Nancy Grace complains that George Zimmerman was 'out on bond, driving through Taco Bell every night, having a churro' during his trial

HLN legal show host Nancy Grace is back in the headlines in a way her publicists might not appreciate. Shortly before the George Zimmerman 'not guilty' verdict was read on Saturday night, s he claimed on the air - uncensored - that he had called African-Americans 'f---king coons' while on the phone with police.

But during a little-watched and little-noted broadcast on Friday, Grace used her own racial stereotype to refer to Zimmerman during her reaction to the closing statement from Zimmerman attorney Mark O'Mara.

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Nancy Grace leveled an anti-Hispanic racial stereotype at George Zimmerman while she criticized his attorney for his choice of words during his closing argument

Defense counsel Mark O'Mara successfully argued that George Zimmerman acted in self-defense when he shot and killed a teen-age Trayvon Martin. He asked jurors to let his client 'go back and get back to his life'

'I want you to really, really look at those instructions, apply them, and just say he acted in self-defense,' O'Mara had said in his final words to the Sanford, Florida jury. 'Find him not guilty. Let him go back and get back to his life.'

'Give George Zimmerman back his life?' Grace exclaimed on the air, Mediaite first reported.



'Give Zimmerman back his life? He’s [been] out on bond, driving through Taco Bell every night, having a churro,' she said.



'You know, long story short: He’s got his life. Who is going to give life back to Trayvon Martin? I find that, at the very least, a very poor choice of words.'

George Zimmerman (C) was acquitted of second-degree murder and manslaughter charges. He is of Hispanic parentage on his mother's side

Zimmerman is of Hispanic heritage, although many media outlets, including most recently the Associated Press, have referred to him as white.

O'Mara did not immediately respond to an emailed request for comment.

The Washington Times noted on Tuesday that celebrity chef Paula Deen was ousted by her TV network and lost millions in sponsorship contracts and book deals when it emerged that she used racial language more than 20 years ago.

