Nancy Grace Announces Exit from Nightly News Program on HLN

Deadline reports that prosecutor and TV host NANCY GRACE will depart her nightly primetime show on HLN when her contract expires this October.

Grace revealed the news to her staff this morning in a video conference call. The pundit shared in a statement, "This fall, I'll be leaving HLN, my longtime TV home, with a full heart and endless gratitude. The network has been my extended family for nearly a dozen years, and I am proud of the amazing work we've produced together." She went on to say, "We created an unparalleled platform that gave crime victims a voice and succeeded in helping to find missing people and spotlight unsolved homicides. I will continue my fight for justice across a variety of traditional and new media, where victims' voices can reach an entirely engaged audience."

Grace has served as host of NANCY GRACE, a daily primetime celebrity news and current affairs program on HLN since 2005. She previously was the host of Court TV's Closing Arguments. Grace co-wrote the book Objection!: How High-Priced Defense Attorneys, Celebrity Defendants, and a 24/7 Media Have Hijacked Our Criminal Justice System.

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