One-Time Other Thing

I'm not going to say I think much of ol' Anna Nicole, but what's with this opening paragraph from the NY Times?

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that one-time stripper and Playboy Playmate Anna Nicole Smith could pursue part of her late husband's oil fortune.

What is this, the American Family Association?

"One-time coke addict President George W Bush today announced he is against bad things..."

"One-time 2-year-old Kobe Bryant hit a jump shot with 2 seconds left in overtime...."

(It takes the writer only 5 more paragraphs to then call her "the former stripper" - "greedy asshole," perhaps, but there's a clear suggestion here that as a former stripper she's more likely to be immoral. cute)