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© unknownDefamation hearing: Casey Anthony is to be questioned by video from an undisclosed Florida hearing today
Casey Anthony gave video evidence this morning in the defamation lawsuit against her, disguised in a wig, baseball cap and sunglasses.

The testimony was part of the case brought against her by Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez, who had the same name as the fictional nanny, 'Zanny', Anthony blamed for the disappearance of her daughter, Caylee.

It is the first time the 25-year-old has been seen since her release from jail in July.

This morning Anthony's lawyer repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination, as expected, according to John Morgan, Gonzalez' lawyer.

Morgan questioned Anthony, who was in a secret, remote, location in Florida, via video link.

Anthony did answer general questions, including whether she was present during her trial and whether she was in court for her attorney's opening statement, Morgan said.

But more specific questions were blocked with the Fifth Amendment invocation by lawyer Charles Greene, the Orlando Sentinel reported.

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© unknownJustice: Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez is bringing a defamation case against Anthony who blamed a fictional nanny of the same name for the abduction of her daughter for three years
Anthony, who is currently serving a year's parole, wore a Philadelphia Philllies baseball cap, 'gigantic sunglasses' and what seemed to be a long, dark-haired wig during her testimony, Morgan said.

While she appeared not to want to be there, Morgan said, she was 'composed' and 'courteous.

'Deep breathing, nostrils flaring,' Morgan said of her appearance.

The questioning finished after about 45 minutes, the lawyer said.

He added: 'We didn't want to turn this into a 2-hour circus,'

'We asked enough questions and got her to invoke the Fifth enough times that we feel we got enough to take a motion to the judge to compel her to answer these questions.

'We didn't want to go bit by bit through [case details such as] the trunk and the chloroform; that would have served no purpose.'

Anthony continued to blame 2-year-old Caylee's abduction on the fictional babysitter for three years.

But she sensationally changed her story at the opening of her murder trial, when her lawyer told the court that babysitter never existed and that Caylee drowned in the family pool.

Fernandez-Gonzalez claims that Anthony's use of her name caused her to lose her home and job because some people believed she was responsible for Caylee's disappearance, ABC News reported. She and her children received threats, according to the law suit.

Anthony came up with the name of Zenaida Fernandez-Gonzalez after both women visited the same Florida apartment complex on the same day, Fernandez-Gonzalez's lawyer John Morgan said.

Fernandez-Gonzalez filled out an information card, which included the names of two of her children and details of her car, the same as Anthony would later tell police.

Anthony's lawyer said that he will challenge some of Fernandez-Gonzalez' claims.

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© Orange County sheriff's officeCasey's lawyers later claimed Caylee Marie Anthony, 2, drowned in the family swimming pool
He said: 'This is not a case about whether Casey had anything to do with the death of Caylee or whether she's a good person or bad person,'

Greene told ABC News. 'It's about whether Zenaida is the one Casey was referring to. Even if she is, was this woman who went on countless TV shows and inserted herself in the public eye damaged?'

Fernandez-Gonzalez has had to wait more than three years to bring her trial as she had to wait till criminal proceedings were finished.

'Some say [Fernandez-Gonzalez's case] is frivolous, but what they don't remember is what her and her family went through three or four years ago.'

After Anthony's allegations became public Fernandez-Gonzalez received death threats and terrifying late night phone calls in which she and her children were threatened, Morgan told the News channel.

Fernandez-Gonzalez will be questioned by Anthony's lawyers November 3.

Anthony was acquitted of murder in the death of Caylee, but was convicted on four counts of lying to law enforcement. She is currently serving one year of probation in Florida for a check fraud conviction.