Anna Nicole Smith Death Tape Snafu: Web Video Shows Final Moments

The Anna Nicole Smith death tape that shows footage of the final moments of former Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith's life has been sold for more than $500,000 according to a report from Splash News.  It was sold to Entertainment Tonight. 

Anna Nicole Smith Death Tape Snafu: Web Video Shows Final Moments

Even though the video brought in a ton of money the usual snafu of the 24-hour internet brought the video online in moments.  A German TV station also grabbed the footage and ran it wit a news report in that country.  It quickly went online and was readily available on the web.  The Hollyscoop girls have that here.

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According to the Post Chronicle, Splash News has received quite a bit of blowback over the tape.   A post online gives this analysis from the agency:

'Splash blog fans (and not) we're getting a kicking about this video, (BWE.tv, Defamer, Dlisted, Jossip, ICYDK)but lets face it, everyone wants to see it so watch the exclusive video on Entertainment Tonight.  Are all of you going to bash them for showing it? I doubt it.  TMZ had a video of her dead body covered in a blanket posted on their blog, are you guys bashing them? I doubt that too. Are all of you going to be watching it? Definitely!

Why are there so many blogs, television shows, and magazines solely devoted to celebrities? Why are the 24-hour news channels running ANS material non-stop? Why is ANS the top story on every news broadcast? Because everyone wants to see it, we are all hungry for celebrity news.

Due to a licensing agreement we can't show you the video till Tuesday morning due, not that anyone would want to see it of course.'  ET online has the video and loads of coverage here.

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Anna Nicole was found in her hotel room and given CPR by Seminole tribal fire rescue and Hollywood fire rescue workers, said Michael Bloom, president of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.

Anna Nicole's nurse called hotel workers at the hotel at 1:38 p.m. and security went to the hotel room, hotel officials said. Fire rescue workers from both the Seminole Indian tribe and from Hollywood arrived minutes later and Smith was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood at 2:10 p.m.

Anna Nicole died at 2:45 p.m. at the age of 39. She is survived by her 4-month-old daughter, Dannielynn Hope.