Drew Peterson's Attorney Responds to Comments Made By Peterson's Ex-Fiancee on 'The Early Show'

Joel Brodsky issues a statement responding to comments made by Christina Raines.

brodskyodeh.com - February 02, 2009

(PRNewsChannel) / Chicago, Ill. / The following is a statement from Joel Brodsky, one of the attorneys for Drew Peterson, responding to comments made this morning by Peterson's former fiancee on CBS' 'The Early Show.'

"It's very unfortunate that Ernie Raines has dragged his daughter Christina Raines before the cameras and turned her into a Jerry Springer-esque media figure.
 
"Mr. Peterson's engagement to Christina was not a publicity stunt.  However, it appears that their recent breakup is a publicity grab orchestrated by Christina’s father, Ernie Raines.  "It is Ernie Raines who put his daughter on national television. It is Ernie Raines who brought the cameras along when he went to help Christina move out. It is Ernie Raines who cried on 'Dr. Phil' about his daughter. It is Ernie Raines who threatened to drive his car through Mr. Peterson's house. If there's any publicity stunt going on, it's being organized by Ernie Raines.

"On the other hand, Mr. Peterson never put Christina on TV and always tried to protect her and her children against media intrusion.  He never put her on television, never made her talk to the media, and did not even allow her picture to be taken for the papers. 

"Unlike her father, Mr. Peterson tried to keep Christina out of the news.

"We vehemently deny that the engagement was a publicity stunt orchestrated by me.   The undisputed facts are that Christina asked Drew to marry her multiple times; that Drew asked Christina to marry him once; Christina accepted and a ring was given; she moved into Drew’s house with her children; and they bought furniture together.  This was an engagement."
 
Media Contacts:
Glenn Selig
The Publicity Agency
Email: 
Phone: (813) 948-7767 x 801 or (813) 300-5454
Web site:  www.thepublicityagency.com/drew_peterson.htm

Justin Herndon
The Publicity Agency
Email: 
Phone: (813) 948-7767 x 803 or (813) 528-6815
Web site:  www.thepublicityagency.com/drew_peterson.htm

Joel Brodsky
Brodsky & Odeh
Phone: (312) 701-3000
Web site:  www.brodskyodeh.com

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