• Hugh Hefner: “I am very saddened to learn about Anna Nicole’s passing. She was a dear friend who meant a great deal to the Playboy family and to me personally. My thoughts and prayers are with her friends and loved ones during this difficult time.”
  • Her former lawyer Lenard Leeds: “She wanted to be like Marilyn her whole life and ironically died in a similar manner.”
  • Her former publicist David Granoff: “[I’m] sad, but not shocked [about her death]. [There was] just no spark in her anymore.”
  • Larry Birkhead’s lawyer has said Larry “is not OK” after hearing the news: “Anna was the love of Larry’s life”.
  • Chief Magistrate of the Bahamas Roger Gomez: “I am very sorry to hear of Anna’s death. Our condolences go out to her family. The inquiry into the death of her son Daniel well still go on, even though she was a very important witness.
  • A spokesperson for the family of Anna Nicole’s late husband J Howard Marshall: “Our family was shocked by the untimely death of Anna Nicole Smith. We wish to express our sympathies to her family in this difficult time.”
  • Anna Nicole’s cousin Theresa Harrison: “I have spoken with Anna’s mom and aunt, and we are very worried about her baby. We hope that she has a better chance at life than her mom did. Anna had a very rough life.”
  • Anna Nicole’s sister, Donna Hogan: “On behalf of the Hogan Family, we are saddened and heartbroken by my sister’s death. No matter what our differences have been over the years, Anna was still our blood and she will be missed terribly. … We feel that the death of her son left her deeply saddened, a sadness she hid from everyone. As a mother of three children, I am anguished by this tragic event and the fact that her new baby daughter Dannielynn Hope is now without a mother.”