Barbara Walters walked away from an interview with Trayvon Martin shooter George Zimmerman after the former neighborhood watchman demanded at the last minute that, in return for the chat, ABC put him and his wife up in a hotel for a month, a source told Page Six. Walters flew down to Florida early yesterday and met with Zimmerman and his lawyer to discuss the possibility of a lengthy TV sitdown. Her interview would have taken place after he was done talking with Fox News’ Sean Hannity, a situation that already made the newswoman leery, we’re told, as she prefers to land exclusives. But we’re told that Walters was “appalled” by Zimmerman’s hotel demand, and told him the deal was off. An ABC News spokesman confirmed that Walters met with Zimmerman, but refused to confirm what he asked for. “She went down there with every intention of doing an interview, but Mr. Zimmerman made a demand at the last minute that we could not and would never agree to,” the rep said.
It's okay though. Pursuing and shooting an unarmed kid isn't murder, and asking for a month's free accommodation for an interview isn't seeking compensation for an interview. So it all works out. :fp:
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
George Zimmerman's television interview in which he said he had few regrets about the night he killed teenager Trayvon Martin has been entered as possible evidence in his upcoming murder trial.
In a wide ranging interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity Zimmerman, appearing articulate and calm, said he neither regretted carrying a gun that night nor pursuing the 17-year-old Martin.
"I feel that it was all God's plan," he told Hannity. When asked if there was "anything you might do differently," Zimmerman responded, "No Sir."
This morning the prosecution entered the tape of the interview into discovery as and could attempt to admit it as evidence in Zimmerman's trial on charges of second degree murder.
Zimmerman, 28, has maintained that he shot Martin in self-defense after Martin attacked him in Sanford, Fla., on the night of Feb. 26.
Towards the end of the interview, following commercial break, Zimmerman pivoted towards the camera and addressed it directly, saying he misunderstood Hannity's earlier question about whether he had any regrets that night.
"I do wish that there was something, anything I could have done that would have put me in the position that I wouldn't have to take his life," he said.
Granting the interview will likely haunt Zimmerman, veteran legal analyst and defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh told ABC News. "He has impeached himself publicly, this is going to be a huge problem for him… and the prosecutors must be extremely pleased... He was making inconsistent statements that they can use in a trial against him."
And some are now questioning whether Zimmerman has begun disregarding his attorney's advice.
After his interview with Hannity Thursday, Zimmerman abruptly cancelled an interview with ABC News' Barbara Walters, which his attorney Mark O'Mara had set up.
Walters said on "The View" today that she arrived to do the interview Wednesday and found a "stubborn" Zimmerman dressed in a T-shirt and demanding certain conditions from her that she was unwilling to agree to. Walters would not specify what Zimmerman asked for in exchange for the interview, but said that she would never agree to it.
She noted that Zimmerman's attorney had promised her an interview earlier in the week and said today that O'Mara "wanted him to do the interview."
Walters said that it was Zimmerman who renegged on the promise after she flew down to Orlando for the appointment. She said that Zimmerman told her during their conversations that he was in "desperate" need of money, as he had apparently already spent the bulk of the more than $200,000 raised through donations since April.
Minutes after Walters' discussion of Zimmerman on The View, Zimmerman made a surprise phone call to the studio and asked to be put on the air via phone. Walters declined Zimmerman's request and said on air, "Mr. Zimmerman, if you could not do the interview yesterday, I don't think we should do a quick one today. In the future if you feel differently, we will consider it."
Zimmerman also decided to reactivate his fundraising website, TheRealGeorgeZimmerman.com in order to raise more money. He created the website in April without telling his attorneys at the time, but later took it down after hiring O'Mara as his lawyer.
A representative for O'Mara said that the attorney had acquiesced to Zimmerman's request to re-launch the website over which Zimmerman would be granted editorial control. It would be primarily used to solicit donations.
