Ellen Simonetti began her "Queen of Sky: Diary of a Dysfunctional Flight Attendant" blog in September 2003 as a form of therapy after the loss of her mother to cancer [REF].
In late 2004, Simonetti was suspended[REF] and then fired[REF] after Delta Air Lines objected to Ellen posing for photographs on a company airplane and commentary on her blog [REF].