Big Moe (no, not the Houston rapper - that guy’s dead)

From Trans World:

Anna Nicole Smith’s bodyguard has reportedly suffered a heart attack and stroke. Big Moe, whose real name is Maurice Brighthaupt, had a ‘mild heart attack and stroke’ and his ‘blood pressure is still sky high,’ a source claims. The insider adds that Anna Nicole’s death and investigation is ‘destroying him.’

Brighthaupt was Anna Nicole’s bodyguard for four years and served as a pallbearer at her funeral. He and his wife found Anna Nicole in her hotel room on the day she died. Brighthaupt was the one who dialed 911 and tried to revive her.

Big Moe and Anna Nicole Smith

Big Moe interviewed back in March:

BIG MOE: We didn’t want anything from her. I mean, you know, especially me. When I was with Anna, especially the last six months, I didn’t ask for one dime from her because, you know, I cared about her.

VAN SUSTEREN: Is there a word that sort of sticks in your mind about Anna Nicole?

BIG MOE: Beauty. Motherly. She’s a bright — anyone that knew her, anyone that actually really knew her, or even got autographs from her, would tell you that she’s always — she always tried to make everyone happy around her. And she was the kind of person that didn’t enemies. She didn’t like people that did not like her. I’m sure a lot of people are like that, but see, a lot of people, when they have somebody they don’t like, and they say, Oh, they’ll get over it, but Anna took it a little more personal.

From Access Hollywood

April 2007:

HarperEntertainment announced that it will publish a book about Anna Nicole Smith’s life and death, to be written by Smith’s bodyguard Moe Brighthaupt.

The book is said to offer “a candid look at Smith’s ability to manipulate men, her depression after the death of her son, her drug abuse, bisexuality and relationship with female celebrities, and her feuds with fellow reality-TV stars.”

Brighthaupt, known as “Big Moe,” is a former college basketball star and firefighter who worked for Smith from 2003 until her death earlier this year.

Entitled “Baby Girl,” the book will be co-written with Kenji Jasper, a journalist and author of both fiction and nonfiction titles.

From MSNBC:

Days after an investigation was opened into the death of the former Playboy playmate Anna Nicole Smith, Big Moe tells Access Hollywood he feels betrayed by Howard K. Stern.

‘It’s gotten to the point where I had to say something. I’ve been called a thief and that angers me. . . . I’ve been harassed by [Howard's attorney] Lin Wood and Howard.. sending letters, sending threatening letters.’ Once singing praises for Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole’s longtime bodyguard Big Moe, now claims Stern is launching a smear campaign against him.

Last week, Stern appeared on the ‘Larry King Live’ show alongside Lin Wood. Moe claims Stern insinuated he leaked recently released photos of Anna Nicole Smith, including one where she appeared to have vomit dripping down her chin. ‘He’s gotten on TV [and] called me a thief and a liar,’ Moe said. ‘[He said he] knew I was distributing pictures that should have never been taken in the first place of Anna.