Controversial Publicist Found Dead

Publicist David Hans Schmidt, who plead guilty last month to attempting to extort Tom Cruise, was found dead of an apparent suicide in his Phoenix home on Friday.

Schmidt was under house arrest after agreeing to plead guilty to a $1 million extortion fiasco, using Tom Cruise's stolen wedding photos. According to the AP, authorities went to Schmidt's Phoenix home after a tracking device on him had not moved and he hadn't checked in, said police Lt. Anthony Lopez.

Schmidt is also known for an auction of Paris Hilton's diaries, and for representing Olympic scandal skater Tonya Harding and prostitute Divine Brown, who dallied with actor Hugh Grant. More recently, Schmidt said he was involved in Dustin "Screech" Diamond's nasty sex video.



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61. Oooh, #59 is upset...he must be a scientologist. Me thinks he doth protest too much!

Posted at 4:30PM on Sep 29th 2007 by Angel

62. I agree with what angel said. To #59 yes sir officer!!!!!

Posted at 4:47PM on Sep 29th 2007 by marie

63. seems like many people involved with scientology one way or another wind up dead of apparent suicides...sounds fishy to me...

Posted at 11:49PM on Sep 29th 2007 by ...things that make you go hmmmmmmm

64. No tto change the subject but I heard Julia Roberts marriage is in trouble. She is married to Danny Moder. She just had another baby. Why isn't TMZ on that story?

Posted at 5:13PM on Sep 29th 2007 by Lori

65. redrum.....

Posted at 7:45PM on Sep 29th 2007 by hmmm

66.
"NEVER LEAVE YOUR WING MAN!"

Posted at 5:32PM on Sep 29th 2007 by See My Ex-Girlfriend

67. THE MUNCHKIN'S WHACKED-UP SCIENTOLOGY LOONS DID THE HUSTLER IN. YOU GOTTA BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU MESS WITH THOSE (YOU SHOULD PARDON THE EXPRESSION) PEOPLE.

Posted at 6:04PM on Sep 29th 2007 by Brother Harold, S.J.

68. Those scientologists are nasty -- and deadly. Check this out:
http://www.scientology-kills.org/

Posted at 6:56PM on Sep 29th 2007 by JB

69. Tom is innocent. Why blame him?

Posted at 6:59PM on Sep 29th 2007 by KimmiAnn

70. Kimmiann nobody blamed Tom. Just said Scientology is dangerous and it is.

Posted at 7:02PM on Sep 29th 2007 by Belle

71. ********************* PRETTY ITCHY !!! ****************

If you lay down with dogs, you're gonna wake up with fleas ..................

Posted at 7:08PM on Sep 29th 2007 by noitall

72. Scientology kills.

Posted at 7:14PM on Sep 29th 2007 by Sugarrush

73. So, who is going to be the broker of celebrity sleaze now?? Someone needs to fill his shoes!!! Maybe Dustin Diamond can take over the reign of the "sultan of sleaze"!!!!

I think they need to investigate this further. Something seem fishy. This guy was a super egotistical, narcissistic, self-centered man. I can't picture this dude killing himself over a maximum of 2 years in the federal pen. He had been in and out of jail before, why would he care about 2 yrs in jail?

I hope they thoroughly investigate this because even if the man was a sleaze bag - he has family and kids.. if there was foul play going down, --justice needs to be served.

and kids, Let this be a reminder. Stay away from Scientology!! It's not good for your health.

Posted at 7:52PM on Sep 29th 2007 by Jamie

74. Obviously, he mus thave had the honeymoon pictures showing midget and miscaviage in thier leather tongs...

Hmm I htink teh scientologist had something to do with this..they also had a lo tto do with Nicole Kidmans phone getting bugged and why none can dare open thier mouth about tom cruise..

Tom cruise is a murderer and at his level in the cul the shoudl know what is going on , this is not a coincidence.

These cult members are murderers..so sue me, bitch hiding in the closet...you are not worth being called gay , you son of a arsehole

Posted at 8:08PM on Sep 29th 2007 by Mi@pocca

75. Scientology and ME

Check this out

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-126281853779690652

These people kill and they will continue to kill unless some of us wake up form your idol worship of the stuperstars they stock up on, exactly for the fact they expect the fans to be swayed in their favor..

Scientology is dangerious and it kills!!!

Posted at 8:13PM on Sep 29th 2007 by Mi@pocca

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