Nancy Grace - Love her or hate her?

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Hey, did ya' read the Zahra Baker thread?

[Lady Cop]

from post #6:

she is on (civil) trial in orlando for contributing to suicide of melinda duckett, however, i do NOT blame her for that. melinda was a cunt who killed her little boy i have no doubt. nancy grilled her on the show, and melinda ate a 12-gauge. too bad.


the civil case against her just settled:

Orlando Sentinel:
CNN talk-show host Nancy Grace received an apology today from Florida lawyers who once accused the bombastic personality of "ambushing" a grieving mother as the two sides announced a settlement in a wrongful-death lawsuit over the suicide of Melinda Duckett.

Grace and the network agreed to establish a $200,000 trust fund dedicated to finding Duckett's missing son, Trenton. Melinda Duckett's estate had sued Grace, saying she drove the young Leesburg mother to suicide in 2006.

Duckett, 21, was grilled by Grace after reporting her 2-year-old son, Trenton, missing from his bedroom Aug. 27, 2006, then killed herself with a shotgun at her grandparents' home in The Villages on Sept. 8, 2006, the day that the taped interview with Grace was to be broadcast. Leesburg police say Duckett is still the lone suspect in the boy's disappearance.

The settlement must be approved by a federal judge in Ocala.

Under terms of the agreement, which was filed jointly in federal court by lawyers for Grace and for the estate, the money in the Trenton John Duckett Irrevocable Trust will transfer immediately to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children if Trenton is not found alive by his 13^th birthday. He would be 6 today.
If Trenton is found alive before his 13^th birthday, the trust's proceeds will be administered by his adoptive grandmother, Kathleen Calvert, for his benefit until his 18^th birthday. He then could use the money as he wishes.

The estate's lawsuit, which alleged wrongful death and intentional infliction of emotional distress, blamed Grace and the news giant for pushing Duckett to suicide, arguing they were more concerned with ratings than "the human beings involved…"

Grace's lawyers claimed First Amendment protection and argued that Duckett had prepared for the televised interview by scripting "talking points" hoping to cast herself sympathetically to a suspicious audience.

Lawyers for the estate, Jay Paul Deratany and Kara Skorupa, did not immediately return messages left at their law office in Florida but extended an apology to CNN and Nancy Grace "to the extent that any suggestion has been made that anyone deliberately caused the family distress or Melinda Duckett's suicide."

Written on the law firm's letterhead and distributed by a network spokeswoman, the announcement also says, "After four years of litigation and extensive discovery, the parties now agree that Nancy Grace, the producers of her program and CNN engaged in no intentional wrongdoing in the course of dedicating a program to finding the missing toddler as alleged in the lawsuit. Throughout the entirety of the litigation process, all parties to the action acted in good faith and in the best interests of their clients."

Carolyn Dibrow, a spokeswoman for CNN and Grace, said the lawyers' statement "speaks for itself."

A former prosecutor, Grace pens a weekly syndicated column on legal issues that is published in the Orlando Sentinel and hosts a nightly, self-titled, justice-themed shown on HLN, a sister network of CNN, her employer.

The civil case was scheduled for trial next month in federal court.

Josh Duckett, Trenton's father and Melinda Duckett's estranged husband, said he was unaware of the tentative settlement.

"I've just got a lot of questions," he said.

After Trenton disappeared, Josh Duckett appeared on Grace's program and was praised by the talk-show host for his full cooperation with law-enforcement authorities, which included submitting to a lie-detector test.

melinda duckett:

[aussiefriend]

I think Nancy Grace is human and sometimes its inevitable she might get it wrong. Like in the case of Elizabeth Smart, she thought it was the guy locked up in jail, but it wasn't. And he died in jail before elizabeth smart was found. I guess we all suspected that guy.

having said that, she is professional person, she is good at her job, and if it helps to bring some of these people to justice and uncover the truth then good. Maybe that is why she has done so well, there is something powerful and authentic about her. She has had trauma in her life and those scars can stay for a long time.

If I had her money I'd have a big mouth too!

[Duchess]

I don't "get" her appeal at all. She's one of the most obnoxious females I've ever seen, a shrew in every sense of the word.

