[per loin]

The Smart family said the tabloid report doesn't merit comment.

I suspect that to be faulty PR stategy. The three named Smart men ought step to the cameras and either confirm or deny the truth of the tabloid report. Issuing "no comment" or sending out their women to deny the stories for them will only worsen the situation.

[Plummz]

It's a reasonable PR strategy if the story is true.