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Diane has spent a career covering crime and justice issues, including some of the most interesting headline making cases and trials. She has often been called upon to share her thoughts. Here are some highlights.
Lynn Shaw has spent years fiercely fighting against sex trafficking, especially child sex trafficking. Diane fights against abusive and financially exploitative adult guardianship. Both women agree the latter is also a form of human trafficking. They discussed on Lynn’s Warriors program. March 26, 2024.
After Lifetime Television aired a two night documentary entitled Where’s Wendy Williams (in which Diane briefly appeared) there were countless questions about how talk show host Williams was guardianized, how she was treated under the system and what her guardianship did to her family. Diane was invited to discuss this on News Nation’s Dan Abrams program. March 2, 2024
As word spread about the ugly side of guardianships and conservatorship Diane appears on LionelNation.TV with host (who else?) Lionel! As a former prosecutor he had interesting insights into the revelations in We’re Here to Help – When Guardianship Goes Wrong. Feb 27, 2024.
As the new year dawned the public learned of yet another celebrity conservatorship case. Cher went to a California court to try to conserve her son, Elijah Blue Allman, 47, alleging that his habitual drug abuse rendered him unable to handle his own affairs. Diane wrote about the case here on her Substack page ….wondering if Cher fully understood what court control of her son might mean for her. Diane discussed the case with News Nation’s Ashleigh Banfield. Airdate: January 5, 2024
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The revelatory chapter on Britney Spears in We’re Here to Help-When Guardianship Goes Wrong came to the attention of the syndicate TV program EXTRA and Diane was interviewed for this segment which aired on Oct. 25, 2023.
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This is the second segment featuring Diane and her book We’re Here to Help – When Guardianship Goes Wrong on the syndicated TV program EXTRA. It aired on November 4th, 2023. It focuses on Britney Spears case and on the powerful consequences that can happen to anyone conscripted into the system. Airdate: Oct. 28, 2023.
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In August 2023, a California appellate court ruled that a lawsuit filed by Wade Robson and James Safechuck – both childhood “special friends” of Michael Jackson – can go forward. The men allege Jackson sexually abused them years ago. Diane discusses the case on CNN with host Laura Coates.
No doubt Diane has had a long and varied career. Cory Packer, host of the popular E for Explicit Podcast interviewed Diane about a multitude of her past stories – notably: Michael Jackson, Jeffrey Epstein, OJ Simpson, Robert Durst, Aaron Hernandez, Jerry Sandusky, Casey Anthony, JonBenet Ramsey, Pamela Smart, and the West Memphis Three. March 2023.
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The murder case of Pamela Smart has long captivated the nation. Diane first interviewed Pame in the mid-90’s and has remained in touch. This is a clip from an Investigation Discovery special on the case, featuring a prison interview with Pame.
More than 40 years after the Golden State Killer began to terrorize California police finally got a definitive DNA break in the case. Diane discusses the arrest of Joseph DeAngelo on CBS.
On the 20th anniversary of the infamous OJ Simpson white Ford Bronco chase Diane reminiscences with CNN’s Michael Smerconish about the case and the media.
Diane with CNN’s Anderson Cooper discussing why Senator John Edwards didn’t take the stand during his campaign finance corruption trial.
One year after Michael Jackson died Diane, known for her exclusive and lengthy coverage of the King of Pop, was invited on The View to discuss Jackson’s children, his legacy, his family and other Jackson related topics. June 2006
The Jerry Sandusky child molestation case captivated the nation. Diane covered the case and the trial during her time at Newsweek/TheDailyBeast. Here she discusses investigations into both Penn State University and Sandusky.
Diane, anchoring on Court TV, digs into the Phil Spector murder case before his arrest.
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During her time as Fox News anchor, Diane dug into reports about U.S. millionaires offering a bounty on Bin Laden’s head. She wondered if that was even legal?
Diane first broke the Michael Jackson child molestation story in August 1993 on the syndicated TV show Hard Copy. Here’s is just one of her continuing exclusive series of reports on the case.
There was no shortage of Hollywood hustlers when Diane worked for Hard Copy. Here’s one such story.
