Lawyer says male doctor accused of sexual activities with Anna Nicole Smith is gay

Lawyer outraged at claims against Smith’s doctor

LOS ANGELES — The attorney for a doctor who treated the late model Anna Nicole Smith says Dr. Sandeep Kapoor is openly gay and she is outraged at claims in search warrant affidavits that he had a sexual relationship with Smith.

Attorney Ellyn Garafalo said Tuesday that Kapoor never had a sexual or social relationship with his patient, and a picture of them together which is cited in the affidavits was taken at a gay pride celebration which both of them attended.

Garafalo said the mistake is an example of errors that permeated the decision to charge Kapoor with illegally providing Smith with controlled drugs. She said evidence in the case will exonerate Kapoor.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The attorney for a doctor who treated the late model Anna Nicole Smith says Dr. Sandeep Kapoor is openly gay and she is outraged at claims in search warrant affidavits that he had a sexual relationship with Smith.

Attorney Ellyn Garafalo said Tuesday that Kapoor never had a sexual or social relationship with his patient, and a picture of them together which is cited in the affidavits was taken at a gay pride celebration which both of them attended.

Garafalo said the mistake is an example of errors that permeated the decision to charge Kapoor with illegally providing Smith with controlled drugs. She said evidence in the case will exonerate Kapoor.