Nancy Grace Speaks Out Following Casey Anthony Baby Drama

Television personality and former prosecutor Nancy Grace was not pleased to see recently surfaced photos of a child in the arms of Casey Anthony, who was acquitted of murdering her 2-year-old daughter in 2008. Grace, who frequently commented on the case during the trial, famously coined the term “Tot Mom” to describe Anthony.

TMZ released the controversial photos Wednesday, though the photos were reportedly taken by the child’s mother in February. The pictures allegedly depicted Anthony holding the grandson of an NBC producer “who has gotten close to Anthony,” for whom NBC has “made a serious play for several years to get a sit-down with her.”

“I was having a perfectly good morning this morning. I was waiting to go wake up the twins and get them ready for school, and I have to look at TMZ and see ‘Tot Mom,’ of all things, holding a baby,” said Grace, who is the mother of 9-year-old twins.

Grace says she doesn’t know “what the producer was thinking, putting a baby in her arms.” She added, “When you don’t know a horse, look at its track record. It would be a cold day in H-E-L-L before I would have a child around a woman [who] has been tried for child murder.”

Read: Murder Trial Timeline Of Casey Anthony

Grace went on to tell TMZ that she doesn’t place any blame on the mother of the child, though she added that “you have to exercise your very best judgment.” She pointed to a pitcher in front of Anthony in the photos, which she noted were mostly empty and alleged may have contained alcohol — a claim it’s worth noting is unsubstantiated.

“I mean booze and a baby?” said Grace. “Didn’t she do that last time? Booze and a baby ends up in a murder charge?”

Casey Anthony, 31, was accused of murdering her daughter Caylee Marie Anthony with chloroform, duct taping her mouth and disposing of the body in the woods near the family’s home. Anthony was found not guilty of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter of a child on July 5, 2011, following a highly publicized trial.

In March, Anthony gave her first interview since her 2011 release. "I don't give a s--- what anyone thinks about me, I never will," she told the Associated Press. "I'm okay with myself, I sleep pretty good at night."

“I’m still hung up on her saying she sleeps pretty good at night,” Grace told TMZ.