Octuplets: Nadya's first publicist speaks

March 27, 2009

Strangely, nadya's first publicist, Joann Killeen has come forward and is now saying things weren't so peachy. Not so before. She said she quit because of the death threats and yet she is still opening packages that are meant for nadya. A van full of gifts sent to Killeen was to be delivered to nadya today.

From CBS/AP: Joann Killeen on nadya and her parents:

They have a unique way of using people. Manipulating people, getting what they want and moving on.

Just like she did with Angels in Waiting. She agreed to them so that the hospital would send the kids home and so that Dr Phil would get her free stuff. Thing is they were there long enough to see what was going on and report it.

Killeen also said she had to care for the older kids:

But Killeen's responsibilities quickly became much more than the average public relations gig, including stints playing with and bathing Suleman's older children while fielding media requests.

And she's still been able to make a clean break:

Suleman's donation Web site is still in Killeen's name because a new nonprofit trust has not been set up to accept 25,000 cash donations of varying sizes.

Though the calls have slowed down from the round-the-clock frenzy in the weeks after the Jan. 26 births, Killeen still fields calls from news organizations because of disorganization
in Suleman's camp.

Killeen said the work is particularly excessive considering that she agreed to complete three tasks for Suleman for free: evade the media gauntlet when she left the hospital, select a television interview venue and put together a photo opportunity once all eight babies were home.

I wonder who set up the radaronline deal. And I don't know how long Jeff Czech has been her lawyer.

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(2-3) Octuplets: Publicist Joann Killeen on Larry King
(2-16) Octuplets: Publicist Joann Killeen quits amidst death threats
(2-18) Octuplets: New agent?
(2-28) Octuplets: Dr Phil talks with new publicist, Victor Munoz, on Larry King
(3-9) Octuplets: Second publicist, Victor Munoz, quits: “This woman is nuts!”
(3-24) Octuplets: Updated list of posts