Did Anna Nicole Smith die from those weight loss drugs, or more recreational ones? Or was someone who spent most of her life as a circus freakshow doomed to die this young?

We asked the people responsible, those who helped catapult this buxom bundle of tragedy into fame, to shed some light. But all we got back were press releases.

From E! came this boilerplate statement:

“E! Networks is deeply saddened by the tragic news of Anna Nicole Smith’s death. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones.”

From Hugh Hefner (courtesy of <a href="http://www.mediabistro.com/

fishbowlny/pop_culture/hugh_hefner_on_anna_nicole_she_was_a_dear_friend_52777.asp#email”>FBNY):

“I am very saddened to learn about Anna Nicole’s passing. She was a
dear friend who meant a great deal to the Playboy family and to me
personally. My thoughts and prayers are with her friends and loved
ones during this difficult time.”

E! Network’s The Soup produced this hilarious riff on Hollywood’s love-it-or-hate-it reaction to Studio 60. As FBLA has drawn a line down our fishbowl on this brilliant program (our other half is so wrong to hate this show), we greatly appreciate this charming sketch.

But we had one question for K.P. Anderson (he’s the one in the clip who isn’t Joel McHale): What side of the fence is he on? Also, (OK, maybe we had two questions), what can Sorkin do to make people stop hating him so damn much?

We like what Anderson had to say so much, we’re printing it in full:

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Lost to end eventually: Nooooooo! Well, OK. But on one condition: You can do whatever you want to the plot — make the whole thing Hurley’s dream for all we care — just promise future merchandising agreements include Matthew Fox popsicle molds.

Dancing Into Idols: ABC will pit surprise hit Dancing With the Stars up against Fox’s American Idol, which means the two networks will also create a mini Civil War at E!, where Idol’s Ryan Seacrest and Dancing’s Samantha Harris now share a company lunch room. We don’t know how this is going to go down in the ratings, but in a breakroom bar fight, our money’s on Harris.

Ken Burns to Continue to Be Ken Burns for the Next 15 Years:
After that, PBS will rent him out as a human photo scanner.