Infamous “Tot Mom” breaks her silence, attorney says people have her wrong

Jun 13, 2012 14:03 GMT  ·  By
Casey Anthony does first interview with Piers Morgan, says she didn't kill her daughter Caylee
   Casey Anthony does first interview with Piers Morgan, says she didn't kill her daughter Caylee

Piers Morgan landed the first interview with Casey Anthony since she's been acquitted of the murder of her 2-year-old daughter Caylee. She says that she “obviously” didn't kill her child and shoots down some of the wildest reports making the rounds online.

The interview did not air on television, but Anthony's attorney J. Cheney Mason was with Morgan to confirm that it took place – see the video below, embedded at the end of the article, for confirmation.

Anthony, who has been hiding in Florida ever since she was acquitted of murder, wants people to know that they have the wrong impression of her, that she's changed a lot all these years and, most importantly, that she did not kill Caylee.

“Obviously, I didn't kill my daughter. If anything in this world I was more proud of was my daughter. She was my greatest accomplishment. I didn't kill my girl,” she told Morgan during their 10-minute conversation over the phone.

Mason even believes that Anthony might want to have another child some day, but only after people have accepted her – which they show no inclination of doing right now.

“She probably would. It would take a long time [though] for her to be accepted,” he told the CNN host.

On the same occasion, Anthony, once voted by the people at home the “most hated woman in America,” also shot down rumors that she's gained a lot of weight and that she's planning to sell her story to the highest bidder, either for a book or a film.

“I'm not making gazillions dollars [selling my story]. I don't give an [expletive] about money. ... I may have in past. ... I was stupid kid. I am 26 now. I have gone through hell,” she told Morgan.

She no longer drinks and definitely doesn't go out but that last part is mostly due to the fact that she's afraid she might be recognized. Mason compares her life now as being “in a different kind of prison.”

However, the possibility that Anthony's side of the story will one day come to light is strong.

“We are sitting back watching. ... When the time comes she will have her story to tell,” Mason explained.

“She's in a different prison. She's in a home where she can't go outside. She can't be seen so she spends the day in the house, cooks, cleans, reads books, exercises, watches programs on TV, movies mostly,” he also said about how Anthony spends most of her days.

She's a fan of the “Hunger Games” trilogy, it seems, even though it's about children killing each other for the fun of a select few (adults).

“She doesn't watch the news. She doesn't watch these so-called reality shows that are about as real as wrestling. She's reading a trilogy of books called 'Hunger Games.' She's very interested in photography, works out a lot, likes 'I Love Lucy,' 'The Three Stooges,' travel,” Anthony's attorney added.