A photo of Karen Read’s attorney Alan Jackson embracing her tightly from behind is as innocent as her fans believe she is in her murder case … at least according to people in Karen’s inner circle.
The photo, taken outside a Smith & Wollensky restaurant in Boston, has created a big stir around the high-profile case since it was taken on June 27. The jury was in the middle of deliberating … deciding whether Karen had indeed murdered her police officer boyfriend John O’Keefe.
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But, a source close to Karen tells TMZ … the image is being taken out of context, as it was actually an innocent moment of celebration — and there was “nothing to this other than goofing around.”
We’re told Alan, Karen and friends — including Alan’s co-counsel David Yannetti — had dined at the restaurant … and they were feeling good about the case, as the jury had been deliberating for 3 days, at that point.
According to the source … 10 minutes before the pic was taken, they were all inside the restaurant and Jackson had come up behind Yannetti and given him a similar hug, but also added a kiss on his cheek.
Of course, as it turns out, they had good reason to be celebrating … a few days later the jury came back deadlocked, and the judge declared a mistrial. Prosecutors have vowed they will retry Karen … but, for now, she’s a free woman.
