Jose Baez

January 11, 2012 Hot Topics

That's gratitude for ya! Casey Anthony is reportedly planning to fire her lawyer, Jose Baez, who successfully defended her in the murder trial involving 2-year-old Caylee Anthony.

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Anthony is said to be angry over the way Baez is handling the hoopla surrounding her first sit-down interview -- which has yet to take place. According to the NY Post, Baez has been schmoozing with big-name Hollywood stars, but has not scored an interview for Casey.

July 26, 2011 Hot Topics

All the secrets of the Casey Anthony trial may soon be revealed! Well, maybe not all of them.

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Casey's defense lawyer, Jose Baez, is said to be eyeing a book deal with literary agent Richard Pine of Inkwell Management, having met with Pine last week, according to the NY Post. Pine's famous authors include Arianna Huffington and thriller master James Patterson.

July 21, 2011 Hot Topics

The defense team for Casey Anthony might consider following their client and laying low for a while. Shirley Mason, the wife of one of Anthony's lawyers, Cheney Mason, called 911 Tuesday due to threatening phone calls.

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Shirley told authorities that her family has received numerous harassing calls, thanks to someone posting their home number on Facebook. "I'm just getting a lot of threatening phone calls at my home... I'm trying to get the telephone company to cooperate and put a drop trace on my line [but] they don't want to do that. I would just like an officer to respond so I can get something done tonight," Shirley said during a 911 calls.

July 20, 2011 Extra Scoop
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The media scrambled to figure out whether video of a woman in a sweater at Orlando Airport who looked like Casey Anthony was really the convicted liar. Her lawyer, Jose Baez said, "It is not her. It is 100 percent not Casey Anthony. We wouldn't bring her back to Orlando three days after she left, in broad daylight. It doesn't even look like her. This is [her former attorney, Todd] Macaluso playing games."

Full story on People.

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July 19, 2011 Hot Topics

The latest rumor as to where Casey Anthony is hiding involves TV journalist Geraldo Rivera and his million-dollar yacht, The Voyager. (Click on the video to see a tour of Rivera's yacht!)



Rivera is said to have once sailed on his yacht with Casey's attorney, Jose Baez... and thanks to Baez, Casey is now rumored to be on board. According to RadarOnline, Rivera's brother Craig denies claims that Anthony has sought refuge on The Voyager, saying, "There's no truth to that at all."