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JIM MORET is Chief Correspondent for INSIDE EDITION, based in the Los
Angeles bureau.

An attorney, Moret reported extensively on the Scott Peterson double
murder trial and filed daily reports on the Michael Jackson child
molestation trial, for which he also served as a legal analyst for many
broadcast and cable networks. In addition to his work for the
newsmagazine, Moret has appeared as a guest on more than 250 cable news programs, offering his expertise on newsworthy issues.
Moret has covered several high-profile trials, including the Anna Nicole
Smith paternity hearing as well as the Paris Hilton DUI trial. In
addition, Moret has conducted jailhouse interviews with convicted
murderer Susan Polk and continues to follow the Phil Spector trial,
obtaining exclusive footage and interviews of Spector and his assistant.

Moret also has an extensive 20-year resume covering entertainment news.
He has covered numerous premieres and celebrity stories for Inside
Edition, as well as all the major entertainment events including the
Emmys, Golden Globes and the Academy Awards.
Before joining Inside Edition, the veteran journalist was with CNN for
nearly a decade, serving as co-anchor of the long-running Showbiz Today,
as well as co-anchor of CNN's main newscast, The World Today, and anchor
of CNN's NewsNight.

Moret anchored many breaking news stories and live events during his
tenure at CNN, including the terrorist bombing of the USS Cole and the
2000 Democratic National Convention. He also guest-hosted Larry King
Live numerous times and was permanent guest host of CNN's legal affairs
show, Burden of Proof. Moret also served as chief anchor for CNN's
gavel-to-gavel coverage of the O.J. Simpson criminal trial, and anchor
and analyst for Simpson's civil trial.

After leaving CNN, Moret hosted a series of specials for ABC-TV, and,
for three years, co-hosted the Academy Awards pre-show for the network.
He was also guest anchor on the KTLA Morning News in Los Angeles, and on
Fox 5's Good Day New York.

Moret began his television career at KABC-TV as a legal and general
assignment reporter. He then worked as a reporter for KCBS-TV and
eventually was named anchor of the station's morning newscast. He moved
to 20th Television's Personalities as senior correspondent, before
co-hosting EDJ-Entertainment Daily Journal.

Moret was a visiting professor at UCLA, where he taught a course in the
Department of Communications. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and
three children.

Blog Entries by Jim Moret

Still The One On Our 30th Anniversary

(7) Comments | Posted May 22, 2012 | 2:29 PM

There are some things in life that you just know -- no deliberation, no doubts. That's how I felt the first time I saw my wife, Keri. We were both in college. I was a senior and she was in her third year, studying Art History. She was standing at...

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Fifty Shades of Yay! -- One Man's Introduction to Mommy Porn

(9) Comments | Posted April 11, 2012 | 2:31 PM

Finally -- a book series for adults. I understand the appeal of Harry Potter. I appreciate the romance of Twilight and I even got hooked by the excitement surrounding The Hunger Games. But Fifty Shades of Grey is another animal entirely. The first book of the trilogy is already being...

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Half the Man I Used to Be

(3) Comments | Posted April 11, 2012 | 1:25 PM

Actually, the title is a bit of an exaggeration, True, I've dropped 27 pounds in nine weeks, but that is closer to a 13 percent weight loss than it is to 50 percent. Still, I didn't think that saying I'm "87 percent of the man I used to be" had...

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In Defense of Khloe

(51) Comments | Posted January 11, 2012 | 6:24 PM

I have often expressed my shock and dismay over the seemingly inexplicable success of the Kardashian klan. I have wondered aloud whether they have any talent beyond self-promotion and conspicuous consumption. Still, I find myself outraged by a new report that claims that Khloe is not the biological...

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The Holidays Without Poppy

(2) Comments | Posted December 28, 2011 | 8:27 AM

Death is inevitable. It is even anticipated, if not expected, to occur for a parent long before your own demise. Still, even when it happens well into one's adulthood, losing a parent can be an overwhelming loss. I am both witnessing and experiencing this in my own family. My wife's...

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Oy to the World

(0) Comments | Posted December 18, 2011 | 1:54 PM

It began as a request and evolved into a mandate from my wife over our twenty-nine year marriage: no Christmas trees in our home. It wasn't an unreasonable expectation. After all, we are Jewish. Still, the holidays never seemed complete to me without the smell of fresh pine and the...

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Kim & Kris, Kaput!