Zimmerman has been described as "erratic" and difficult by his former attorneys, who quit after saying that Zimmerman would not listen to their advice.
Attorneys Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig said in April that they were withdrawing from the case because they had lost contact with Zimmerman, who refused to answer their calls, texts and emails. Sonner said that Zimmerman had independently been talking to Hannity and calling the Florida State Attorney Angela Corey against his advice.
Zimmerman turned himself into authorities shortly after his attorneys quit, and was subsequently charged. He is now represented by O'Mara.
O'Mara did not return calls for comment.
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
George Zimmerman's television interview in which he said he had few regrets about the night he killed teenager Trayvon Martin has been entered as possible evidence in his upcoming murder trial.
In a wide ranging interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity Zimmerman, appearing articulate and calm, said he neither regretted carrying a gun that night nor pursuing the 17-year-old Martin.
"I feel that it was all God's plan," he told Hannity. When asked if there was "anything you might do differently," Zimmerman responded, "No Sir."
This morning the prosecution entered the tape of the interview into discovery as and could attempt to admit it as evidence in Zimmerman's trial on charges of second degree murder.
Zimmerman, 28, has maintained that he shot Martin in self-defense after Martin attacked him in Sanford, Fla., on the night of Feb. 26.
Towards the end of the interview, following commercial break, Zimmerman pivoted towards the camera and addressed it directly, saying he misunderstood Hannity's earlier question about whether he had any regrets that night.
"I do wish that there was something, anything I could have done that would have put me in the position that I wouldn't have to take his life," he said.
Granting the interview will likely haunt Zimmerman, veteran legal analyst and defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh told ABC News. "He has impeached himself publicly, this is going to be a huge problem for him… and the prosecutors must be extremely pleased... He was making inconsistent statements that they can use in a trial against him."
And some are now questioning whether Zimmerman has begun disregarding his attorney's advice.
After his interview with Hannity Thursday, Zimmerman abruptly cancelled an interview with ABC News' Barbara Walters, which his attorney Mark O'Mara had set up.
Walters said on "The View" today that she arrived to do the interview Wednesday and found a "stubborn" Zimmerman dressed in a T-shirt and demanding certain conditions from her that she was unwilling to agree to. Walters would not specify what Zimmerman asked for in exchange for the interview, but said that she would never agree to it.
She noted that Zimmerman's attorney had promised her an interview earlier in the week and said today that O'Mara "wanted him to do the interview."
Walters said that it was Zimmerman who renegged on the promise after she flew down to Orlando for the appointment. She said that Zimmerman told her during their conversations that he was in "desperate" need of money, as he had apparently already spent the bulk of the more than $200,000 raised through donations since April.
Minutes after Walters' discussion of Zimmerman on The View, Zimmerman made a surprise phone call to the studio and asked to be put on the air via phone. Walters declined Zimmerman's request and said on air, "Mr. Zimmerman, if you could not do the interview yesterday, I don't think we should do a quick one today. In the future if you feel differently, we will consider it."
Zimmerman also decided to reactivate his fundraising website, TheRealGeorgeZimmerman.com in order to raise more money. He created the website in April without telling his attorneys at the time, but later took it down after hiring O'Mara as his lawyer.
A representative for O'Mara said that the attorney had acquiesced to Zimmerman's request to re-launch the website over which Zimmerman would be granted editorial control. It would be primarily used to solicit donations.
Zimmerman has been described as "erratic" and difficult by his former attorneys, who quit after saying that Zimmerman would not listen to their advice.
Attorneys Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig said in April that they were withdrawing from the case because they had lost contact with Zimmerman, who refused to answer their calls, texts and emails. Sonner said that Zimmerman had independently been talking to Hannity and calling the Florida State Attorney Angela Corey against his advice.
Zimmerman turned himself into authorities shortly after his attorneys quit, and was subsequently charged. He is now represented by O'Mara.
