Smart Family Hires Entertainment Lawyer

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[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

Smart Family Hires Entertainment Lawyer

SALT LAKE CITY, April 5, 2003

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Elizabeth Smart with her father, Ed (AP/Deseret News, Tom Smart) Elizabeth with her parents Lois and Ed (AP Photo/Deseret News, Tom Smart)

(AP) Elizabeth Smart's family has hired a Los Angeles entertainment attorney to help them screen movie and book proposals about Elizabeth's abduction and remarkable return.

Kelly Crabb, who reportedly has negotiated contracts for Paul McCartney, Dave Matthews and Muhammad Ali, was hired a week ago, said Chris Thomas, the family's spokesman.

According to his firm's Web site, Crabb's areas of practice include motion picture, television and other programming production and financing; composer agreements, personal appearances and motion picture distribution.

"These kind of contracts are very specialized," Thomas said.

Crabb received bachelor's and master's degrees from Brigham Young University before earning a law degree from Columbia University in 1984. He also worked for the Salt Lake Organizing Committee.

Elizabeth, now 15, was abducted from her bedroom on the night of June 5. On March 12, she was found in a Salt Lake suburb with her alleged kidnappers.

[bonfire]

Next time you see a hitchhiker...pick him up. C'mon, it's the decent thing to do. And make sure you do it when your kids are in the car so they can see how kind and wonderful you are.

[Joe Hadenuf]

Why an entertainment lawyer? They were entertaining enough all by themselves......

[Revelation 911]

I am just sick and tired of some of the Mormons on Free Republic attacking anyone who does not adhere to their beliefs, whether you are making negative comments or not. It is irrational.

Eva, - you and I have shared words together before - mostly about smoking if I recall - I dont know you from a hill of beans but I think in light of everything protestants have had to put up with lately when dealing with mormons, your unsolicited comment bears repeating to the mods.

When it gets so bad that someone from the non religious threads notices the nonsense, it needs to be highlighted

Thank you for doing so tactfully

[Freedom2specul8]

It'll never never never never happen.

[Hildy]

AARRRGGGGHHHH....They hired him for the day. He never went in the house. This is Salt Lake City. Of forget it, for you people who think your so high and mighty, you'll never get it.

[Illbay]

You will never be able to point to a single instance where a "Mormon" has "attacked someone just because they didn't adhere to their beliefs."

Not a single one.

In every instance you come up with you'll find that it's simply a "Mormon" who got sick and tired of one of that handful of people here on FR who contribute NOTHING to any discussion, except an attack on Latter-Day Saints' beliefs.

Your comment is like Saddam complaining about Bush picking on him. It rings hollow.

I challenge you to come up with a single instance of an "attack" by a "Mormon" such as you describe. You will fail to do so. I guarantee it.

[spectre]

Wow, Hildy, you are really hurling the personal attacks and insults around today...Is this the Smokey backroom?

Poor Ricci. He was falsely accused by the Smarts, died in prison, and Ed Smart goes on TV with a Sheet eating grin on his face, and says something like "Well, ya know, mistakes were made. We are sorry about that"...

Think they might want to include Ricci's wife in the profits from the Movie? His name should be mentioned...hummmm?

sw

[Freedom2specul8]

Hello to some special folks! I'm fraid to say that as abusive as the press can be, I really don't feel a bit bad they have to pay for it. Not a darn bit..

I've seen them knock on the door of hysterical crime victims wanting an interview . It can be really UGLY--the press has absolutely no mercy...Yes, they did a great service by providing a lot of publicity, but that is what the advertisers pay for....

On the other hand, I believe they need to back off and let Elizabeth Heal...NO MOVIES, just fix it so NO ONE ELSE can make a movie and profit off of it. I Think that's totally pathetic.

[Illbay]

Like I said: "Shut up" is a reasonable request to someone who does nothing but spew filth and lies about people and events concerning which he has not a single, solitary bit of knowledge.

That is YOU and many others like you. You don't know the Smarts, you don't know Elizabeth, and you don't know anything about this entire episode except what you have read in the media.

Yes, that same media that in other contexts you will doubtless excoriate for their "bias."

So, yes, "shut up," unless you can come up with anything more than the same old insinuations and baseless "opinions".

[Freedom2specul8]

"Proceeds from Smart’s portion of sales will go to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, which plans to use the money for search and rescue software."

That's totally awesome!!! I'm surprised..I never would have thought of that..

[Illbay]

I've personally told you this a score of times, and you continue to trot out this same lie about the Smarts' "inviting this person into their home."

I'm going to try again. Maybe this time you'll figure it out.

Mitchell was never "invited into the Smart home." He came there for five hours, one afternoon, and worked on top of the roof of the house WITH ED SMART. That was the extent of his "help." Period.

Trying to expand that into what you infer is yet another example of the lies and distortions of those who have an alternate agenda.

[RANGERAIRBORNE]

No, I'm done with this boring topic- not because of you.

There are IMPORTANT things going on in the world- perhaps you heard that Americans are dying in Iraq?

THIS little hoax will be long forgotten a year from now.

[Illbay]

The Smart's got FREE press and interviews to help find their daughter.

So did the Klaases. So did the van Damms. Do did the mother of Samantha in San Diego.

Your point? What is your problem? Come on, out with it. What is your REAL agenda?

[Freedom2specul8]

I just can't believe the cops and FBI were do duped by the "fake" crime"..

[Revelation 911]

In context:

Illbay:Why not shut up, then, and stop reminding us of your foolishness?

Eva: I am just sick and tired of some of the Mormons on Free Republic attacking anyone who does not adhere to their beliefs, whether you are making negative comments or not. It is irrational.

[spectre]

Hildy, you are trying to control the tone of this discussion, with your bully tactics and intimidation. It is so sad for the debate of the issue for you to stoop this low.

YOU are the one being "irrational". I see no HATE going on here.

I see some disgust and disappointment, but what is this HATE you speak about? Settle down.

sw

[Illbay]

There is not a single, solitary shred of evidence that anyone with an ounce of integrity will give creedence to, that this was a "hoax." Not one.

The ONLY place I've ever heard these concocted conspiracy theories is on these threads. And then people like you speak of them as if only those who are totally clueless would believe anything else.

Well, I don't believe that Pres. Bush is an unelected dictator with a yen for world domination, I don't believe the government has the crash of an alien spacecraft hidden in a hanger in New Mexico, and I don't believe your stupid "hoax" theory about Elizabeth Smart's abduction.

So there.

[Illbay]

Okay, "buddy," show me where what I said has anything to do with "what Mormons believe"?

I wonder if you people with your smugness realize how foolish you look to the majority of people here?

[Utah Girl]

but she should have been able to discern from the fact that I was defending Ed Smart's hiring of an entertainment lawyer, that I was not attacking the LDS church.

And I am truly sorry I misread your post. Please accept my apology.