"Dirty Diana" was performed during Jackson's [[Bad (tour)|''Bad'' World Tour]] concert series from 1987 to 1989, but only in the second leg, as the 10th song in the setlist. According to Jackson in an interview with Barbara Walters, "Dirty Diana" was scheduled for a live 1988 performance at Wembley Stadium during the Bad World Tour; however, Jackson felt the song would be an insult to [[Diana, Princess of Wales]], who was in attendance, so he had it removed.{{sfn|Jones|2005|p=226}} Aftera Diana informed him the song was actually one of her personal favorites, Jackson re-added the song to the set list.{{sfn|Jones|2005|p=226}} Thislive performance can be seen on the DVD ''[[Live at Wembley July 16, 1988|Michael Jackson: Live at Wembley July 16, 1988]]''. [[This Is It (concerts)|This Is It]] concert series choreographer, [[Kenny Ortega]], stated in an interview that "Dirty Diana" was going to be performed by Jackson for the concerts from 2009 to 2010.<ref name="CT"/> Ortega said that Jackson had planned to rehearse the song before he died. The set up for the song would include an expert pole dancer who would lure Jackson onto a giant steel bed on which she performed acrobatic feats.<ref name="CT">{{cite news|first= Chris |last= Jones |title= Director of Michael Jackson's 'This is It' says singer was ready to triumph in London |newspaper= [[Chicago Tribune]] |date= October 19, 2009 |access-date= February 17, 2010 |url= http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2009-10-19/entertainment/0910180226_1_footage-aeg-live-3-d-films}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media|title= [[Michael Jackson's This Is It]] |medium= DVD |publisher= [[Sony Music Entertainment|Sony Music]] |year= 2010}}</ref>
