Nancy Grace of CNN/Court TV....

I know there's a thread about her in the ADPi forum, but I didn't want to put this there out of respect to her sisters.

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OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that claims CNN's Nancy Grace pushed the mother of a missing toddler to suicide through aggressive questioning.


CNN and Grace argued the wrongful death lawsuit brought by Melinda Duckett's family would "severely chill" journalists' coverage of missing-persons cases. But U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges on Thursday denied their motion to dismiss the lawsuit.


Duckett, 21, was on Grace's show after her son Trenton went missing from her apartment in August 2006. Grace grilled the woman, accusing her of hiding something because Duckett did not take a lie-detector test and answered vaguely regarding her whereabouts.


Duckett fatally shot herself before the network aired the pre-taped interview.

Thoughts?



Personally, and this may be 'out there', I think the lady killed herself because of guilt. There's no proof that she had a hand in her son's disappearance, but hello? People don't kill themselves because they didn't like what people had to say about them. Guilt? Probably.

I hope Nancy wins this one.

[KSigkid]

Originally Posted by OTW

I know there's a thread about her in the ADPi forum, but I didn't want to put this there out of respect to her sisters.

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Thoughts?



Personally, and this may be 'out there', I think the lady killed herself because of guilt. There's no proof that she had a hand in her son's disappearance, but hello? People don't kill themselves because they didn't like what people had to say about them. Guilt? Probably.

I hope Nancy wins this one.

I wonder about this - why would you go on one of these shows, especially one where the host is known for aggressive questioning. There are other ways to get the word out.

Originally Posted by KSigkid

I wonder about this - why would you go on one of these shows, especially one where the host is known for aggressive questioning. There are other ways to get the word out.

Right. Unless you've been living in a cave for the last few years, you'd have to know that going on Nancy Grace is like voluntarily walking into a firing squad.

[ComradesTrue]

Originally Posted by OTW

...I think the lady killed herself because of guilt. There's no proof that she had a hand in her son's disappearance, but hello? People don't kill themselves because they didn't like what people had to say about them. Guilt? Probably.

I hope Nancy wins this one.

I am with you. Although I am definitely not what one would consider a "fan" of NG (I prefer the kinder, gentler, less emotional and more academic Greta) I do hope that she prevails.

Another ridiculous lawsuit.

[pinksirfidel]

I love to watch her show....not because I love her! lol... The only major beef I have with her, is the way she presumes every suspect GUILTY before they've had their day in court. She's emotionally tied to all of the cases on her show... but, yes I still watch. DRAMA sells! lol

[NutBrnHair]

Nancy was the commencement speaker for the May 2008 graduation for our alma mater, Mercer University. She did a very nice job. Much better than the "no-name" speaker I listened to 25 years earlier.

http://www2.mercer.edu/News/Articles...80515grace.htm

[ASUADPi]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/can...GxL9v9iXsSQtBw

Information about her current lawsuit.

ORLANDO, Fla. — A judge has ruled that talk show host Nancy Grace can be videotaped while answering questions in a Florida wrongful death lawsuit.

But lawyers representing Melinda Duckett's family can't share the recording with "any third party" or disclose any portion of the testimony without the federal magistrate's permission. Grace's lawyers wanted to bar the videotaping to spare Grace embarrassment.

Duckett's family is suing the host of HLN, formerly CNN Headline News.

I'm a little late on this lawsuit, but obviously Melinda Duckett was emotionally unstable. An emotionally stable person would take Nancy's accusations and roll it off their back.

Good Morning America played a bit of the interview and even I could tell she was hiding something.

Seriously, Nancy can go "for the kill". It's almost like the people going on American Idol and getting all pissy when Simon tells them they suck. Nancy (and even Simon) have been on the air long enough for people to know what to expect. You should expect them to push.

I'm not a lawyer, but what are they suing her for? Wrongful death? I'm guessing the family is irked that they couldn't get prosecutors to go after Nancy for their daugthers suicide, so now they've moved on to suing her.

It's kind of unnerving to hear national television totally diss your sister!

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by ASUADPi

http://www.google.com/hostednews/can...GxL9v9iXsSQtBw
Grace's lawyers wanted to bar the videotaping to spare Grace embarrassment.

Ironic. Her show depends on videotapes.