get her way:
The father of Smith's baby, photographer Larry Birkhead, is expected to take the witness stand Friday.