O'Mara did not return calls for comment.
give the fool all the rope he wants to hang himself with(metaphorically speaking of course). :roll:
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The killer of a 17-year-old Florida man in February made fun of him during a recent jailhouse call. George Zimmerman, who has been released on $1 million bond, made fun of Trayvon Martin, a young man who was wearing a hoodie when he was killed on Feb. 26. “You know that when I get out of here, I’ll come out with my hoodie,” Zimmerman said in Spanish during a telephone call. The phone call was released against Zimmerman’s attorney’s wishes by the judge in the case.
This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
The killer of a 17-year-old Florida man in February made fun of him during a recent jailhouse call. George Zimmerman, who has been released on $1 million bond, made fun of Trayvon Martin, a young man who was wearing a hoodie when he was killed on Feb. 26. “You know that when I get out of here, I’ll come out with my hoodie,” Zimmerman said in Spanish during a telephone call. The phone call was released against Zimmerman’s attorney’s wishes by the judge in the case.
The killer of a 17-year-old Florida man in February made fun of him during a recent jailhouse call. George Zimmerman, who has been released on $1 million bond, made fun of Trayvon Martin, a young man who was wearing a hoodie when he was killed on Feb. 26. “You know that when I get out of here, I’ll come out with my hoodie,” Zimmerman said in Spanish during a telephone call. The phone call was released against Zimmerman’s attorney’s wishes by the judge in the case.
Why would his phone calls be public?
It was from jail. All of his calls from jail were released.
This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
“You know that when I get out of here, I’ll come out with my hoodie,”
he will also come out with a few hundred thousand $ + for his story. Even those of you who hate this man watched his special recently. they lay the bait and you bite. It's how they get paid, you know this right?
The killer of a 17-year-old Florida man in February made fun of him during a recent jailhouse call. George Zimmerman, who has been released on $1 million bond, made fun of Trayvon Martin, a young man who was wearing a hoodie when he was killed on Feb. 26. “You know that when I get out of here, I’ll come out with my hoodie,” Zimmerman said in Spanish during a telephone call. The phone call was released against Zimmerman’s attorney’s wishes by the judge in the case.
Why would his phone calls be public?
It was from jail. All of his calls from jail were released.
Yeah I get that, just seems like it shouldn't. Just my opinion.
It was from jail. All of his calls from jail were released.
Yeah I get that, just seems like it shouldn't. Just my opinion.
Not sure you have through that opinion through. If phone calls from prison or jail were private, then criminals could organize prison breaks, set up hits and retribution, continue with organized crime, arrange to have witnesses tampered with, etc. Of course phone calls from prison aren't private.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
I think they meant public as released to the public not taped, monitored for prison use.
I agree no business releasing his phone calls for public knowledge.
And why would the parents of Trayvon's not meet with Zimmerman?
I saw this recently on the news.
For me that was puzzling to not meet him face to face and listen.
I'd have no interest in meeting the guy who shot my kid for no reason. And then made fun of him. And then went on tv and said he wouldn't have changed it. Why would they?
This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
I think they meant public as released to the public not taped, monitored for prison use.
I agree no business releasing his phone calls for public knowledge.
And why would the parents of Trayvon's not meet with Zimmerman?
I saw this recently on the news.
For me that was puzzling to not meet him face to face and listen.
I'd have no interest in meeting the guy who shot my kid for no reason. And then made fun of him. And then went on tv and said he wouldn't have changed it. Why would they?
I would of course want to meet with my childs killer.
I think they meant public as released to the public not taped, monitored for prison use.
I agree no business releasing his phone calls for public knowledge.
And why would the parents of Trayvon's not meet with Zimmerman?
I saw this recently on the news.
For me that was puzzling to not meet him face to face and listen.
I'd have no interest in meeting the guy who shot my kid for no reason. And then made fun of him. And then went on tv and said he wouldn't have changed it. Why would they?
I would of course want to meet with my childs killer.
