Accidental overdose killed Anna Nicole : "The autopsy found Smith also had a severe blood infection which contributed to her death."
I don't know a lot about Anna Nicole Smith. Another pretty blond whose son seems to have died in a very odd way from a drug overdose. We make people very famous, we follow their lives, we feed off their behaviour and it generates millions of dollars for all sorts of people, but we do not take any responsibilty for the health and welfare of our stars. We make them stars. She was very eye catching and yet I saw the images of her before she died and she really did not look well at all and she just looked so disorientated and worn out. Did we do anything about that? Could we have? There are so many stars who have come unstuck one way or another and I think, because we like them so much and we like to follow them so much, we need to find a way to intervene when the stardom is hurting them. Some stars are difficult to help , I know. Some people just use their stardom to build walls instead of bridges. I just think this lady might have lived longer if we'd put some social pressure on her to look after herself and if we had noticed how she had deteriorated. I know you can argue they are old enough to look after themselves. All sorts of pressures are brought to bear on them and their families. Some lead remarkably normal lives and others seems to become increasingly fragile. Have we done studies? Have we looked at why some are so resilient? Do they actually do occupational health and safety like the rest of us? Do they get inservice and professional development? It seems a bit unfair for us to neglect those who are stuggling with their professional life. We don't do it in other work place environments, we are generally right on the ball.
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