Anna Nicole Smith died Thursday after collapsing at a hotel and being rushed to the hospital, one of her lawyers told the Associated Press.
Smith was rushed to the hospital after she was discovered unconscious in her room at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino about 2 p.m., CNN reported. WFOR--CBS 4 News and CNN are reporting that she's dead.
Unresponsive at the time she was discovered, the flamboyant starlet was taken to Memorial Regional Hospital after the incident, which was first reported by Access Hollywood on its website.
Local police were reportedly forced to shut down the streets to expedite her transport.
Fire crews and emergency personnel performed CPR on Smith, putting a tube down her throat, Access Hollywood reported.
Officials at Memorial Regional, however, refused to say whether Smith was being treated there.
The hospital was being besieged by media inquiries,.
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