SubscribeReport: Jacko will be backo at the Grammys
"I'm 90 percent sure that Michael Jackson will make an appearance at the Grammys," my pal Diane Dimond told me today. The renowned investigative reporter 
sure knows her stuff about Jacko, having specialized in tracking his scandal-plagued career, summing it all up in her recent book "Be Careful Who You Love" (click here). "I've heard that he's going to be there, but I'm not sure if he's going to perform or just make an appearance" at the awards gala at L.A.'s Staples Center on Feb. 10, she adds.
At her blog DianeDimond.net , she explains, "Seems the brain trust at Sony-BMG is pulling out all the stops to help its one time mega-star re-enter the pop music scene. The occasion is the 25th anniversary of Jackson’s biggest album ever — one of the music world’s most lucrative successes ever — 'Thriller.'"
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"Thriller," by the way, holds the record for winning the most Grammys in a single year (8 in 1983). Jacko shared in seven of those victories for himself. That same year, he won an additional trophy along with Quincy Jones for best children's recording ("E.T. - The Extra-Terrestrial"), which brought his personal tally to 8, which set a new record for individual artists in a single year. Both records were tied by Santana and its "Supernatural" CD in 1999.
I've contacted NARAS for a response to this report, but have not yet heard back.
I recently borrowed the book of Diane Dimond and upon reading the first 3 chapters....I found it hard to take in. I was confused as to how Diane knew all these so called "evidence". I began hesitating if I should continue in reading it, and finally decided I did not want to finish the book. I just found it...a book full of lies. I just didn't believe anything she wrote it there could be true and reading it further would only waste my time.
Posted by: Emmy | April 09, 2008 at 07:41 AM
Let's see....Michael Jackson has been a SUCCESSFUL entertainer for about 40 years...has the best selling album of ALL time...has donated millions of dollars of his money to charity...and has brought happiness to millions of people in this world through his music...he is HUMBLE and KIND.....he has good manners...he doesn't bad mouth about anybody....he is a GREAT father...a great role model...he is funny...he is smart..he is INCREDIABLY TALENTED...
And Diane Diamond....? A middle-aged woman whose fame is based on talking BS about Michael Jackson and spreading lies about MJ and trying to set MJ up with Tom Sneddon. Wow....talking about a person to look up to. I hope Diane Diamond is proud of herself.
I find it disgusting that newspapers that once were thought to be even some what reliable and professional, have lowered themselves to tabloid level and glorify talentless and rude people like Diane Diamond, instead of respecting one of the most talented and one of the kindest people in this world, that is Michael Jackson. Whatever happened to journalistic integrity? You should be ashamed of yourselves!!
For Michael Jackson: I admire you for who you are and I and the rest of your fans know what you're about! We love you and support you and hope to see you SOON! :) You're the greatest!! :)
Posted by: Jonna K. | January 26, 2008 at 10:39 PM
Diane is pretty desperate to get her name into some news these days. She got kicked out, after she went completely mad on Court TV ... and now she's back with a book? Who is she to say any more things about ANYTHING? Her time's over, her opinions were wrong and now she wants us to believe her book is the truth? How ridiculous is that.
Posted by: Ralph J.R. | January 26, 2008 at 04:52 PM
people who deny that thriller is the biggest selling album of all time know that it is. and to say that tracking is not accurate outside of Britain? i know if THEIR favorite artist had the biggest selling album of all time, suddenly, they would say that tracking is accurate all over the world. it's clear that the anti Michael Jackson people commenting here, are using personal attacks. therefore they are jealous. and they post here, and that's a testament to MJ's musical magnetism. i'm sure their favorite artists don't interest MJ fans the same way, at all. at best, it's indifference with other artists. all this alone proves that MJ is the biggest selling and most successful artist in history.
Posted by: vince | January 26, 2008 at 01:18 AM
'QUOTE" Even though the Jackson trial resulted in acquittal on all charges, many authorities believe he got lucky. -
I believe no on one gets "that lucky" and as for
D Dimond I find stalking rather sick. A mental problem that can be cured but still very sick. Her reporting leaves Michael J out because ...the courts will hang her butt if she get caught stalking a star again. How many stars have not had plastic surgery? Only the jealous start running people down.. ..but talk is what keeps the name in the spotlight as so many unfortunate stars get lost.
Tom who ??
Posted by: wishflou | January 25, 2008 at 05:23 PM
Who cares. STOP THE BICKERING KIDS! MJ is still talented and well deserved of whatever award he receives. Whether is the biggest selling album of all time or not, IT WAS STILL SUCCESSFUL WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT. Grow up and leave MJ alone.
Posted by: GROW UP KIDS! | January 25, 2008 at 04:48 PM
Diane Dimond went from being on top of the world with daily coverage of Jacko by many networks, to an absolute nobody almost immediately after he was acquitted. Court TV kicked her out months before her contract expired, the Jacko book that she secretly worked on throughout the trial flopped worse than many self-published titles despite having a major publisher backing it, and now she's virtually unheard of, blogging on her personal Verizon page, and participating in podcasts with a prosecution witness from the Jackson case (the first of which was about Michael Jackson, surprise, surprise).
