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.

[LaGrone]

I believe they are creeps. You have a problem with that, fine.

[Revelation 911]

now youre plainly frothing -

[Hildy]

I can't believe there are pro-Ricci people on this board. They didn't pluck him out of the air...he was a criminal. Heck, he tried to kill a cop...he was a natural suspect.

[Hildy]

How can you spin someone's criminal record?

[sonofatpatcher2]

Must be for a remake of

Smart Family Robinson

[Dr. Eckleburg]

I am but awed by your stamina.

To explain and defend the dumb-show that's been played out for public consumption is a daunting task.

But you never seem to tire.

I think your diet has something to do with it. I'll give you that much.

[Freedom2specul8]

""I believe that this person is not a bad person at all. "

If you thought your child was still alive, (assuming that the sick pedophile kidnapper cared about her, because he let her go back for her shoes--I suppose the profilers told the parents/family to not intimiate or infuriate the kidnappers cuz they could hurt the daughter...)...I'd venture to guess you'd say ANYTHING.

[Hildy]

What is the Dirty Dozen??? Sounds interesting!

[Yeti]

My suspicion is that Tom Smart may have at one time said it was a "beauiful story" the way everyone has been supported, and pitched in to help find Elizabeth.

You have that precisely right, Illbay. The same distortion was going on when it happened, like it somehow proved she was sold into a polygamous cult or something.

There is always a lunatic fringe.

[Revelation 911]

But I note you are one of the "Dirty Dozen,"

kudos - pssst, tell him to "insert filename here" LOL

[Utah Girl]

Thanks to you both for your kind words.

[Illbay]

Doesn't matter. Westerfield had tons of evidence against him, he was on trial, and so he was somehow automatically being "framed."

[Illbay]

What I have a problem with is that you have no basis, whatsoever, for your conclusion that they are "creeps."

None.

That's a sad commentary on our "Ricki Lake/Maury Povich/Jerry Springer" society.

[Utah Girl]

I've really gone back and forth on this movie/book deal. Personally, I wouldn't do it, OTOH, a really bad movie could be made with wrong facts that might hurt Elizabeth even more. It's a decision I'm glad I didn't have to make.

[GregB]

I have not followed this real close but something is rotten in Denmark...something bother me about this family.....

[Illbay]

"Frothing"? Hardly. I simply don't like to be lied against. One of the reasons I'm not real fond of you, either.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

stature

Nope. He said it. And "well-respected in the community."

I was watching it with a dozen other people and we were all shocked by his admission. It made no sense at all.

[Illbay]

At least I have something to say.

You plainly have NOTHING to add, yet you continue to try.

Now THAT'S stamina.

[Mears]

Thanks for the picture of Hillary and the first good laugh I've had in a while.

[Illbay]

You have FReepmail.