Amy Fisher, Buttafuocos plan TV reunion
BY KATIE THOMAS
STAFF WRITER
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Fourteen years after Amy Fisher fired a bullet into the face of her lover's wife, the members of Long Island's most notorious love triangle have agreed to reunite on national television.
"They've all played this out publicly," said producer David Krieff, who was also behind the 1998 reunion of Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. "They may as well conclude it and have closure publicly."
Krieff said he has not yet signed with a television network, but "I have a number of options that I am working." The show will be produced in time for May sweeps, he said.
The three gained national attention in May 1992, when Fisher, then 17, showed up at the Massapequa house of auto mechanic Joey Buttafuoco, and shot his wife with a .25-caliber pistol. Mary Jo Buttafuoco still has a bullet lodged in her neck. The story spawned three TV movies.
Fisher and the Buttafuocos, who divorced in 2003, couldn't be reached for comment Monday. The three have not been in the same room since Fisher's trial. Fisher, 31, served seven years in prison and was released in 1999. Since then, she's changed her name, is a married mother of two and lives in Suffolk County. Joey Buttafuoco, now 49, has also remarried and lives in Southern California.
Mary Jo Buttafuoco, 50, is engaged to be married, according to the New York Post. Public records show her also living in Southern California. In the Monday's Post, Joey Buttafuoco said he planned to confront Fisher about why she shot his wife. "I've been asked a million times by Mary Jo, 'Why did Amy shoot me?' I was never able to get that answer," he said.
Krieff promised that the show would include "surprising revelations," but would be done in a "classy" manner. All three will be paid for their appearance, although he declined to say how much. "This is not a non-profit," he said.
Lawyer Dominic Barbara, who has represented both Buttafuocos and said he arranged for Fisher's early release from prison by bringing together Fisher's mother and Mary Jo Buttafuoco. Barbara chuckled when asked if he believed that the reunion was really about seeking closure and not about making money. "I remember when I was involved in selling the Mary Jo and Joey Buttafuoco story ... to [the tabloid television show] 'A Current Affair,'" he said. "I used to say, 'It's all about closure.' I guess there's still more closure left."
"They've all played this out publicly," said producer David Krieff, who was also behind the 1998 reunion of Tonya Harding and Nancy Kerrigan. "They may as well conclude it and have closure publicly."
Krieff said he has not yet signed with a television network, but "I have a number of options that I am working." The show will be produced in time for May sweeps, he said.
The three gained national attention in May 1992, when Fisher, then 17, showed up at the Massapequa house of auto mechanic Joey Buttafuoco, and shot his wife with a .25-caliber pistol. Mary Jo Buttafuoco still has a bullet lodged in her neck. The story spawned three TV movies.
Fisher and the Buttafuocos, who divorced in 2003, couldn't be reached for comment Monday. The three have not been in the same room since Fisher's trial. Fisher, 31, served seven years in prison and was released in 1999. Since then, she's changed her name, is a married mother of two and lives in Suffolk County. Joey Buttafuoco, now 49, has also remarried and lives in Southern California.
Mary Jo Buttafuoco, 50, is engaged to be married, according to the New York Post. Public records show her also living in Southern California. In the Monday's Post, Joey Buttafuoco said he planned to confront Fisher about why she shot his wife. "I've been asked a million times by Mary Jo, 'Why did Amy shoot me?' I was never able to get that answer," he said.
Krieff promised that the show would include "surprising revelations," but would be done in a "classy" manner. All three will be paid for their appearance, although he declined to say how much. "This is not a non-profit," he said.
Lawyer Dominic Barbara, who has represented both Buttafuocos and said he arranged for Fisher's early release from prison by bringing together Fisher's mother and Mary Jo Buttafuoco. Barbara chuckled when asked if he believed that the reunion was really about seeking closure and not about making money. "I remember when I was involved in selling the Mary Jo and Joey Buttafuoco story ... to [the tabloid television show] 'A Current Affair,'" he said. "I used to say, 'It's all about closure.' I guess there's still more closure left."
Ok well really gives a f[b][/b]uck after all these years? But on a side not I would totally plug Amy Fisher, she isn't looking too bad.
Edited, Sun Feb 12 12:18:45 2006 by Buffyisagoddess
