6 feet under......or 6 months later!??!?!

Associatedcontent - Celebrity status and the resulting press coverage is a lifetime commitment, and apparently now an afterlife commitment as well. The media is becoming ever more ghoulish in it's obsession with celebrity death, continuously covering the unpleasant issues surrounding the disputed corpse of the manic depressive tragic icon, Anna Nicole Smith.
On February 18th Anna Nicole's body was finally embalmed amidst the continuing legal battle-royale between Anna's former companion Howard K. Stern, and her mother, Virgie Arthur. Anna's body was prepared for burial a mere ten days after her death, following a comprehensive autopsy and an undulating sea of legal briefs. The final hanger-on to disrupt Ms. Smith's very busy schedule was Larry Birkhead, who is one of the many gambling men now claiming paternity of Anna's infant daughter. Mr. Birkhead apparently needed a fresh DNA sample from Anna's unaltered body to prove his case.
The medical examiner in charge of the case, Joshua Perper, was pleased with the work of the two embalmers. "They did an excellent job, and the body will be ready for viewing with no problem," he said. "In other words, she's basically looking like she looked in life or very, very close to that."
While Anna is now one step closer to receiving her lasting peace in a paparazzi proof grave, she still has a ways to go. James Brown, on the other hand is reportedly only inches from his own dirt get-away. The much beloved and acclaimed Godfather of Soul, Mr. Brown, who died almost two months ago, has finally waited out his squabbling descendants.
CNN is reporting that Brown's six children and his former partner Tomi Rae Hynie have agreed to a burial place, the location of which is not being released. Mr. Brown's body, for its part has been spending its time patiently, having been properly embalmed some time ago. The body has been carefully watched and protected during its lay-over by Charles Reid, Director of the Funeral Home responsible for Mr. Brown's accommodations.
He told CNN that he had last viewed Brown on Tuesday. "I do that constantly," The Director said. "That's the only way I can actually check him ... go in, open the casket and close it. And he's fine."
Lawyers for the Brown family report that the ceremony will be held in the "next few days" in an undisclosed location. The location of Anna Nicole's future underground resort has yet to be decided.

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