Anna Nicole Smith Gives Birth, Loses Son

In a tragic twist of fate, Anna Nicole Smith's son died just days after the former Playboy Playmate and reality TV star gave birth to a baby girl. Daniel, Anna Nicole Smith's 20 year-old son, had just visited his mother and baby sister hours before he passed away and Anna Nicole actually found the body in the maternity ward, according to The New York Daily News. The paper reports that Daniel Smith was seated in a chair in his mother's maternity ward room in Doctors' Hospital in Nassau when Anna Nicole Smith realized that she couldn't wake him. Reginald Ferguson told the paper, "It would appear from our report that the mother had gotten up, saw him in the chair and he appeared to be sound asleep. She tried to wake him up, he was unresponsive, and she sounded the alarm."

Interestingly, Anna Nicole Smith and her representatives have a completely different timeline of events, releasing a statement that claims that Daniel Smith was found in bed Sunday morning where he wasn't breathing and that he had visited his mother and sister the night before, but did not pass away at the hospital. A statement was released and posted to Anna Nicole's website that read, in part, "Anna Nicole is absolutely devastated by the loss of her son. He was her pride and joy and an amazing human being. We have yet to learn the cause of death, but do not believe that drugs or alcohol were a factor."

It was revealed on Tuesday that the death of Daniel Smith was not seen as suspicious, according to police. Ferguson is quoted by EOG as saying that "there were no signs of violence to the body and there has been no sign of any unusual activities in the room that he was in." WENN reported that the death was from a "massive heart attack" suffered by Daniel Smith. Police Press Liaison Officer Inspector Walter Evans confirmed the death saying that "This morning a Caucasian male was discovered sometime after 9 a.m. The cause of death has not been determined and an autopsy has to be performed. Once we would have (carried out) an autopsy, (this) would confirm the exact cause of death."

Daniel Smith's father appeared on Extra last night and spoke about the shocking death of his son. Billy Smith had not seen Daniel Smith since he was two, but was still shocked to hear about his early passing. He told Extra, "It's so sad. I hated that it happened. He was so young. I'm sort of in shock right now."

The entire posting on Anna Nicole Smith's website, AnnaNicole.com, reads as follows, "On September 7th Anna Nicole gave birth to a healthy 6 pound, 9 ounce baby girl. Her son Daniel was in the Bahamas with her to share in the joy of his baby sister when he passed away suddenly on the morning of September 10th. We have yet to learn the cause of death but do not believe that drugs or alcohol were a factor. Anna Nicole is absolutely devastated by the loss of her son. He was her pride and joy and an amazing human being. Please do not make any press inquiries at this time so that Anna Nicole can grieve in peace."

We at The Deadbolt send our sincerest condolences to Anna Nicole Smith and her family regarding this tragic loss.

[Sources: New York Daily News, EOG, WENN, Extra, AnnaNicole.com]