One tough cookie
2004-06-14 07:35
Nebraska - Reality TV star Anna Nicole Smith - recovering from two broken ribs - considered cancelling an appearance at an HIV/Aids benefit for children but showed up after all.
Smith said she was "very much in pain" when she arrived in Lincoln. But, "I love children. I'm doing this for the kids."
The 36-year-old model appeared at the Rococo Theatre for Saturday's fundraiser with Jerri Manthey of Survivor, Hilarie Burton of One Tree Hill, and Lincoln native Jon Kelley, who appears on Extra.
Smith suffered two broken ribs in a fall from a water craft while filming The Anna Nicole Show.
During her visit, Smith also participated in three hours of "celebrity karaoke".
- AP