While covering a story regarding sororities on her television show "Issues with Jane Velez-Mitchell" (retitled in February 2012 as simply "Jane Velez-Mitchell"), she stated that she attended New York University. She was in the courtroom during the entire child sexual abuse trial against singer Michael Jackson. During the trial, Velez-Mitchell appeared daily on "Nancy Grace". She was featured on CNN's "Larry King Live" on several occasions, including on the evening of the verdict. In November 2014, she founded JaneUnchained, a social media news outlet that focuses on social justice.