Kal Penn and Anna Nicole Smith.Photo:Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images; Ron Davis/Getty Images
Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty Images; Ron Davis/Getty Images
Kal Penn is making a movie aboutAnna Nicole Smith’s final days and the doctor who became linked toher 2007 sudden deathbefore being acquitted of charges.
The outlet reported that the Smith role has not been cast yet, and filming is expected to begin in Toronto this spring.
Smithwas found dead of an accidental drug overdose at age 39 in a Florida hotel roomon Feb. 8, 2007.
Investigators eventually charged several people in Smith’s inner circle with felonies related to her death. Kapoor, a Los Angeles physician, was alleged to have prescribed Smith with methadone and Vicodin, among other drugs.
Anna Nicole Smith.Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images
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In 2009, he was charged with eight felonies, including conspiring to furnish controlled substances, unlawfully prescribing a controlled substance and obtaining fraudulent prescriptions. He was latercleared on all chargesafter the court found no significant evidence of wrongdoing.
Kapoor, a decade after Smith’s death,said on the docuseriesScandal Made Me Famousthat the model “was not an addict” and addressed how his relationship with Smith gained tabloid attention when photos surfaced of the two cuddling at a Pride parade.
“I wouldn’t necessarily really classify her as a friend because it was one social occasion. I mean, a friend is someone you go to dinner with and hang out with on a regular basis," he said at the time. “So it was that one day at the charity parade. I would say, yes, I made a misjudgment.”
Dr. Sandeep Kapoor.Spencer Weiner/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
Spencer Weiner/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images
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“[My misjudgment] was to party with her and to be seen in a very compromising position with her,” he added at the time. “I’m not even gonna downplay it. It is what it is. I’m a human being and, you know, I made a mistake that day. Before that, I’d never been having any kind of social relationship, and after that, I didn’t have any social relationship with her.”
“But, of course,” continued Kapoor, “when you’re working with someone who has chronic pain and who relies on you for their medical care, it’s about trust. I certainly cared what happened to her.”
Another separate Smith biopic is alsocoming soon:HurricannastarsSylvia Hoeks, Holly Hunter, Mark Duplass and Nicholas Hamilton.
source: people.com
