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

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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76. I don't think the Disgraceful....Nancy Grace has that much CLOUT....

Posted at 3:28PM on Jun 14th 2007 by ABC

77. Nancy tells it like it is and is not afraid to ask tuff questions- she ROCKS

Posted at 6:39PM on Jun 14th 2007 by carlacalifornia

78. Amanda
Many are on meds in jail, they are givin their dose each day where they sit.
Not moved to a med ward. Nor do they have personnel doctors at their side to treat them.Nor family visit's seperated from all others. Some of it is to prevent a circus , some is indeed special treatment for the wealthy.

Posted at 3:27PM on Jun 14th 2007 by JenL

79. Piss on you, Nancy

Posted at 3:28PM on Jun 14th 2007 by machelle

80. If Nancy Grace would just stop screaming at anyone who has a difference of opinion, she might get some respect. Just because you are loud, doesn't mean you are correct.

Posted at 3:27PM on Jun 14th 2007 by My Ear's Bleeding!

81. OMG Why does this lady look so scary & ugly when talking about this or should i say screaming about this..LMAO

Posted at 3:30PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Nicole

82. #9 you said that Nancy Grace is directly resonsible for a womans death. Are you out of your mind? Nancy Grace did not put that gun in Melinda Duckett's mouth, Melinda Duckett did that all by herself. Nancy Grace didn't ask any different questions of Ms. Duckett than a detective would. If she couldn't handle being questioned about her toddlers disapperance, then she should have not agreed to be interviewed, PLAIN AND SIMPLE. DUH!!!!!!!

Posted at 3:31PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Paris is a tramp

83. Why doesn't this woman shut up? I'll never forget her interview with Elizabeth Smart and the stupid questions she was asking her and the girl basically told Nacy to shut the eff up!!!!!!
Stupid woman just has to get in on the "happening" story somehow, i guess. Her ass is no better than the celebrity's she rags on.

Posted at 3:34PM on Jun 14th 2007 by FORTUNE TELLER

84. I have to side with Nancy Grace on this one. Wealthy people are used to special
treatment and they almost always get it. It is fair? Hell, no! But for the most part,
that's the way it works. Well, maybe not. Many are sick and tired of spoiled
brat rich kids breaking the law and then playing "crybaby" when they are
"surprisingly" held accountable. Paris Hilton didn't go to jail because of her DUI.
She went because she broke probation on her DUI and got sent to the slammer.
And wasn't she driving with her lights off on the "wrong" side of the road when
officers pulled her over. Come on, already. She could have killed someone. The
media should come down hard on these spoiled stars and so should their
employers. I heard that Paris Hilton's agency dropped her. Good for that agency. Send a message to the pampered, spoiled, and drunk. Act like a criminal, get treated like one!

Posted at 3:32PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Observer

85. 74. Why nancy graice is not married yet ? I think i have the answer' : she is very hard to deal with ! and in particular with dealing with a partner !!!!! so nancy grace focus in your own personal life !!!!! and do not criticise others life !!

Posted at 3:23PM on Jun 14th 2007 by genny
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Nancy Grace is not married because her Fiance was brutally murdered years ago. She was going to school to be a teacher and changed to law school because of it.

Posted at 3:32PM on Jun 14th 2007 by WTF?

86. Nancy Grace IS a lawyer, she is also a former prosecutor.

Posted at 3:33PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Paris is a tramp

87. I'd rather see Nancy behind bars. I can't believe she has any credibility left. Duke Lacrosse?

I can't stand Paris, but let's be honnest, if she wasn't who she is, she'd be out. As a tax payer, I'm disgusted at the amount of the public's money it is taking to incarcerate Paris to keep people like Ms. Grace happy.

Posted at 3:34PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Just the Facts

88. I'm still trying to figure out if she was so ill that she was sent home, now she's not ill enough so she's sent back to where she was? (kinda).

Posted at 3:43PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Valerie

89. PEople,

Nancy Grace is biased because she was a crime's victim. I don't know if anyone knows this, but her husband was murdered. She came home one evening and found him dead. They've never caught the person who did it. After that , she became a very big victim's rights advocate, got her own show, etc. This is why she is so passionate and fierce about the justice system and criminals getting away with pretty much, anything. I used to, like many of you, wonder where all her aggression and intense anger/harsh verbatim came from. But you have to understand what she's been through and her story behind it. I really like nancy grace, even though I think she can go a bit overboard with her views, I understand it fully.

Posted at 3:39PM on Jun 14th 2007 by nicole

90. Nancy Grace was engaged to a boy in college. He was murdered by an unknown assailant. I can't remember if they ever solved the case. Her life was changed forever. She decided to become a lawyer to try to get rid of criminals and help victims of crime.

She apparently has never really gotten over the murder of the man she loved and has not chosen to marry up til now. Who knows what she will do in the future.

Sometimes I find her tv style a big too aggressive for my taste, but she is sincere in her energetic search to get criminals off the street. And as someone said, she has been a very successful prosecutor for many years. That's how she got the tv show.

Posted at 3:35PM on Jun 14th 2007 by Ann

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