A $350,000 Offer to Casey Anthony
A.J. HAMMER, HOST: Big news breaking tonight on SHOWBIZ TONIGHT - an astonishing offer to Casey Anthony, a $350,000 deal to tell all. Will she take it? The man behind that Casey offer is here in a SHOWBIZ TONIGHT exclusive. Is he worried about death threats from all of the Casey haters? Kris gets cryptic. Kris Humphries` mysterious tweet that the truth will get out about his disastrous marriage to Kim Kardashian. Tonight, the SHOWBIZ Flashpoint - is Kris ready to reveal the truth about his marriage mayhem? We will ask reality star, Holly Madison. She is here to sound of on the Kardashian chaos in a SHOWBIZ newsmaker interview. The new American idol. Remarkable new evidence just revealed that NFL star, Tim Tebow, is bigger than Beyonce and bigger than "American Idol" and "X Factor" combined. SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with the Tim Tebow miracle. TV`s most provocative entertainment news show breaks news right now.</s>NIK RICHIE, "THEDIRTY.COM": You know, I agree with you there. But you know, this is an interview that the whole world wants to see, you know. She is infamous, and you know, she can`t really - her life right now is out in the world but she is still in prison. And people want to know her thoughts. And yes, she might be a liar. She might be hated, but she is still a person. She was found not guilty, you know. And I want to give her that platform on "The Dirty" and give her the voice and have the opportunity to have that interview with Casey.</s>HAMMER: She may, Nik, as you know, have been found not guilty, but we also know - I guarantee you walk down the street, there is not a person who is going to tell you that they think she is innocent. And we know how big perception is. A lot of people think it is like handing her over this cash prize.</s>RICHIE: Yes. You know, I`ve been getting a lot of threats already saying it is blood money, this and that. But you know, they`ve came out publicly and said they are looking for a big payday. This is my opportunity to give Casey that voice using "The Dirty," using my radio show to say what she wants to say. And you know what? I`m going to ask her the questions that I want to know personally. And you know, people are not happy about it but I`m stepping up to the plate and giving her the shot.</s>HAMMER: Well, you are treading, I think, as you`ve already learned, in some pretty dangerous waters here. And let`s get a reality check, Nik, because, you know, it is one thing to send Casey`s lawyers a letter. And obviously, it`s quite another to get the actual interview. In your heart of hearts, do you really think Casey is going to take the offer?</s>RICHIE: I hope so, and I hope she is watching this. Casey, if you are, you know, this is a real offer. This is your opportunity to talk, because obviously you want to say something to the world. I`m giving you the platform. I`m giving you the chance. "TheDirty.com" - we get millions and millions of people coming to the site. The radio show does have 1.2 million listeners. And I want to be the guy that gives you the opportunity, you know.</s>HAMMER: But really, yes or no, Nik, do you actually think she will do it?</s>RICHIE: I don`t know. I hope so.</s>HAMMER: And listen, I`m sure this is not lost on you. There are a lot of people out there who are saying, "You know what? This is a cheap publicity stunt. You are never going to actually get her." And here we are talking about your Web site, mentioning your radio show. You are getting quite a bit of publicity. What do you say to people who suggest that?</s>RICHIE: It is not a PR stunt, you know. It is what it is. I made an offer, and I might be the first to make an offer publicly. And there might be other offers out there but I`m standing behind what rumors came out the other day saying, you know, "The Dirty" has made an offer. Yes, I have made an offer. I hope she can come on the show, and it is real.</s>HAMMER: And what do you think and what are you expecting to get out of an interview with her if you actually get the interview? I mean, do you think you might get a confession?</s>RICHIE: You never know, you know. My radio show - you know, I try to crack my guests and try to get in their minds. And I think I`m the best person for this opportunity. Much like Casey, I get a lot of flak in the media with my Web site, "TheDirty.com" and what I do. And you know, I`m not a suit. I`m not a Nancy Grace, you know. I`m not someone that she can really look at and be in fear of, you know. I don`t think the nerves will be there for her. And hopefully, you know, she`ll get the shot.</s>HAMMER: Obviously, we will be following to see if you get it. You know, obviously, as I said, dangerous waters. But I guess you already realize what you are getting yourself into here. Nik Richie, I do appreciate you being here. Thanks.</s>RICHIE: Thank you so much.