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Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 12:44 PM Jul 2012

Zimmerman demands ONE MONTH paid hotel room in exchange for interview, Barbara Walters says "no"



Barbara Walters walked away from an interview with Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman after the former neighborhood watchman demanded at the last minute that, in return for the chat, ABC put him and his wife up in a hotel for a month, a source told Page Six. Walters flew down to Florida early yesterday and met with Zimmerman and his lawyer to discuss the possibility of a lengthy TV sitdown. Her interview would have taken place after he was done talking with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, a situation that already made the newswoman leery, we’re told, as she prefers to land exclusives. But we’re told that Walters was “appalled” by Zimmerman’s hotel demand, and told him the deal was off. An ABC News spokesman confirmed that Walters met with Zimmerman, but refused to confirm what he asked for. “She went down there with every intention of doing an interview, but Mr. Zimmerman made a demand at the last minute that we could not and would never agree to,” the rep said.

http://www.nypost.com/p/pagesix/bawa_no_deal_n5D91YJ6kJkpnN5AkpJ3YK#ixzz214gqTC4i
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Zimmerman demands ONE MONTH paid hotel room in exchange for interview, Barbara Walters says "no" (Original Post) Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 OP
Grifter. no_hypocrisy Jul 2012 #1
Among other things. Bertha Venation Jul 2012 #2
Sleazy weasel. TwilightGardener Jul 2012 #3
Makes you wonder what he got from Hannity, doesn't it? arcane1 Jul 2012 #4
Loser... AsahinaKimi Jul 2012 #5
Really speaks to his character (if anyone had any doubts) Solly Mack Jul 2012 #6
Thats the way i see it too. Hes enjoying his celebrity Solomon Jul 2012 #7
I get the feeling he jokes about it. :( Solly Mack Jul 2012 #11
What a fuckwad. graywarrior Jul 2012 #8
Live it up while you can Mr. Zimmerman, I have a hunch it may be a while before Bandit Jul 2012 #9
One of the Martin family's attorneys was on MSNBC this morning... Amerigo Vespucci Jul 2012 #10
Do you have a link to that quote? EOTE Jul 2012 #13
He's a psychopath... very twisted individual fascisthunter Jul 2012 #12

Solly Mack

(90,762 posts)
6. Really speaks to his character (if anyone had any doubts)
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 01:24 PM
Jul 2012

to use his killing of Trayvon Martin as a means of celebrity. Because that's exactly what he is doing. Treating Martin's death as his own 15 minutes of 'fame'. Cashing in on death.

Sadly, a lot of people are encouraging this in Zimmerman and he's eating it up.

Bandit

(21,475 posts)
9. Live it up while you can Mr. Zimmerman, I have a hunch it may be a while before
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 01:35 PM
Jul 2012

you can do it again. Like maybe ten years or more...I heard you openly Admit you had no fear of losing your life. Hannity asked him if he had ever felt he would not be around to do such interviews and he said No. He also said no to any regrets or whether he would do anything differently.. He is not very bright and he made that quite apparent during his interview..

Amerigo Vespucci

(30,885 posts)
10. One of the Martin family's attorneys was on MSNBC this morning...
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 02:01 PM
Jul 2012

...after expressing the family's disgust with the "God's plan" remarks, that Zimmerman's admissions in the Hannity interview were a gift to the prosecution.

Let's hope he was right. Let's hope he keeps tightening the noose around his own neck by the time this gets to court (or to the "Stand Your Ground" hearing, which O'Mara wants so that he can get a dismissal).

EOTE

(13,409 posts)
13. Do you have a link to that quote?
Thu Jul 19, 2012, 07:43 PM
Jul 2012

About him not fearing for his life? I have very little doubt that smarmy bastard is a murderer, but that's a new one for me. I'd love to see it if you have it. Thanks.

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