NEWS: Nancy Grace Sued Over Woman's Suicide

CELEB: Nancy Grace Sued Over Woman's Suicide

Ultra-annoying CNN host Nancy Grace was slapped with a wrongful death lawsuit last week. The family of Melinda Duckett filed the suit against CNN, Grace, and producers of Grace’s Headline News law chat show, claiming Grace drove Duckett to suicide.

Duckett family attorneys claimed Grace’s producers convinced Melinda to appear on the show by assuring the appearance might lead to finding her missing son. Upon Duckett’s appearance, Grace verbally attacked her, demanding she admit where she left her son. Duckett’s attorneys said this aggressive line of questioning was the reason for Duckett’s suicide a few hours after the interview.

Duckett attorney Kara Skorupa claimed Grace intentionally inflicted emotional abuse against the emotionally fragile Duckett; therefore, Grace and her producers caused the suicide and should be held responsible.

CNN and Grace representatives refused to comment directly on the lawsuit. They also declined to guess how many sane people took their own lives after listening to that yappy broad.

I'm not a big fan of putting suicide on the shoulders of anyone but the person who did the job, but in this case I might be willing to make an exception (well, okay, I won't). Nancy Grace...gah.

She was obviously feeling guilty about something, otherwise she wouldn't have killed herself.

Yes. Only guilty people commit suicide.

this is absolutely ridiculous. it's like the people who blame the music industry for their kids going out and killing someone.

sure, nancy grace probably didn't HELP the situation, but no one made the decision to kill melinda duckett other than melinda duckett. end of story.

Nancy Grace looks like the Orly? owl.

I sometimes wonder just how difficult it would be for me to be judged by a jury of my actual peers.

Just another reason to favor cloning technology.

Anyway, at the very least, Grace was clearly a contributing factor. Proving that she's the cause would be difficult, though.

I don't about you but if my son was kidnapped (if I had a son) I'd feel pretty guilty about it for not keeping him safe. Obviously I don't know what really happened, but when people commit a crime like that they usually intend to get away with it. Killing yourself is not getting away with it. If she really was guilty, then why would she attempt to cover it up only to commit suicide after an abusive interview?

As for the lawsuit.... Nancy Grace didn't make Melinda Duckett kill herself. Duckett is responsible for her own actions, and if she was in such a fragile state then anything could have caused her suicide... if not the interview then something else. But when you verbally attack and accuse an interviewee on TV, for any reason, well, you're just an asshole.

he said that she was *feeling* guilty. not that she necessarily was. most people feel some sort of guilt or helplessness when they decide to take their life, regardless if it is warranted. i think that's what he was implying.

I sure hope that's what he meant.

Here's some tape of the interview...



Also, from what I heard on CNN last week, police believe the child is still alive, so I'm guessing that's why this lawsuit sprung up.

I am really wondering why they think that. In most of these cases the kids are dead and it usually is a close family member. Also Melinda threw out some of the kids toys and pictures.

Although Nancy Grace is a heartless bitch who exploits the disappearances of very select and marketable kids. So I am glad she is getting screwed.

He's right. Before this stuff was posted here I had no clue who Nancy Grace was and I'm 25 and honestly this was not the best light for her to shine in for me to see her for the first time. I think she's an über bitch and yes she put a lot of stress on the mother but she did not tell her to commit suicide. However, they could prosecute Grace for mentally disturbing the mother even more so than she already was.

It'll be interesting to see how the court rules. Until then shall we hold off on jumping to conclusions? (I'm speaking in defense of the mother here, by the way.)

I know...I'm a dick for pointing it out...but it really bothers my eyes.

The plural for attorney is attorneys, not "attorney's"

You may now begin calling me a dick.

+1

I could entertain a case which was built on Nancy Grace knowing that the woman on the edge, and still did what she did. That doesn't seem to be what's happening here.

Her picture scares me.

Plus the kids mom was asian, and everybody knows that asian people don't commit crime because they are too busy doing their math homework and practicing the violin.


Oh, I'm sorry, everybody except for Nancy Grace.

Please.
I feel the same way about this as I do about Dateline
"pedophile" suicide thing. These people are responsible for their own choice in life and death.

If she didnt like the situation they put her in she should have sued for damages while still alive. It doesnt help herself or the missing boy to be dead.

Lets charge her with abandoing a dependant.

"because Im not gonna give those kind of details out"
"WHY?!"
"because i was told not to"

did anyone catch that? she was probably coached by the feds or a lawyer on what not to say because perhaps it might damage the case, who knows.

I need some lawyer type to back me up here, but they're not charging her with murder. They're charging her with Wrongful Death, which is a civil offense, not criminal. Yes, the woman is personally responsible for her own actions. But if Grace's neglegent actions lead to the death, the law says she could technically be held responsible under this charge, whether you think it's a dumb law or not.