NBC works to get a book deal for Casey Anthony in exchange for her first exclusive interview

The folks at NBC are a shrewd bunch boy…

According to TMZ reports:

The honchos at NBC — the C stands for crafty — think they figured out a way to snag an interview with Casey Anthony without paying a red cent, and make her a wealthy woman at the same time.

We’ve learned an NBC news producer has reached out to people in the literary world, trying to score a book deal for Anthony. The producer has contacted literary agents and others, telling them if he scored a book deal for Casey, she’d give the network a 1-hour, primetime special … portions of which would also run on “Today.”

The producer makes it clear — NBC couldn’t pay a cent for the interview. But he is gung-ho about the book deal, even representing that Casey wants up front money.

Jose Baez, Casey’s lawyer, tells TMZ … he has full knowledge of the producer’s efforts, but says, “I’m not involved in that process. I did not entice him to do it.”

Baez was quick to add, “Casey is not ready to do an interview.”

We tried multiple times to get a comment from NBC — so far, no luck.

This is really a brilliant idea, it’s a win-win for all parties involved.

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