Playmate's ex nailed
2004-01-25 15:25
Los Angeles - An ex-boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith was sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for making criminal threats against the former Playboy Playmate and attacking her neighbour, officials said.
Superior Court Judge Kathryne Stoltz rejected Mark Hatten's motion for a new trial on Friday.
"I'm not a bad person. I basically walked away from this fight," Hatten said. "You'll never hear about me bothering Anna Nicole again."
Hatten was convicted last November of making criminal threats against Smith, who testified she had a brief sexual relationship with him in 2000 that ended when he approached her with a knife in her home. Hatten claimed they had an on-again, off-again relationship.
Hatten was also convicted of assault for a fight involving a neighbour who went to Smith's house to persuade Hatten to leave.
Jurors acquitted Hatten of two other counts involving stalking and threats against Smith, 36, who became a reality TV star when The Anna Nicole Show began airing on E! Entertainment Television.
- AP