Ashton copied Anna Nicole?

Following the premiere of Ashton Kutcher’s new, paparazzi-duping show Pop Fiction this weekend, it’s come to light that Anna Nicole Smith pitched an uncannily similar show to the same station three years ago.

Pop Fiction, Ashton Kutcher’s new media duping show launched in the US this weekend and is already facing a storm after it was revealed that Anna Nicole Smith pitched an almost identical show to the same TV station three years earlier. Called Celebrities Strike Back, Anna’s show was pitched to channel E! in 2004 and also registered with the US’s Writer’s Guild, where her treatment read, “What happens if Anna Nicole Smith and other celebrities turn the tables and capitalize off of the overzealous media? What if the next big supposed scandal is not a scandal at all? What if everything is staged, but the media (and the public) don't know it? Anna Nicole and other celebrity guests take aim at the media and push all the limits.” Last week Paris Hilton was photographed with a bogus guru for Kutcher’s show in a story that was reported all over the world. According to perezhilton.com lawsuits are expected after Anna’s ex Howard Stern again pitched the format to E! three months ago but was turned down.

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