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Anna Nicole Smith criticised by sister
Published Saturday, Oct 21 2006, 16:03 BST | By Daniel Kilkelly
Anna Nicole Smith has been accused of turning her son's funeral into a "media circus".
The model's estranged sister Donna Hogan claims that Anna Nicole ignored requests from family members who wanted to be involved in Thursday's memorial service for 20-year-old Daniel.
"I said my goodbyes to Daniel in a telephone statement I made to Entertainment Tonight the day I found out about his death," Hogan told WENN. "This funeral service was nothing more than another circus media event for my sister."
Hogan is also furious that Smith planned a commitment ceremony with lover Howard K Stern before laying her son to rest.
She added: "It's very sad that a mother would rather concentrate on staging a fake marriage to make money and get even more bad attention on her, than to lay to rest her loving son, where his soul could rest in peace."
The model's estranged sister Donna Hogan claims that Anna Nicole ignored requests from family members who wanted to be involved in Thursday's memorial service for 20-year-old Daniel.
"I said my goodbyes to Daniel in a telephone statement I made to Entertainment Tonight the day I found out about his death," Hogan told WENN. "This funeral service was nothing more than another circus media event for my sister."
Hogan is also furious that Smith planned a commitment ceremony with lover Howard K Stern before laying her son to rest.
She added: "It's very sad that a mother would rather concentrate on staging a fake marriage to make money and get even more bad attention on her, than to lay to rest her loving son, where his soul could rest in peace."
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