Rumors are afoot that Anna Nicole Smith’s lawyer/lover Howard K. Stern might’ve been responsible for the buxom broad’s death. (Some are alleging that it was Stern who kept Smith fully supplied with a pharmacy’s worth of drugs and ensured her eternally blotto condition). Obviously at this early stage, it’s all just speculation. But certainly anyone who’s followed the career of the doomed centerfold even peripherally has noticed Stern’s steadily increasing grip on Smith’s life. It got us thinking about other Svengalis throughout history, and where this dude falls on the continuum of Most Villainous Puppetmasters. Here’s our compendium of Dr. Evils. Who else should be on this list?
- Rasputin, burly advisor to Tsar Nicholas II
- Dr. Eugene Landy, power-hungry “psychologist to the stars,” former manager for Brian Wilson
- Lou Pearlman, the man behind Backstreet Boys and ‘NSync, among other pre-fab pop bands
- Phil Spector, follicular anomaly and Ronettes mastermind, currently standing trial for murder
- Joe Simpson, ear-stud-sporting pastor and father/manager of the Simpson sisters; regularly comments on his daughters’ breasts in public

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