Aphrodite Jones Reports: On Celebrity in the Casey Anthony Trial Courtroom - Criminal Report Daily

by mom_in_il Wed Jun 22, 2011 5:57 pm

Aphrodite Jones Reports: On Celebrity in the Casey Anthony Trial Courtroom
June 22, 2011

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[ Aphrodite Jones gives her perspective as she attends the Casey Anthony Trial. Check in for her regular reports. Read her Bio >> ]

Aphrodite-jones-reports I wrote a piece in today's NY POST talking about all the "star" journalists and TV personalties who have descended on this trial: Geraldo, Greta, Nancy Grace, Jane Velez Mitchell, Ashleigh Banfield, Judge Jeanine Pirro, Judge Alex Ferrer --- have all been here. We "national media folks" are hidden up in the balcony of the courtroom (yes -- there's a balcony!).

The OC Court administrators did not want jurors distracted by Greta or Nancy Grace sightings -- which makes sense -- but is also just a weird fact of today's world that people fuss over TV reporters. Seems media stars are as much of a draw for the public as the actual trial itself.

More: http://blogs.discovery.com/criminal_report/2011/06/aphrodite-jones-reports-on-celebrity-in-the-casey-anthony-trial-courtroom.html