Probably not smart before the trial. They wouldn't get any answers anyway. He's lied and changed his story multiple times since that night.
This show, another show, a show here and a show there.
I think they meant public as released to the public not taped, monitored for prison use.
I agree no business releasing his phone calls for public knowledge.
And why would the parents of Trayvon's not meet with Zimmerman?
I saw this recently on the news.
For me that was puzzling to not meet him face to face and listen.
why are you supporting this clown and defending him again?
and why would trayvon's parents sit down with a man who on live tv said he has no regreats about that night, would not change anything that he did that night, and that killing trayvon was part of god's plan??? would you as a mom want to sit there and listen to that?? and why would the parents dignify this asshole with their presence in the same room as him? that would be giving him power, and as a victim, why would they want to do that????? zimmerman is hanging himself here, and the parents should not give him any more of a platform than he already has. why would they want to LISTEN to what HE has to say??? what could he possibly say to them that is going to make things any better for them???
the saddest part of this is that he would never have been arrested had it not been for people like some of us in this thread speaking out about it, spreading the word, and getting the attention of the national media involved in this case. the sanford police were happy to sweep this under the rug, and that would have been the second tragedy in this case...
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
I think they meant public as released to the public not taped, monitored for prison use.
I agree no business releasing his phone calls for public knowledge.
And why would the parents of Trayvon's not meet with Zimmerman?
I saw this recently on the news.
For me that was puzzling to not meet him face to face and listen.
Seriously??? :?
Listen to what? Him making excuses for what he did?! He has already said he wouldn't do anything differently. The only reason I can see why they would want to meet him is to beat him to a bloody pulp and spit on his face.
With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be careful. Strive to be happy. ~ Desiderata
It was from jail. All of his calls from jail were released.
Yeah I get that, just seems like it shouldn't. Just my opinion.
Not sure you have through that opinion through. If phone calls from prison or jail were private, then criminals could organize prison breaks, set up hits and retribution, continue with organized crime, arrange to have witnesses tampered with, etc. Of course phone calls from prison aren't private.
I'm ok with the prison hearing the calls, not the public.
I think they meant public as released to the public not taped, monitored for prison use.
I agree no business releasing his phone calls for public knowledge.
And why would the parents of Trayvon's not meet with Zimmerman?
I saw this recently on the news.
For me that was puzzling to not meet him face to face and listen.
I'd have no interest in meeting the guy who shot my kid for no reason. And then made fun of him. And then went on tv and said he wouldn't have changed it. Why would they?
I wouldn't want to meet with him either. We've all seen what kind of person he is. He doesnt even regret ANYTHING he did. I wouldnt want to risk the chance that I would simply kill him with me bare hands if I had to meet with him after he killed my child.
I think they meant public as released to the public not taped, monitored for prison use.
I agree no business releasing his phone calls for public knowledge.
And why would the parents of Trayvon's not meet with Zimmerman?
I saw this recently on the news.
For me that was puzzling to not meet him face to face and listen.
Seriously??? :?
Listen to what? Him making excuses for what he did?! He has already said he wouldn't do anything differently. The only reason I can see why they would want to meet him is to beat him to a bloody pulp and spit on his face.
yeah i cant imagine wanting to meet the killer of my child. there is nothing he/she could have to say that id care to hear. sorry doesnt really cut it and why you killed my child is of no concern to me. fact is you killed my child so keep the fuck away from me.
hear my name
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
yeah i cant imagine wanting to meet the killer of my child. there is nothing he/she could have to say that id care to hear. sorry doesnt really cut it and why you killed my child is of no concern to me. fact is you killed my child so keep the fuck away from me.
yeah, as if zimmerman has not done enough already to torment these folks...
