A federal judge in New York has ruled that Howard Stern, Anna Nicole Smith's companion when she died in 2007, can sue a writer for libel. Stern is suing former TV journalist Rita Cosby for $60 million, charging that more than a dozen passages in her best seller, Blonde Ambition: The Untold Story Behind Anna Nicole Smith's Death, damaged his reputation, the New York Daily News reported Thursday. In his ruling allowing a portion of Stern's libel suit proceed, federal Judge Denny Chin rejected Cosby's argument that Stern's reputation made him libel-proof. Stern cites a passage in which Cosby wrote that Smith regularly watched a video of Stern engaging in sexual activities with Larry Birkhead, the father of Smith's daughter.

Larry Birkhead, the father of the late Anna Nicole Smith's daughter, says E! TV network is filming a U.S.

By Ciar Byrne Arts; Media Correspondent The co-creator of the controversial hit musical Jerry Springer: The Opera has got another icon of modern American pop culture in his sights, the late glamour model Anna Nicole Smith.

Authorities investigating the death of Anna Nicole Smith raided six locations Friday, including the offices and residences of two doctors, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said.

Larry Birkhead and Howard K. Stern both plan to sue the author of a new book that claims the two men shared a sexual encounter before Anna Nicole Smith's death and worked together afterward to manipulate the media and maximize profits.