Goodbye, Vicki Lynn

I’m not sure what to make of this whole Anna Nicole Smith situation.

I mean, this is a woman who was far more famous for her tabloid exploits than she was for her acting skills. She was everywhere in the press, and not always in a good way: Playboy centerfolds, B-list soft core porn, marrying old codgers, Trimspa ads, crappy reality shows, slurred speeches, a mystery baby, a dead son, a nasty custody battle, and now...a goner.

Her life was fairly tragic anyway, and I wouldn’t wish the number of problems she had on anyone. But how much of that was self-inflicted? Anna Nicole never met a camera that she didn’t like. She issued press releases every time be pooped. She made her entire life public, and now her death will be public, too. Even in the afterlife she’ll be a marketable commodity.

I feel bad for her daughter. With any luck the kid will be able to grow up outside of the spotlight that blinded her Mom.

Over the next few months you’ll hear more than you ever cared to know about Anna Nicole. Books will be published, Lifetime movies will be filmed, and Access Hollywood will have plenty of footage to last them well into next year.

It’s a sad story, and unfortunately the ending will go on and on and on for years.

So rest in peace, Vicki Lynn. I hope there’s paparazzi waiting in Heaven for you, because there’s plenty of them still looking for you here.