Hello everyone!

First, I am flattered beyond belief that all of you are interested
enough in me and my career to visit this site.

Second, I have to say you guys are VERY perceptive. You noticed when
I appeared on Nancy Grace's CNN show recently that the title beneath
my name only said INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST.

That's because my contract with Court TV is/was coming to an end in
December and they decided to end it early. Court TV told me on
Wednesday that they planned to dismantle my Investigative Unit and
Friday was my last day there.

When I met Marc Brewer in Birmingham recently (I hope he posts the
pictures on this site!) I promised him I'd write a message for the
site. I just didn't realize it would be THIS kind of message. It's
been a rough couple of weeks. When I returned to New York from
Birmingham my senior producer became very ill and has now been put on
long term disability. Then the rest of us got the bad news!

But onward and upword! My book on Michael Jackson ("Be Careful Who
You Love: Inside the Michael Jackson Case) will be out on November
15th and I'm working with my publisher to do publicity on it, etc.
I'm also planning what to do next with myself and am actually quite
excited about the prospects! My friend Nancy Grace says now that I
have some free time she expects me to join her on her CNN show from
time to time.

I promise I'll let you all know where I land. And Marc and I will
soon find a good time for all of us to have a live chat. What's best
for everyone? Weeknights? Mid-morning on a week-end? Let me know.

And thanks for being interested in me - I'm humbled.


Yours,
Diane Dimond