(Nancy) Grace & CNN Under Fire
A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit claiming CNN‘s Nancy Grace drove the mother of a missing toddler to suicide can go forward.
I’m of two minds on this one. As a journalist, I’m aware of the chilling effect such suits could have. But as a human being who happens to be a journalist, I’m well aware that Grace has worked diligently to make her brand the intentionally-cruel interview and has done so with the full support of CNN.
Duckett appeared on Grace’s show after her son Trenton disappeared from her Florida apartment in August 2006, and Grace accused the 21-year-old mother of giving vague answers and of hiding something. Duckett fatally shot herself before CNN aired the interview, taking with her vital information regarding the child, who remains missing.
Duckett’s family claims in the lawsuit that Grace’s intense questioning caused severe emotional distress that led to the suicide. It also claims that the decision to air the interview after her suicide caused the family to suffer severe emotional distress and media and public harassment. They are seeking a jury trial, unspecified damages more than $15,000 and punitive damages.
Duckett family attorney Jay Paul Deratany said attorneys will begin taking testimony.
“There is more information out there to be gleaned,” said Deratany. “If Melinda had any information, Nancy Grace stopped the investigation in its track.”
Police have said Duckett is the only suspect in her son’s disappearance.
Not surprising, CNN has neither commented on the ruling nor aired anything about it.
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Though I've watched Nancy Grace for ages, I have to say that I think she goes a bit over the top way too often, these days. I've no doubt she was a GREAT Prosecutor, but I do believe Nancy needs to tone it down a bit as an Anchor. Fact is; she's NOT in a Court Room, nor is it her place to CRACK A CASE.
There have been several times that I've literally cringed at some of the things that come out of Nancy's mouth. I wish she'd be more careful when covering some of these horrendous cases. More times than not, I've felt that she's added hinderence to investigations.
Having said all that. . .It is IMHO that Ms. Grace is NOT responsible for Melinda's suicide. Ms. Duckett made her own choice to pull the trigger.
Again IHMO, Melinda wove herself into a tangled web by her own actions; Lying, manipulating, using her precious little boy as a weapon [of sorts] to make his Daddy miserable. . .just a few actions that were obvious from the get-go. She should have known that Nancy wouldn't cut her any slack.
So, why did she agree to be a guest on Nancy's Show? I'm sure it was partly for the Media attention. And, I'm sure she THOUGHT she could carry on with her manipulating, lying and controling tactics with Ms. Grace/CNN/Media. I don't think it ever entered her mind that Nancy would/could EXPOSE her within the first couple of minutes of the interview.
So again I say; NANCY GRACE is NOT responsible for Melinda's suicide. She's not responible for the suffering her grandparents have endured, either. Sad but true, their granddaughter is TOTALLY and SELFISHLY responible for every last bit of their suffering – not to mention the suffering she caused Trenton's Daddy and Paternal Grandparents. Melinda was so caught up in destroying Trenton's Daddy, she never gave a thought to the fact her evil demise would backfire on her. It's not surprising to me at all that she took the COWARD'S way out.
Another case of a journalist and their employer seeking high ratings at the expense of all else.
I ,too have watched Nancy for along time. I know she is” to the point,” but lets face it, now aday nobody wants to get to the facts, and the fact is this mother most likely would have done what she did. where is Trenton? Don't you think after she took her life whoever had him would have come forward? She took that to her grave, and now we have yet another mother of a missing child with apparent mental issues. we should all be praying for little Caylee now, as she is missing I think Nancy gets to the points that need to be addressed, and if people have something to hide then they shouldn't be going on shows that want the truth… Thank you Nancy for all you do.
These folks–Kathleen Calvert, Bethann Eubank, and William Gerald Eubank–have got a lot of gall. They're suing Nancy Grace because their adoptive daughter or granddaughter or whatever killed her little boy. They're suing Nancy Grace because this girl's adoptive mother just couldn't handle it all anymore, after she realized that she'd raised a little liar, and she left her charge with her parents to raise. They're suing Nancy Grace because this girl had mental problems. They're suing Nancy Grace because Melinda Duckett had a psychotic break, and did the unthinkable. They're suing Nancy Grace because their little twit granddaughter couldn't face living with what she'd done. THEY'RE SUING NANCY GRACE BECAUSE THEY WERE NEGLIGENT AND SLOPPY WITH THEIR OWN GUN.
Somebody else must be responsible for what they all started long ago, and they want some MONEY. GIMME MONEY, MONEY, MONEY, and maybe that little boy will come back from the dead, so they can screw that life up, too. If he were alive, that little liar wouldn't have killed herself.
At least we can all see where she got all that unmitigated gall, nurture over nature. OOOO–I better watch out, or they'll be suing me, too, for being a mean bitch, just like Nancy.