South Carolina developer G. Ben Thompson, a former lover of Anna Nicole Smith, testified today.  His relationship with Smith began in 2005 when she visited his home – staying in his room while Stern slept in the guest room.  Thompson told jurors that Smith’s behavior visibly changed after taking medication and that he saw Stern bring her pills on two separate occasions.  Check back tomorrow for more when Thompson takes the stand for a second day!

Today, Howard K. Stern’s sister, Bonnie, was called to the stand as a prosecution witness.  Deputy District Attorney Renee Rose has alleged Smith emailed Bonnie asking for her to ship prescription medications to the Bahamas.  Rose claims the emails were found on Smith’s personal computer.  Bonnie testified that she had no recollection of any drug shipments and instead, spoke of her brother’s devotion to the former Playboy model. You may remember after Smith’s death in 2007, Bonnie was outraged to hear the media call Stern a killer and immediately jumped to his defense claiming her“brother never fed [Smith] a drug in her life.” At the time, she also said that Stern could not control Smith’s drug addiction but would never try to kill her.  Check back tomorrow as the trial wraps up for the week!