TMZ: NBC, ABC In Casey Anthony Race

The network which ends up getting the Casey Anthony interview is going to make BIG bucks, and so is Casey, although a major portion of the money she makes in her first public appearance will probably go to paying off her attorneys. TGO

Refer to story below. Source: TMZ

Updated: Friday, 22 Jul 2011, 6:46 PM EDT
Published : Friday, 22 Jul 2011, 6:46 PM EDT

TMZ said on Friday that Casey Anthony’s lawyer is talking to three networks about a big payment to Casey Anthony for an interview, with NBC the apparent front runner..

All three networks quickly denied they would pay for an interview with Anthony.

The entertainment Web site says NBC is paying for a hotel room for Jose Baez as he negotiates with NBC, ABC and CBS in Manhattan. (Fox News is not one of the networks named by TMZ as having interest in Anthony.)

Anthony’s family already received $200,000 several years ago from ABC to “license” photos of Anthony for news use.

Just after the TMZ story broke, all three networks denied they would pay Anthony for an interview.

NBC did confirm it paid for one night at a hotel for Baez as a standard practice. But it told the Hollywood Reporter everything was on the up-and-up.

“We’ve talked with Baez about getting an interview with Casey Anthony, but only under NBC News standards and conditions: no payment, and absolutely no job offers for members of her defense team,” said an NBC News spokesperson told The Reporter.

ABC and CBS issued similar denials.

TMZ says NBC appeared to be the frontrunner in the talks , with ABC also a contender and that a “big price” was involved.

But with a lot of negative publicity about Anthony, it would be difficult for a network to even make a “licensing payment” to Anthony without attracting attention.

One TV news booker described the situation as “toxic” to The Reporter.

Anthony’s whereabouts are unknown after she was acquitted of killing her own daughter in a sensational trial.

But Anthony was also declared “indigent” by the Florida court system, so she could qualify for a public defense.

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One Response to TMZ: NBC, ABC In Casey Anthony Race

  1. GhostRider says:

    Ladies and gentlemen capitalist pigs, start your engines and let the real milking begin. Do not go to JAIL, do not pass GO, do not land on FREE PARKING – until THE CASH COW is dry = OR = Gets pregnant!

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