A little over a week ago, Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight released a video via the public relations company that has been assisting the trio since they’re rescue. They expressed their thanks for Cleveland’s support without an interview, in their own words.
Which doesn’t mean there hasn’t been opportunity to sit down with the media for a tell-all of their ordeals. Via McIntyre’s column in today’s PD come some not entirely unsurprising numbers about the scope of attention foisted upon the victims before and after the video. Everyone from Oprah to the Today Show has been calling looking for the media get of all gets. The girls could easily pull in six figures each to tell their stories and answer questions, but they prefer to remain private as they continue to heal in whatever ways are possible following their rescue.
This article appears in Jul 10-16, 2013.
