Now that Casey Anthony’s learning Spanish … she might have a best chance at a normal life if she relocates to a country where they didn’t follow the trial — if only she could figure out a way to not be so damn …. white?!?
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The NBC producer tiresome to score a book deal for Casey Anthony may be S.O.L. … because the largest names in the publishing biz tell TMZ … they want absolutely NOTHING to do with tot mom.
We ruined the tale … an NBC news producer has contacted literary agents and told them Casey has agreed to do a TV interview with the network if he can lock up a book deal.
But according to the three publishing powerhouses — that ain’t happening … just check out the statements we expected regarding a possible Casey Anthony publishing deal:
Simon and Schuster:
“We are 100% not interested. We are NOT NOT NOT interested. Simon
& Schuster is not publishing, and has by no means intended to publish, any
book by Casey Anthony, her family, or any member of her team.
Harper Collins: “We are plotting on publishing the Prosecutor’s book who was involved in the Casey Anthony case, so we have no plans in releasing a Casey Anthony book. We’re sticking with the prosecutor.”
Penguin Group: “We have no plans on doing a book deal with Casey Anthony.”
A further publisher went so far as to say, “Hell no … it’s blood money.”
Filed under: Casey Anthony, Celebrity Justice, Special
The honchos at NBC — the C stands for crafty — reckon they figured out a way to snag an interview with Casey Anthony without paying a red cent, and make her a wealthy woman at the same time.
We’ve learned an NBC news producer has reached out to people in the literary world, tiresome to score a book deal for Anthony. The producer has contacted literary agents and others, telling them if he scored a book deal for Casey, cast off give the network a 1-hour, primetime special … parts of which would also run on “Today.”
The producer makes it clear — NBC couldn’t pay a cent for the interview. But he is gung-ho about the book deal, even representing that Casey wants up front money.
Jose Baez, Casey’s lawyer, tells TMZ … he has full information of the producer’s efforts, but says, “I’m not involved in that process. I did not entice him to do it.”
Baez was instant to add, “Casey is not ready to do an interview.”
We tried multiple times to get a comment from NBC — so far, no luck.
Filed under: Casey Anthony, Jose Baez, Barbara Walters, Celebrity Justice
Casey Anthony’s attorney, Jose Baez, had dinner with Barbara Walters Sunday night. She was clearly tiresome to butter him up for an interview with his infamous client … but when Jose went in for the hug, Barbara blanched.
Baez, his wife, Walters and Frank Langella (they had just gone to see his play) all dined at Orso in Manhattan for Jose’s birthday. Our photog tried getting details about a possible asking price for the interview — but no one was talking.
According to our sources, Casey isn’t ready to tell her tale just yet. Clearly BW wants dibs.
When all says their goodbyes, and Jose goes to hug Barbara … she shoos him away, saying, “No, no, no. Don’t do it.”
Clearly she didn’t want TMZ getting the “money shot.”
Filed under: Casey Anthony, Amanda Knox, Jose Baez, Celebrity Justice
Casey Anthony and Amanda Knox have a lot in common — they were both recently freed from jail, they’re both huge celebrities now and they’re both hot. What they don’t have in common … supportive parents, at least according to Casey Anthony’s lawyer.
Jose Baez tells TMZ he was very pleased for Amanda Knox and her family when the verdict was overturned. Baez says he watched the verdict and it was ” a very surreal moment for me because I remembered being in that situation — where a young woman’s life hung in the balance — and in a split second, her life was given back to her.”
Baez says he felt Amanda’s family played a key role in things, saying they should “be applauded” for sticking with her through the full process — unlike Casey’s parents, who did not support her and instead, he feels, “hurt her case.”
In the end, Baez says they’re just a pair of “all-American girls.”
