ANNA NICOLE Smith autopsy to be performed on Friday

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - As a former Playboy playmate, jeans model, widow of an octogenarian oil tycoon and reality TV star, Anna Nicole Smith's life played out like an extraordinary tabloid tale. It appears her death will too. Smith was stricken while staying at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino and was rushed to a hospital. Edwina Johnson, chief investigator for the Broward County Medical Examiner's Office, said the cause of death was under investigation and an autopsy would be done on Friday.Seminole Police Chief Charlie Tiger said a private nurse called 911 after finding Smith unresponsive in her room at the hotel, which is on an Indian reservation. He said Smith's bodyguard administered CPR, but she was declared dead at a hospital. Later Thursday, two sheriff's deputies carried out at least eight brown paper bags sealed with red evidence tape from Smith's hotel room. Just five months ago, her 20-year-old son, Daniel, died suddenly in the Bahamas. An American medical examiner hired by the family, Cyril Wecht, said he died accidentally of a combination of methadone and two antidepressants. Pending now is a DNA test that was pre-scheduled to determine who the father of her 5 month old daugheter is ?? The hearing was Scheduled for today 1 day after her untimely death. TRIBUTE TO ANNA NICOLE SMITH xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ALSO TMZ HAS OBTAINED AN EXCLUSIVE PHOTO OF WHAT WAS IN ANNA NICOLE'S FRIDGE IN THE BAHAMMAS SEE BELOW: TMZ has obtained a photo of the inside of Anna Nicole Smith's refrigerator taken after she died, and the contents are shocking on several levels. TMZ has 100% verified the authenticity of this photo. The refrigerator, which was inside Anna Nicole's bedroom in the Bahamas, contained methadone (5 mg per 5 ml).Methadone was the same drug found in Daniels body during his autopsy.