Casey Anthony wants to cash in with book deal
Anthony says she is broke and needs money. So now the mom acquitted of murdering her little girl hopes to cash in on a book deal.
CASEY ANTHONY SAYS SHE IS BROKE AND SHE NEEDS MONEY. SO NOW THE MOM ACQUITTED OF MURDERING HER LITTLE GIRL WANTS TO CASH IN ON A BOOK DEAL. OUR PAULA TUTMAN IS IN THE NEWSROOM, AND SHE IS OFTEN A MAGNET FOR WRATH, PAULA. Paula: SHE CERTAINLY IS. BUT EARLIER THIS MONTH, SHE TOLD A BANKRUPTCY JUDGE THAT EVEN THOUGH SHE HAS NO MONEY AND NO PROSPECTS, HOLLYWOOD HAS NOT COME A-CALLIN'. A TRUSTEE OVERSEEING THE BANKRUPTCY HAS FILED PAPERWORK TO PAVE THE WAY FOR A BOOK DEAL. THE TRUSTEE OVERSEEING THE BANKRUPTCY CASE IS FILING A MOTION TO SELL THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO HER LIFE STORY AS A WAY TO PAY HER DEBTS, $800,000 WORTH OF BACK DEBTS, MOSTLY IN ATTORNEY FEES THAT HELPED ACQUIT HER. PEOPLE HAVE TO MAKE A LIVING, AND SHE'LL HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING A JOB. I AGREE WITH THE BIG DEAL, LET HER TELL HER SIDE OF THE STORY. Paula: THE VEIL OF SUSPICION STILL SURROUNDS HER AND THERE'S NO OTHER SUSPECT SOUGHT OR FOUND. I THINK IT'S RIDICULOUS. SHE'S EXPLAINING SOMETHING THAT WAS TERRIBLE, TRYING TO EARN MONEY OFF IT, IT'S A TERRIBLE IDEA. Paula: DO SOMETHING BAD, GET A BOOK DEAL AND GET PAID, IS NOT NOW. MONICA LEWINSKY JUST CLOSED A DEAL FOR $12 MILLION FOR NOT HAVING SEX WITH PRESIDENT CLINTON. A PUBLISHER IS BANKING THAT THEY STILL WANT THE TRASH FROM HER LIPS 15 YEARS LATER. THE 69-YEAR-OLD GRANDMOTHER WRITES ABOUT BEING A 19-YEAR-OLD INTERN AND MISTRESS OF JFK. DETAILS ARE SO SALACIOUS, YOU MIGHT THINK THEY ONLY BELONG IN AN ADULT BOOKSTORE ON THE SIDE OF A HIGHWAY ADVERTISING PEEP SHOWS AND PORN. KWAME KILPATRICK'S BOOK WENT FOR $29.95 AND HE DIDN'T GET ANY UP FRONT MONEY AND LIKELY PAID MORE THAN IT MADE. AND EVEN WITH ALL THE FREE PUBLICITY, IT CAN BE FOUND FOR UNDER $8. AND KAYLA ROWLAND SHOT BY HER CLASSMATE 13 YEARS AGO. THE SHOOTER'S FATHER SHOPPED FOR A BOOK DEAL FROM BEHIND BARS. THERE WERE NO TAKERS FOR THAT ONE. IS THERE ANY REASON WHY CAYLEE ANTHONY WOULDN'T WANT TO JUMP ON THE BOOK TRAIN. SHE SAID SHE IS UNEMPLOYED AND HAS NOT RECEIVED MONEY TO TELL HER STORY, THOSE ARE HER WORDS. AND SHE SAID SHE HAS BEEN LIVING WITH FRIENDS AND SURVIVES OFF OF GIFT CARDS AND CASH SENT TO HER BY STRANGERS. RUTH? Ruth: ALL RIGHT, SO SOMEBODY DOES HAVE SYMPATHY FOR HER, IT SEEMS, BUT THE MAJORITY OF PEOPLE DO NOT.
