Posted on 10/22/2008 2:24:41 PM PDT by abb
The woman at the center of the scandal that rocked Duke University, Durham and the lives of the three lacrosse players plans to return to the city next week to promote her new book.
Crystal Gail Mangum is scheduled to hold a news conference at the Know Bookstore on Thursday to promote, “The Last Dance for Grace: The Crystal Mangum Story.”
Magnum will donate $1 from the purchase of each book to help battered women, according to Vincent Clark, a representative for Fire! Products Inc., a film studio that is representing her.
Mangum was a student enrolled at North Carolina Central University in March 2006 and also worked as an exotic dancer when she performed at a party hosted by several Duke lacrosse players.
It was at that party, Mangum alleged, that three white members of the team trapped her inside a bathroom and raped and sexually assaulted her. David Evans, Collin Finnerty and Reade Seligmann were later indicted on the allegations.
"My advice would be that if this book comes out and it contains things that are not true about what happened on that evening … it would be my advice to them to make sure she doesn't make one single penny off of it," Joseph Cheshire, who represented David Evans, said in an August interview.
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(Excerpt) Read more at wral.com ...
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Do you think Nancy Grace will buy a copy?
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact:
Vincent Clark
919-630-3806 or 310-606-2732
vince@firefilmz.com
Press Event for The Last Dance for Grace: The Crystal Mangum Story
Los Angeles - fire! Films and Books is holding a press conference to announce the publishing of its new book, The Last Dance for Grace. Crystal Mangum, will be available to discuss her reasons for writing her memoir and to answer some questions about the book. The event is only open to credentialed media. A list of approved media is at the end of this advisory. Admittance will only be granted to media outlets who are confirmed and on this list. You will be asked to sign in and provide media credentials at the door. Space is limited and it is important that you do not show up without prior clearance. You may obtain your credentials begining at 9:00 AM on Thursday, October 23. A table will be set up outside of the venue.
Excerpts of the book are attached. You may not use the contents of that file in your broadcast, newspaper, blog or on the internet prior to 11:00 AM EDT, Thursday, October 23, 2008. Please honor the embargo. The file is attached so that you can get a sense of what the book is like and to generate questions. Use of the material without express permission is a violation of copyright laws.
PUBLIC STATEMENT - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The Last Dance for Grace is NOT a rehash of the Duke lacrosse case. The purpose of the book is to provide information about Crystal Mangum’s life and to shed new light on the subject. We stand by the decision of North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper. We believe in the rule of law and do not advocate the prosecution or conviction of anyone who has not committed a crime. We support the efforts of anyone who is seeking justice for people who have been wrongly accused. At no time has anyone associated with this project advocated the wrongful prosecution or conviction of any person. Further, this project is not intended to advance a political agenda or to sensationalize the tragic events of March 13, 2006. We are only seeking closure and want everyone associated with this incident to move on with there lives.
WHAT
A press conference to introduce the book, The Last Dance for Grace: The Crystal Mangum Story and an open question period to last approximately 30 minutes.
WHO
Order of speakers
Bruce Bridges - Owner of the Know Bookstore and Durham community activist
Michael Denisoff, MBA - President of Denisoff Consulting and project consultant
Dr. Myra Shird, Ph.D.- Project consultant, authored the foreword for the book and former Director, Speech Communication Program at NC A&T State University
Vincent “Ed” Clark - President of fire! Films and Books and co-author
Crystal Mangum - Author
WHEN
Thursday, October 23, 2008
10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Check in and setup begins at 9:00 AM
*No one may enter the venue after 9:50 AM
WHERE
The Know Bookstore - * Contact directly for questions on parking, power outlets, sound and other logistical issues.*
2520 Fayetteville St
Durham, NC 27707
(919) 682-7223
Approved Media List - * Note * You may NOT enter the venue or loiter in the parking area of the Know Bookstore for safety concerns and traffic control. Wear your media credential provided by our staff at all times during the event. Please follow the directions of the security staff at all times. You will be asked to leave the venue at the discretion of the security director. No additional credentials will be granted at the door.
I thought criminals shouldn’t be allowed to profit from their crimes.
> Magnum will donate $1 from the purchase of each book to help battered women
Well, that’s $3 that won’t go very far.
Probably sell about as many copies as Nancy Pelosi sold of her last book - what was that - like 4 or something?
Well, I guess she has to make a living somehow since “Brothers” closed down.
“We are only seeking closure and want everyone associated with this incident to move on with there lives”.
“closure” for whom?
To the wrongly-accused men: Sue her, attach the profits of the book, and donate ALL proceeds to shelters for battered women. Thus this wench doesn’t get a penny and can’t pull any moral trump card about taking money away from battered women.
Scum.
There is no effen way this skank could write a book. She couldn’t even remember to change her underwear.
Is is ghostwritten by Ayers or Nifong?
Nancy Pelosi will be her marketing advisor
This lying beast wrote a book??
Well I guess she has to be added to the civil suits. They bent over backwards to be nice to her. They should have known better, but that PC Duke education told them black people are like pets and cant be held responsible for their actions like other adult people.
So now she has published this book claiming she was raped and they will need a libel other tort findings against her to keep from being smeared anew. They should have sued her in the first place.
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