and there was anna nicole smith. na nicole in action. so it didn't matter if you had a cell phone, a polaroid camera, any kind of camera, you just yelled out her name, anna nicole. when she turned around, it was -- on the spot. you saw anna nicole. it's like, wow. >> anna, look this way! ♪ >> wow. and the minute that camera left, it was a whole another person. she was back to vickie lynn. and how she did it, i don't know. but whatever she was doing, it was making everybody watch. >> in 2001, anna is offered a show that's pretty new to television. ♪ she says yes to a reality show. >> two thumbs up. my dream house. >> reality shows are really -- pretty much fresh-baked at this point. people like the osbournes. >> rock 'n roll! >> or people like nick lachey and jessica simpson were doing these shows, revivifying their stardom. >> so here comes anna nicole smith into this brave new world of celebrity reality television. >> that's my son. isn't he cute? >> was that who she really was? the first season was quite a ratings s

together they come up with anna nicole smith. >> that first day shooting for guess makes anna nicole >> people have a perception that she was this dumb blond. she wasn't, not at all. she could do anything that she wanted to do. >> reporter: what she decides to do, after four years of turning down his proposals, is to marry jay howard marshall. >> and she loved this man. she would sit close to him with her legs on the couch over him, and he would laugh. about six months after they got married, mr. marshall got very sick. >> reporter: enter son pierce, who had been given power of attorney. marshall's caregiver, betty morgan, becomes his guardian. >> then anna finds herself cut off financially. at one point she's only permitted to see her husband for 30 minutes a visit. the family said that was because of the doctors' instructions. but she was heartbroken. >> when your husband's got his arms around, going like this, "please come with me." >> reporter: 14 months after their wedding, jay howard marshall died. >> massive fortune, estimates up to $1.6 billion. however, he leaves nothing in h

♪ ♪ >>> this is "nightline." >> tonight, anna nicole smith. >> anna, one more time!. >> her daughter's journey on a path to learn more about a mother she never knew. plus uncovering the stories hint the tragic beauty. from playboy to guests and defending her high-profile marriage, to being in a pa tearty suit. >> my life is like a living soap opera. then break it. every emergen-c gives you a

[ laughter ] anna nicole smith's memorial service? [ laughter ] [ groans ] too soon? too late?oo middle? some of these headlines are just hurtful. "guess which former snl cast members still wet the bed?" [ laughter ] i don't still wet the bed. i just started wetting the bed. [ laughter ] that's not a story. "10 celebrities whose penises were mangled by farm machinery." [ laughter ] how about "10 celebrities wearing that sweater still"? "time was not kind to these women." [ laughter ] rude. "10 signs that your kidneys aren't working properly." [ laughter ] me again? "heidi klum's best halloween costumes." [ laughter ] "we were shocked to learn who visited jeffrey epstein in prison." that's me. boy. "you won't believe what the monkey from 'the hangover' looks like now." [ laughter ] [ applause ] all right. we've got a good show for you guys. my former lovely "snl" castmate molly shannon is here. [ cheers and applause ] we've got 20-year-old tiktok sensation addison rae who's not a big movie coming out. [ cheers and applause ] i actually joined tiktok myself. i'm like the old guy

marine corps sgt nicole g23 of sacramento dagen page of omaha and sanchez of indiana, marine corps david espinoza 20 years old from rio bravo texas. in marine corps lance corporal jared smith's 20 years old from st. charles missouri. marine corps lance corporal dylan merola of california. lance corporal kareem nikoui of california and navy hospital in max, 22 from berlin heights ohio. mike: participating in the dignified transfers president joe biden, first lady jill biden, lloyd austin, mark millie joint chief of staff general david h berger, james mcconnell chief of staff at the united states army, admiral michael gill day chief of operations into public or commander of the air force march await affairs operations and they are on hand at dover to greet the family members of the fallen service members that were lost this week. jacqui: there for the dignified transfers secretary of state anthony blinken deputy secretary of defense kathleen hicks, chief master sgt ramon lopez senior advisor to the joint chief of staff. christine warmath secretary of the army . jacqui: continuing to watch dignified transfer of the 13 fallen service members at dover air force base. mike, i reca