NBC is reportedly working hard to land an interview with Casey Anthony, and thinks it may have found a way to do so without paying her a dime, either. Technically. An NBC news producer is reaching out to people in the literary world, according to reports , trying to score a book deal for Anthony. What’s the catch? The producer has told literary agents and others that if he scored a book deal for Casey, she’d give the network a one-hour, exclusive primetime special. While there is believed to be a bidding war for the first interview with Casey, news networks can’t or won’t pay her … so they look for crafty workarounds. Portions of that interview would also run on Today , probably resulting in mega-ratings for the Peacock. All the while, someone else would pay Casey. The producer makes it clear NBC couldn’t pay a cent for the interview, but is pushing hard for a book deal, even saying Casey wants up front money. Jose Baez, Casey’s lawyer, says he ahs knowledge of the producer’s efforts, but says, “I’m not involved in that process. I did not entice him to do it.” Baez also adds, “Casey is not ready to do an interview.” Anthony, who remains in hiding, is also being courted by Barbara Walters , we’re told. Casey Anthony :
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