(84) Comments | Posted October 31, 2011 | 8:30 PM

My faith in marriage is being tested like never before. It took 72 days for "forever" to become "forget it." Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries have called it quits. Wow. They seemed like the perfect couple. After all, both of their first names begin with the letter "K" (an apparent...

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What Steve Jobs Taught Me

(5) Comments | Posted August 29, 2011 | 7:08 PM

When I saw a photo online, purportedly showing a frail Steve Jobs, taken after his resignation as Apple's CEO, I was terribly sad and hoping it was not true. The man in the picture looked unable to walk without assistance. His body was so thin that you did not need...

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What's Good for Kim Is Bad for Us

(46) Comments | Posted August 21, 2011 | 3:51 PM

America's version of the royal wedding between Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries is over. Since the event is set to air as two-part television spectacular on the reality-star bride's home network, E!, America has not yet seen it. But thanks to shrewd marketing and plenty of product placement (thanks no...

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Are Reality Shows Turning Deadly?

(20) Comments | Posted August 17, 2011 | 5:17 PM

Did the strain of appearing on a Bravo reality show destroy the marriage of one of its stars and lead to her husband taking his own life? The apparent suicide of Russell Armstrong, the estranged husband of Taylor, one of the stars of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills undoubtedly...

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What Will They Tell Jerry's Kids?

(16) Comments | Posted August 8, 2011 | 6:47 PM

I admit it -- when I was a young boy, Jerry Lewis was one of my comic heroes. I simply loved his films, including The Errand Boy, Cinderfella and of course, The Nutty Professor. I also remember staying up late every Labor Day weekend to watch the Muscular Dystrophy...

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This Reality Show Is a True Cliffhanger

(0) Comments | Posted July 27, 2011 | 3:43 PM

It's the surprise midseason hit, the "must see TV" of the summer, keeping millions of viewers on the edge of their seats. Is it the Bachelorette? None of these players would even score a rose. Jersey Shore? Fugget-about-it.  Survivor? These folks would be lucky just to make it off the...

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Captain America Could Strike a Budget Deal

(2) Comments | Posted July 25, 2011 | 12:56 PM

Captain Steve Rogers, best known as Captain America, is a superhero. His ideology is simple. It is not influenced by politics nor an allegiance based on lines on a map. He is driven by the principles of right over wrong. When a young, scrawny Rogers was asked by a doctor...

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Not My Father's Son

(23) Comments | Posted June 16, 2011 | 10:29 AM

I haven't spoken to my father in two and a half years, but I speak to my dad nearly every day. My mother and father were still teenagers when they divorced before my second birthday. My father remarried and started a new family. My mom married again as well and...

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An Attitude of Certitude

(4) Comments | Posted June 3, 2011 | 5:49 PM

I have never "sexted" a photo of my crotch. (That is the first time in my 50 plus years that I have even combined those words in that particular order to form a sentence.) I have never even taken a photo of my crotch. I can make these statements with...

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Good Grief -- Connecting Online in Trying Times

(2) Comments | Posted June 3, 2011 | 9:00 AM

I continue to be humbled by the profound personal impact that broadband has had on my life. I have written about our 13-year-old son, who is suffering from a chronic nerve injury in his foot. He has missed most of the sixth and seventh grades, but messages of prayer and...

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Facebook and Faith

(17) Comments | Posted March 31, 2011 | 1:30 PM

Has the power of prayer entered the digital age? For me it has. I'm not talking about watching sermons over the Internet, or using the web as a means to collect tithing from the faithful. My experience is simply anecdotal and very personal.

The youngest of our three children...

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Is There Sexism in Celebrity Justice?

(11) Comments | Posted March 25, 2011 | 12:43 PM

It's a man's world. That was the mantra of a generation and women have fought for decades to reverse inequalities in the workplace and society. But when you examine recent celebrity crimes and see how punishments have been meted out, women may begin to think they have actually gained little...

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Illness Is a Family Affiar

(1) Comments | Posted March 17, 2011 | 5:20 PM

A chronic illness doesn't just affect the patient. It impacts their family as well. It's been nearly two and a half years since our son developed a debilitating nerve injury known as RSD (Reflexive Sympathetic Dystrophy), also known as Chronic Regional Pain Syndrome. The little understood condition is hard to...

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For Charlie, Growing up Is Hard to Do

(84) Comments | Posted March 10, 2011 | 3:00 PM

In a way, I can identify with Charlie Sheen. When I was a kid, I threw a tantrum. I told my parents that I hated them and stormed into my room and packed an overnight bag. Then, I announced that I was running away and walked out the front door....

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