</s>HAMMER: I want to move on to another big SHOWBIZ TONIGHT exclusive. This is about Katy Perry`s daddy drama. Katy`s Dad has just issued a dramatic apology for anti-Semitic comments that he made while preaching in a church in Ohio. Katy dad told the congregation this - it`s still unbelievable to me, "You know how to make the Jew jealous? Have some money, honey. You go to L.A. and they own all the Rolex and diamond places. Walk down a part of L.A. where we live and it is so rich, it smells. You ever smell rich? They are all Jews. Hallelujah. Amen." Now, Katy`s father is - Keith Hudson is his name. He has now publicly apologized for these obviously outrageous remarks after first saying that his words were taken out of context. Well, someone else who had claimed Hudson`s words were taken out of context was senior pastor of the church, Paul Endrei. Paul joins us tonight for an exclusive SHOWBIZ newsmaker interview. Pastor Endrei, I appreciate you being here. I need to understand right off the bat how exactly could it be that rant was taken out of contest. Why did you say that?</s>PAUL ENDREI, SENIOR PASTOR (through telephone): The reason I said that, A.J., is that after he had been speaking the entire night about God`s power in your life and what we could look forward to and God`s blessings in 2012 which is really the reason he was to be there. He wasn`t there to talk about his daughter. He wasn`t there to talk about her divorce or anything like that. He was really there to pray for people and to just share words of hope for this year. Well, at the end, he was praying for different groups of people. And he said, "Those of you that are business leaders, would you please stand to your feet?" And a group of people stood to their feet and he began to just encourage them and saying, basically, "We are going to pray for God to prosper you and God to bless you." And just like God had said to Abraham in the book of Genesis, that He would bless him to be a blessing unto others, that God will bless you like that. Then, he went on to talk about, you know, that God wants you to be so blessed that you would make a Jew jealous. Of course, that was inappropriate.</s>HAMMER: Sure. I mean -</s>ENDREI: But there was a context to what he was saying.</s>HAMMER: But quite frankly, I think you would agree -</s>ENDREI: He was saying that businessmen should prosper.</s>HAMMER: You would agree, context aside, really, really poor use and choice of words that should never be uttered. The public apology from Katy`s dad, as you know, really left no wiggle room.</s>ENDREI: No.</s>HAMMER: We can forget the "taken out of context" claim. Listen to what he said, "I deeply regret the hurtful and ugly language I used in my message in Ohio. I used images about Jews rooted in the worst anti-Semitism in the past, images that at times led to the persecution and murder of Jews." Now that he has said that, I mean, does context even come into play, pastor?</s>ENDREI: No, I don`t think it was. I think that was a super-strong apology. I, you know, have apologized it happened at our church. Obviously, I didn`t say the comment. And I made the statement in some of the Jewish newspapers that have gone out here locally and internationally. I felt this comment was stupid. Now, that`s not that he is a stupid person, but I just felt that was a stupid comment. And you know, in my conversations with him afterwards, we both agreed that apologies need to be made and that, you know, if anything was done wrong during the two days that he was here, it was that. I can tell you, he did not talk about divorce issues at all. And I have a feeling that some of the gossip tabloids that were here at the church were looking for some news and they really just jumped on that and that became the story. There were a lot of good things</s>HAMMER: Yes. Well, and quite frankly, otherwise it probably never would have been brought to people`s attention. And quite frankly, I think it`s probably a good thing that it was brought to people`s attention so amends can be made. So here is the thing, and understand I see this all the time in showbiz. And I hear that you say you guys discussed an apology being necessary. But I am really trying to understand what is at the root of how this happened, because, of course, first, you and Katy Perry`s dad say the remarks were taken out of context, and then comes the apology. To a lot of people, it seems, you know, someone must have gotten to him and said, "You know what? You better make this right and issue an apology right away," because quite frankly, it looks so carefully worded. I see this from publicists every day.</s>ENDREI: Yes. Well, let me just say this. We had long conversations between myself and Keith. And we felt as though after we had talked to people from the Jewish community - we have an excellent relationship, first of all. This is very ironic for our church to have this happen because we are very pro-Jewish and I just led 42 people to the Holy Land last month. So you know, in my conversation with Jewish people, we basically said, you know, "What do we need to do to be able to make this right?"</s>HAMMER: Right.</s>ENDREI: You know that we are not malicious people. He was not malicious. We are not malicious.</s>HAMMER: I got your message. I`m afraid I have to jump in and end it there. But I truly appreciate you coming on and setting the record straight with your side of the story. Senior Pastor Paul Endrei, thank you very much for being here. All right. As we move on tonight, I want you to check this out. 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