"You can tell the greatness of a man by what makes him angry." - Lincoln
yeah i cant imagine wanting to meet the killer of my child. there is nothing he/she could have to say that id care to hear. sorry doesnt really cut it and why you killed my child is of no concern to me. fact is you killed my child so keep the fuck away from me.
yeah, as if zimmerman has not done enough already to torment these folks...
personally if i cared to hear what the murderer of my child had to say itd be only to grow the anger within me so i could dehumanise him/her enough where id be on the threshold of killing them... and whats the point of that???? itd be just one more wasted life...and the loss of my own humanity. no thank you.
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take a good look
this could be the day
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lie beside me
i just need to say
Looks like the USA has lax laws concerning shooting an unarmed person.
No kidding.
If this had happened anywhere in Canada, there would be no question whatsoever that he was guilty of murder (after a fair trial obviously... where he would be found guilty in about 5 minutes) ... and possibly guilty of a hate crime too.
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what a stupid, stupid thing to have done.... :fp:
George Zimmerman Prosecution May Use TV Interview as Evidence
http://abcnews.go.com/US/george-zimmerm ... AinamH2Z8F
George Zimmerman's television interview in which he said he had few regrets about the night he killed teenager Trayvon Martin has been entered as possible evidence in his upcoming murder trial.
In a wide ranging interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity Zimmerman, appearing articulate and calm, said he neither regretted carrying a gun that night nor pursuing the 17-year-old Martin.
"I feel that it was all God's plan," he told Hannity. When asked if there was "anything you might do differently," Zimmerman responded, "No Sir."
This morning the prosecution entered the tape of the interview into discovery as and could attempt to admit it as evidence in Zimmerman's trial on charges of second degree murder.
Zimmerman, 28, has maintained that he shot Martin in self-defense after Martin attacked him in Sanford, Fla., on the night of Feb. 26.
Towards the end of the interview, following commercial break, Zimmerman pivoted towards the camera and addressed it directly, saying he misunderstood Hannity's earlier question about whether he had any regrets that night.
"I do wish that there was something, anything I could have done that would have put me in the position that I wouldn't have to take his life," he said.
Granting the interview will likely haunt Zimmerman, veteran legal analyst and defense attorney Mark Eiglarsh told ABC News. "He has impeached himself publicly, this is going to be a huge problem for him… and the prosecutors must be extremely pleased... He was making inconsistent statements that they can use in a trial against him."
And some are now questioning whether Zimmerman has begun disregarding his attorney's advice.
After his interview with Hannity Thursday, Zimmerman abruptly cancelled an interview with ABC News' Barbara Walters, which his attorney Mark O'Mara had set up.
Walters said on "The View" today that she arrived to do the interview Wednesday and found a "stubborn" Zimmerman dressed in a T-shirt and demanding certain conditions from her that she was unwilling to agree to. Walters would not specify what Zimmerman asked for in exchange for the interview, but said that she would never agree to it.
She noted that Zimmerman's attorney had promised her an interview earlier in the week and said today that O'Mara "wanted him to do the interview."
Walters said that it was Zimmerman who renegged on the promise after she flew down to Orlando for the appointment. She said that Zimmerman told her during their conversations that he was in "desperate" need of money, as he had apparently already spent the bulk of the more than $200,000 raised through donations since April.
Minutes after Walters' discussion of Zimmerman on The View, Zimmerman made a surprise phone call to the studio and asked to be put on the air via phone. Walters declined Zimmerman's request and said on air, "Mr. Zimmerman, if you could not do the interview yesterday, I don't think we should do a quick one today. In the future if you feel differently, we will consider it."
Zimmerman also decided to reactivate his fundraising website, TheRealGeorgeZimmerman.com in order to raise more money. He created the website in April without telling his attorneys at the time, but later took it down after hiring O'Mara as his lawyer.
A representative for O'Mara said that the attorney had acquiesced to Zimmerman's request to re-launch the website over which Zimmerman would be granted editorial control. It would be primarily used to solicit donations.