[aussiefriend]

When it comes to obnoxious I think of those pampered pooches on the View. They go on and on with un-informed opinions. No expertise just hot air. They should have "Hot Air" instead of hot topics.

I think she has had to study and work hard to know her area that she specialises in. It comes across like she knows what she is talking about.

[Lady Cop]

Nancy just announced on phone (on her show) that she just had major surgery for a large mass. it was a cancer scare, and she was very fortunate it turned out to be benign. she had been extremely frightened, i am sure anyone would have been. her twins just turned 3, i can imagine what went through her mind.

i wonder if she'll be less of a harridan now; a little fear of the Lord.

[Moonsmuse]

I used to watch her because I follow missing children in the news and it used to be a decent source for info.

Grace has some freaky astrology (and her twins inherited it) and had a bizarre upbringing. I heard her on some talk show years ago talking about her mother. Her mom worked as a secretary and apparently rubbed her kid's noses in the fact she was slaving away to give them better lives.

Nancy said once when she was 5 she asked her mother for something from the 'last chance to buy' section of the checkout counter and her mother gave her a look that said it all. Nancy said she was so ashamed she never asked for anything again. She worships her mom and doesn't have enough guts to face the fact that was a form of child abuse.

I always try to understand what motivates people to do certain things but I still quit watching her show because I try to steer clear of negativity and the whole aura of that show is negative.

Also I discovered you can watch for only 10 minutes and end up not knowing anything more at the end.

[thekid65]

Wifey loves the fucking drama queen, I can't stand the bitch.

[Cracker]

Wifey loves the fucking drama queen, I can't stand the bitch.

Your wife or Nancy Grace? I couldn't tell by your post...

[pinkyfloyd]

where's the love/hate page for JVM?

just out of curiosity, i'm downloading a melinda duckett porn right now. what the hell, eh?

-pink

[IMaDick]

where's the love/hate page for JVM?

just out of curiosity, i'm downloading a melinda duckett porn right now. what the hell, eh?

-pink

[pinkyfloyd]

you do realize that if you would like me to send you a copy it would have been easier and less embarrassing to simply ask.

-pink

[IMaDick]

you do realize that if you would like me to send you a copy it would have been easier and less embarrassing to simply ask.

-pink

you do realise that I believe you are the most ingenious person on mock right?

[pinkyfloyd]

you do realise that I believe you are the most ingenious person on mock right?

"ingenious"

ok i must admit that one has me scratching my head. i can't place it in a sarcastic sense, as total mockery, it's not sincere, and definitely not an honest compliment. i simply do not know what to make of it.

i guess i don't get it, dick. i can admit it.

i read the nancy grace page, was reminded of the melissa duckett story, and it struck me that is one of the few celebriporns i haven't yet seen. what else am I doing tonight?

-pink

[Lady Cop]

JVM has become a loud screaming celebrity-kissing pinhead now too. it must be a prerequisite for HLN "personalities".

anyway, back to nancy. i have had enough of her shit. for days she covered the Japan earthquake...like the rest of the cable news wasn't doing that 24/7. her show is supposed to be about the missing and kids. so last night, does she cover the missing little girl from Conn.,Isabella Oleschuk, as scheduled? nooooooooo she blathers away the entire hour about some fucking ape-like football player who hired an underage hooker and has to register as a sex offender.
i don't ever want to hear her say again that her program is about anything but ratings. it sure isn't about the missing.

[Lady Cop]

oh God just shoot me now.

nancy grace, the 51-year-old legal commentator, is reportedly set to don some sequin outfits and join the season 13 cast of the hit ABC show Dancing With The Stars which is to begin airing next month.

[Duchess]

No way!

[aussiefriend]

She is joining dancing with the stars? That's ridiculous. Can I take back my vote?

[HairOfTheDog]

She is joining dancing with the stars? That's ridiculous. Can I take back my vote?

I hope she does the Superior Dance aussie. I would watch that, for sure.

::bantits::

[kitty1]

[b]oh God just shoot me now.

nancy grace, the 51-year-old legal commentator, is reportedly set to don some sequin outfits and join the season 13 cast of the hit ABC show Dancing With The Stars which is to begin airing next month

OH Gawd! Maybe they'll pair her up with Chaz Bono! EEW! Fugly..both of them!