Talk show hosts may have more influence than they realize. According to ABC News, Nancy Grace of HLN (formerly CNN Headline News) interviewed 21 year-old Florida mother Melinda Duckett back in 2006, after Melinda’s 2 year-old son Trenton had disappeared. Nancy grilled the woman, accusing her of hiding something. Tragically, Melinda shot and killed herself the day the taped interview was scheduled to air.
Melinda’s family is suing Nancy for wrongful death, claiming that she inflicted emotional distress on the woman. Nancy doesn’t want cameras present at the deposition on Thursday, or the prohibition of the release of the video if it is indeed taped. Her attorneys say it’s necessary to protect Nancy from embarrassment.
Earlier this month, CNN and Nancy fought back against the Ducketts, asking a judge to force the mental health facility Lifestream Behavioral Center to turn over records from when Melinda stayed there.
What do you think? Is this whole lawsuit bogus, or could Nancy really be to blame? Should hosts be more sensitive to their guests, especially when those guests are in fragile emotional states? And should cameras be allowed into the court, or should Nancy be granted some privacy?
What makes this story even more sad is that Melinda’s son Trenton has never been found. He would be four years old.
Source: Twirlit
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