6 Lessons Learned from Britney Spears and Anna Nicole Smith

Recent celebrity news can teach many lessons if you let it. Here are 6 lessons you can learn from these tragic fallen celebrities.

Anna Nicole Smith and Britney Smith Lesson #1 - Money can buy you just about anything, but it can't buy you love and happiness.

It is painfully obvious that Britney Spears is not happy, nor was Anna Nicole Smith in her final days. No matter how much fame and fortune one may have, it doe not guarantee happiness in life. The pressure can become too great, and there are all too many negative influences out there. Often, celebrities can surround themselves with whomever they wish. This can often hamper any chance for celebrities to truly find happiness or even overcome serious addiction.

Anna Nicole Smith and Britney Spears Lesson #2 - Rehab won't resolve all of your issues, no matter how many times you go.

In recent weeks, rehab, once a meaningful tool for getting one's life back on track, has been treated as a public relations stunt. It is sad to see that Britney Spears isn't getting the help that she so desperately needs. Leaving a rehab center after less than 24 hours is no way to get serious about getting better and changing your life.

Anna Nicole Smith and Britney Spears Lesson #3 - Everyone loves a good train-wreck.

The popularity and saturation surrounding the stories of Anna Nicole Smith and Britney Spears proves that everyone loves to watch a good train-wreck. People might agree that it is sickening to watch, sad, and more; there is just one thing, no one can seem to pull oneself away. Just when you think that you know all that you want to know, there is additional information that comes out that draws you in all over again.

Anna Nicole Smith and Britney Spears Lesson #4 - The shaved head look doesn't look good on everyone.

Some people can pull off the bald look with grace and style, and that includes some women. Britney Spears, however, is not one of them. Just by looking at the pictures, you can tell that her last experience at a salon was a cry for help. As with the Anna Nicole Smith, things just appear to keep getting more and more curious. Only time will tell if Britney had an ulterior motive when she took the razor to her head. One can only imagine the horror on the hairdresser's face when Britney completely shaved her own head.

Anna Nicole Smith and Britney Spears Lesson #5 - You can have just as much controversy surrounding you in death as you did in life.

The death of Anna Nicole Smith proves that no one is guaranteed peace and quiet, even upon death. If anything, the controversy surrounding Anna Nicole Smith appears to have grown by leaps and bounds since her death. The way things appear now, Anna Nicole may never have a chance to rest in peace, just like her idol - Marilyn Monroe.

Anna Nicole Smith and Britney Spears Lesson #6 - Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it.

It is certainly no secret that Anna Nicole Smith idolized Marilyn Monroe. Sadly, Anna Nicole Smith patterned her life after Marilyn Monroe. It is a sad irony that Anna Nicole Smith's death was every bit as tragic and surrounded by controversy as Marilyn Monroe's death, purported to be a suicide, back in 1962. At least this time around there is no unproven speculation that a Kennedy was involved.