Celebrity Justice
Was Paris a Victim of "The Nancy Grace Effect"?

Posted Jun 14th 2007 2:30PM by TMZ Staff

CNN Headline News anchor Nancy Grace has been one of the harshest critics of Sheriff Lee Baca's handling of Paris Hilton, but did she have a hand in getting Paris transferred last night?

Grace slammed Hilton and her "medical condition" on her June 12 show, saying, "I want to find out how attention deficit disorder, mild and very recent depression, dry skin and a bout of claustrophobia can land you in a privileged unit reserved for the acutely medically ill. I don't understand that."

Today, TMZ asked Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore if Grace or any other person in the media had anything to do with the Sheriff's decision. Whitmore told us, "No. The Sheriff, after he gets consultation and receives the best information available, makes the decision."

Hard to blame him if it did though -- Grace can be kind of scary.

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1. I pretty much hate Nancy Grace-she won't let anyone else speak, and when they do, she generally ridicules their answers-but I gotta go with her on this one-somebody has to question tha sherriffs office!

Posted at 2:51PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Jules

2. No one caves in because Nancy Grace gets mad. You'd sooner find someone who lost money because of one of Bill O'Reilly's boycotts.

Posted at 2:52PM on Jun 14th 2007 by greyhawk

3. oh, Nancy Grace just lets EVERYONE have it!! That's her job... doubt she had anything to do with ANYTHING that went on.

Posted at 2:54PM on Jun 14th 2007 by A

4. Way to go Nancy!!!!!!!! It's disgusting the privileges Hilton is getting, if Nancy made an impact then so be it.

Posted at 2:54PM on Jun 14th 2007 by gigs

5. Amen to that,#4!

Posted at 2:55PM on Jun 14th 2007 by me

6. Nancy Grace is a bitter and hateful woman. She was directly responsible for a woman's suicide. She and Bill O'Riley should be marooned on an island somewhere and forgotten about.

Posted at 2:55PM on Jun 14th 2007 by nancy grace is a bitch

7. Well, I sure hope Nancy added to the dissatisfaction of most of the world and she was heard!

Posted at 2:57PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Testy

8. My God TMZ - enough of Paris Hilton already. I've always admired Harvey Levin, but enough is enough Harvey! This is 80% of your site these days. You can't tell me there's nothing else 'juicy' to report in Celebrity Land. This is old, old, old news. Let her do her time - and stand outside the jailhouse doors the day she's let out. Jeesh, who would've thought serving hard time would boost one's celebrity-ism. If it wasn't for the media, mainly you guys, she'd still just be the spoiled rich kid.

Posted at 2:57PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Sandy

9. But I love you, Nancy!! She's in a position to say what everyone else is thinking... I watch her every day...

Posted at 2:57PM on Jun 14th 2007 by A

10. You darn tootin that Sheriff put her back in Lynwood b/c daggomit I told him say and everyone does everything I telll them to do. That Paris should sit in that jail and think about that drink she had and all the other illegal activies she has never gotten caught doing! Why? Because my name is Nancy Grace and what I say goes. Bob, you have anything to say?

Bob "Yeah, Nancy, I disagree.."

Nancy "Bob, so I guess if I'd say it's daylight outside, you'd disagree on that too? bla bla bla"

Posted at 2:57PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Nancy Grace

11. I hate Nancy Grace!

Posted at 2:58PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Jem Jensen

12. Nancy Grace is not a journalist. She is a whiney, bully with ego issues and air time. That being said, I think her show had something to do with Paris being moved. Never thought I'd say this but, "Thank-you, Nancy."Quite a beat down.

Posted at 2:58PM on Jun 14th 2007 by She's a Pistol

13. She is a screaming harpy!!!

However, I do agree that Hilton is getting preferential treatment and wasting valuable bedspace in the hospital section of the jail. She should be in the general population and given her meds like every other inmate.

Posted at 2:58PM on Jun 14th 2007 by snarksnarksnark

14. Nancy I do not care one way or another about Paris Hilton but it was a lot more than what you are stating. I think you are being too tough on her...I pray she comes through this ok and a better person than before!

Posted at 2:59PM on Jun 14th 2007 by carol ard

15. What's the matter people---You can't handle the truth?

Posted at 3:00PM on Jun 14th 2007 by TELL IT LIKE IT IS

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