You have to know your lane, no matter how big of a media star you are. This was probably the fault of some production assistant, but it is Nancy Grace’s name that is attached to it, so you have to be aware of what you are talking about.
According to The Big Lead, Grace was speaking about wrestlers dying young because of the effects of drug and steroids use in the wake of The Ultimate Warrior passing away. While using a scroll of wrestlers who died young and were linked to steroids they included Owen Hart.
For those of you who don’t know, Owen whose brother is Bret Hart died in a tragic accident when his equipment malfunction while he was being lowered into the ring. He fell to his death, it had nothing to do with drugs, steroids or anything else.
As you can imagine WWE fans and others were very upset about his inclusion in the list.
We all make mistakes @NancyGraceHLN. Please admit you made one regarding the death of #OwenHart. You have caused his family great pain.
— Mick Foley (@realmickfoley) April 10, 2014
Here is what Owen Hart’s oldest brother Smith had to say.
“I think our beloved sister-in-law Martha as well as my entire family should be tremendously offended by the implication of Nancy Grace that my brother Owens demise had anything to do with drugs or steroids. For her to attempt to capitalize on Warrior’s death while his family grieves for personal choices he may have made more than 20 years ago is a sad to day for what passes as journalism today. Breaking news; Many rock stars snorted cocaine in the 80’s. Perhaps we should shut down the entire music industry. We should not buy into any of their such ridiculous libelous statements. We will hear official details from the coroner this weekend and not from some gossip journalist.”
They should issue an apology, it was an oversight, but one that opened a lot of old wounds for people.