Zimmerman has been described as "erratic" and difficult by his former attorneys, who quit after saying that Zimmerman would not listen to their advice.
Attorneys Craig Sonner and Hal Uhrig said in April that they were withdrawing from the case because they had lost contact with Zimmerman, who refused to answer their calls, texts and emails. Sonner said that Zimmerman had independently been talking to Hannity and calling the Florida State Attorney Angela Corey against his advice.
Zimmerman turned himself into authorities shortly after his attorneys quit, and was subsequently charged. He is now represented by O'Mara.
O'Mara did not return calls for comment.
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
I don't support fucking Barney Fife's.
hey don't insult barney fife...barney was a duly appointed law enforcement officer
zimmerman is a piece of shit wanna-be
:roll:
Though I agree with you on Zimmerman. Absolutely.
give the fool all the rope he wants to hang himself with(metaphorically speaking of course). :roll:
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lie beside me
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Uh huh.
I'm still not big on gun control, but, (as I have said earlier) I'm with you guys on this one.
Why would his phone calls be public?
It was from jail. All of his calls from jail were released.
he will also come out with a few hundred thousand $ + for his story. Even those of you who hate this man watched his special recently. they lay the bait and you bite. It's how they get paid, you know this right?
Yeah I get that, just seems like it shouldn't. Just my opinion.
I agree no business releasing his phone calls for public knowledge.
And why would the parents of Trayvon's not meet with Zimmerman?
I saw this recently on the news.
For me that was puzzling to not meet him face to face and listen.
I'd have no interest in meeting the guy who shot my kid for no reason. And then made fun of him. And then went on tv and said he wouldn't have changed it. Why would they?
Probably not smart before the trial. They wouldn't get any answers anyway. He's lied and changed his story multiple times since that night.
and why would trayvon's parents sit down with a man who on live tv said he has no regreats about that night, would not change anything that he did that night, and that killing trayvon was part of god's plan??? would you as a mom want to sit there and listen to that?? and why would the parents dignify this asshole with their presence in the same room as him? that would be giving him power, and as a victim, why would they want to do that????? zimmerman is hanging himself here, and the parents should not give him any more of a platform than he already has. why would they want to LISTEN to what HE has to say??? what could he possibly say to them that is going to make things any better for them???
the saddest part of this is that he would never have been arrested had it not been for people like some of us in this thread speaking out about it, spreading the word, and getting the attention of the national media involved in this case. the sanford police were happy to sweep this under the rug, and that would have been the second tragedy in this case...
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
Listen to what? Him making excuses for what he did?! He has already said he wouldn't do anything differently. The only reason I can see why they would want to meet him is to beat him to a bloody pulp and spit on his face.
I'm ok with the prison hearing the calls, not the public.
I wouldn't want to meet with him either. We've all seen what kind of person he is. He doesnt even regret ANYTHING he did. I wouldnt want to risk the chance that I would simply kill him with me bare hands if I had to meet with him after he killed my child.
yeah i cant imagine wanting to meet the killer of my child. there is nothing he/she could have to say that id care to hear. sorry doesnt really cut it and why you killed my child is of no concern to me. fact is you killed my child so keep the fuck away from me.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
"Well, you tell him that I don't talk to suckas."
personally if i cared to hear what the murderer of my child had to say itd be only to grow the anger within me so i could dehumanise him/her enough where id be on the threshold of killing them... and whats the point of that???? itd be just one more wasted life...and the loss of my own humanity. no thank you.
take a good look
this could be the day
hold my hand
lie beside me
i just need to say
http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012 ... lling?lite
Looks like the USA has lax laws concerning shooting an unarmed person.
If this had happened anywhere in Canada, there would be no question whatsoever that he was guilty of murder (after a fair trial obviously... where he would be found guilty in about 5 minutes) ... and possibly guilty of a hate crime too.
So Zimmerman is suing NBC. Good for him.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/ap/ap/crim ... ers/nTPYr/