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The judge in the preliminary hearing for the Anna Nicole Smith case admonished prosecutors for trying to turn the hearing into "a circus sideshow" with tales of Dr. Khristine Eroshevich's lesbian romps with the former model.

NY Daily News reports that Judge Robert Perry got incensed during a lurid line of questioning. "What's the relevance," he asked of Deputy District Attorney Renee Rose, who was questioning former bodyguard Maurice Brighthaupt about the affair. "It goes to Dr. Eroshevich's intent, if you will, providing the medication to (her)," Rose responded. The judge went on to say, "You don't need to get that far into this to make the minimal showing required for a preliminary hearing."

Eroshevich, Howard K. Stern and Dr. Sandeep Kapoor have all pleaded not guilty to charges they illegally conspired to prescribe, administer and dispense controlled substances to an addict.

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