2010

Criminal Trial of Co-Defendants Stern, Kapoor & Eroshevich: Day Four

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Anna Nicole Smith’s bodyguard, Maurice Brighthaupt, testified today for a second time in the criminal proceedings against co-defendants, Stern, Kapoor and Eroshevich.   Last week he testified about Smith’s drug use.  Today the focus was on the bodyguard’s attempt to collect money for photos of Smith and her daughter.  In an attempt to discredit his testimony, the defense portrayed him as a conspirator in the plot. Brighthaupt testified that he considered selling photos of Dannielynn to People magazine for a million dollars shortly after her birth.  He further testified to receiving monies for providing photos and giving interviews from various entertainment TV shows following Smith’s death in 2007.  The defense questioned his integrity, noting that the first time he publicly spoke of Smith’s death was only after Stern accused him of stealing the photos. During today’s questioning, the prosecutor objected claiming “the defense was trying to implant the impression that everyone around Smith was scheming to get money.”This objection was overuled by the judge who gave the defense the right to “attack the credibility of the witness.” More to come tomorrow…

Lindsay Lohan: Playing A Role She Knows Well

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A life graced by footlights and spotlights, coupled with an unstable familial foundation, is often underscored by the inability to follow socially responsible norms and mores.  The troubles of Lindsay Lohan bear no exception.  It appears she repeatedly attempts to negate her issues by struggling with sexual orientation, alcohol, and drug abuse.  Certainly one might be swayed to sympathize with her plight, and persuade her to manage her troubles by productive and constructive means. The will of Lady Justice should not be continuously tried and tested, regardless of the excuse for insubordination.  Lohan’s missteps continue as follows, just to name a few:  failure to appear for her DUI conviction hearing in May allegedly due to a stolen passport; failure to consistently adhere to drug rehabilitation schedules; and, failure to accept culpability for erratic behavior while attributing youth and inexperience as the culprit. Attorney Robert Shapiro, who made a career of defending the questionable behavior of his star-studded celebrities, provided no explanation as to why he quit his tenure as Lohan’s counsel – the day before she began a 90-day sentence in the L.A. County Jail.  She is, however, expected to be released soon due to “supposed” jail overcrowding. Yesterday, prosecutors Read More …