Diane Dimond's reporting has absolutely NOT held up through the years, if it had then the 2003 accuser's DNA would've been found as she exclusively reported it was, Jordan Chandler would've testified in the 2005 trial as she gloated he would, and the DA would've had access to a 27-minute child sex tape between Jacko and a child back in the 90's. The only lawsuit filed against Diane Dimond by Michael Jackson was in connection to that inexistent sex tape, and while she was eventually dismissed from the case as a reporter, her source for that information and co-defendant in the case was unanimously found guilty by a Superior Court and jury and ordered to pay Michael Jackson millions, after failing to provide any proof of the claim that Diane Dimond reported about. Regretfully, I was on the "convict Jacko" bandwagon until mid-way through the trial and believed in Diane Dimond's every report, only to be severely disappointed each time as the real facts developed.
Sorry, but only the truly ignorant would actually believe a case in which each of the family members admitted to having lied under oath for financial gain in the past (making up molestation, battery, and false imprisonment claims before), in which the family went to multiple civil attorneys before the police, and in which the allegations and timelines significantly changed. Diane Dimond finds no fault in the accuser's mother, even after she was convicted of perjury and fraud after the trial. The only thing biased with that jury was that one of the jurors (whom Diane Dimond praised repeatedly throughout the trial) tried to smuggle in a textbook on pedophiles and at one point it was rumored that Court TV footage of Diane Dimond was also smuggled in to try and convict. Yet, after a week of serious deliberation, none of the jurors could convict, because there was absolutely no solid evidence pointing towards his guilt, and plenty pointing towards his innocence.
P.S., 'Thriller' is officially the BIGGEST SELLING ALBUM IN RECORDING HISTORY, according to Sony BMG (who also represent The Eagles) and they will be doing all that they can to rub this fact in everyone's face for the reissue of Thriller, it even says so right on the cover and in all their press releases!
Posted by: Richard L. | January 25, 2008 at 02:11 PM
"Tom O'neill" is obviously another Wacko apologist and enabler. Ms. Dimond has other things to do, she has a blog which makes little mention of the putty-faced and self-mutilated freak. As for having a "worldwide" record, that figure is at best a guess since record sales aren't tracked terribly well outside of Britain and NA.
After the horrid failure of the WMA Award, it's likely nobody will ever give Scary Poppins another paid gig and letting that bozo on stage would be a disaster. Anyone recall the MTV awards when Pedo Pan thought a cake decoration was an award.
Posted by: Cujo | January 25, 2008 at 11:36 AM
To find out whch is the best-selling album of all time, as certified by The Recording Industry Association of America,
(RIAD), go to,
http://www.infoplease. com/ipea/A0151020/html
Posted by: AlM | January 25, 2008 at 10:52 AM
Sorry, New Yorker: your slam against Diane Dimond just ain't true. She's had many topnotch jobs since leaving Court TV. Right now she's working for the Wall Street Journal on a special project while deejaying on Sirius radio, too. While Nancy Grace was pregnant, Diane was among the temp hosts who filled in on CNN Headline News. You can spot her as a guest pundit on many TV shows like 'CNN Showbiz Tonight' and 'Good Morning America.' Recently, she was approached by one of America's top media firms to take on a high-profile fulltime gig, but I don't know where negotiations stand at this point -- forgot to ask her yesterday when we chatted on the phone. Oh, yes, and, btw, none of these media jobs has anything to do with Jacko.
Even though the Jackson trial resulted in acquittal on all charges, many authorities believe he got lucky thanks to shrewd lawyering and a biased jury, one member of which notoriously kept referring to the trial's defendant as "my Michael." Diane's reporting on Jacko has held up through the years -- as evidenced by the fact that his attempted lawsuits against her have failed.
Posted by: Tom O'Neil | January 25, 2008 at 08:48 AM
The Eagles might hold that record in the USA, but MJ holds the WORLDWIDE record. As to Diane Dimond, I can't believe she is still STALKING Jackson. Can't she get a job that does NOT include stalking Michael Jackson! She claims to be such a great reporter, but remains jobless, since Court TV gave her the boot back in 2005. There are network news programs and a slew of cable news programs, yet she remains jobless. That basically tells you what her peers think of her and her reporting skills.
Posted by: NewYorker | January 25, 2008 at 06:57 AM
no, eagles greatest hits is the biggest selling album in the us. its approximatley sold about 2 million more than thriller but was released about 4 years earlier.
Posted by: daniel | January 25, 2008 at 06:49 AM
If I'm correct, BILLBOARD reported that THE EAGLES' GREATEST HITS surpassed THRILLER as the biggest selling album of all time!
Posted by: AlM | January 24, 2008 at 11:00 PM