The Jerry Springer Show wrapped up its 27th and final year in 2018, and with the controversial talk show’s host, Jerry Springer, ringing in his 75th birthday, The National ENQUIRER dug up some of the series’ biggest secrets and scandals over its 27 seasons!
From murders to fights, broken promises, and more, the show remains as one of the most bizarre of its time! Click through the gallery above for shocking details about The Jerry Springer Show!
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Host’s Producer Burned Handicapped Sister To Death
In mid-2018, Jill Blackstone, a producer on The Jerry Springer Show, was charged with murdering her handicapped sister.
Cops claimed that in March 2015, she drugged Wendy Blackstone, who was deaf and partially blind, and dragged her to their garage with their three dogs. She then set the garage on fire — killing them all!
The police, however, believed she staged the death as an accident, as Wendy was found with a suicide note in her hand, which they are convinced was written by Jill.
Jill was later arrested in April 2018 in Baltimore, where she had checked herself into a hospital for a medical condition. She pled not guilty on all charges and is awaiting trial.
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‘Baggage’ Spin-Off Fails
In January 2015, Jerry kicked off a spin-off of his 2010-2011 show Baggage, which lasted for four seasons at the time. The new show was called Baggage on the Road — but it only aired for one season!
The series soon concluded after 20 episodes in March 2015 due to mixed reviews.
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Jerry Only Lost His Cool On The Show One Time
While celebrating his 25th year on TV in 2015, Jerry recalled the one and only time he lost his cool on the show. An early episode of the series from the 1990s involved members of the Ku Klux Klan — and he told The GLOBE it caused instant tension!
“We had this Klansman on, and he was raising his children to be racists,” Jerry remembered. “Then, he started going after me because of my family’s experience with the Holocaust. He said he’d turn my mother into a lampshade, or something vile like that. It was the only time in 25 years that I lost my cool!"
He added, “I stuck my finger in his face and told him to shut his trap.” And when he was about to get attacked, “Security jumped up on stage and pinned him down.”
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Jerry’s Empty Promises
Before The Jerry Springer Show concluded in July 2018, it was known to be one of the raunchiest series around. But in 1994, Jerry vowed that he would try to change that by showcasing societal issues like guns and violence instead of sleazy stories.
"There's a crisis in America right now," he said to USA Today at the time. "I want to use the show to help find a solution o the problem. I want to star with kids, because with them, there's still hope."
He never quite put his money where his mouth is...
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Show’s Producer Accused Of Being Drug Dealer
Back in 1998, Star reported that a producer on The Jerry Springer Show, Norm Lubow, was accused of being a drug dealer who once claimed he sold speed to O.J. Simpson just hours before his ex-wife Nicole Simpson was murdered.
At the time, it was insisted that Norm Lubow and Ron X were the same people even though Norm denied the allegations.
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‘The Jerry Springer Show’ Lives On … Sort Of
While The Jerry Springer Show aired its final episode in 27 years in July 2018, Jerry isn't off TV for good.
The talk show host spent nearly three decades exposing bizarre stories to viewers, but this fall, he will switch things up as the star of Judge Jerry. "I am going to be called honorable for the first time in my life,” the 75-year-old previously joked. Will you be tuning in?
Host’s Producer Burned Handicapped Sister To Death
In mid-2018, Jill Blackstone, a producer on The Jerry Springer Show, was charged with murdering her handicapped sister.
Cops claimed that in March 2015, she drugged Wendy Blackstone, who was deaf and partially blind, and dragged her to their garage with their three dogs. She then set the garage on fire — killing them all!
The police, however, believed she staged the death as an accident, as Wendy was found with a suicide note in her hand, which they are convinced was written by Jill.
Jill was later arrested in April 2018 in Baltimore, where she had checked herself into a hospital for a medical condition. She pled not guilty on all charges and is awaiting trial.
Photo credit: Getty Images
‘Baggage’ Spin-Off Fails
In January 2015, Jerry kicked off a spin-off of his 2010-2011 show Baggage, which lasted for four seasons at the time. The new show was called Baggage on the Road — but it only aired for one season!
The series soon concluded after 20 episodes in March 2015 due to mixed reviews.
Photo credit: Getty Images
Jerry Only Lost His Cool On The Show One Time
While celebrating his 25th year on TV in 2015, Jerry recalled the one and only time he lost his cool on the show. An early episode of the series from the 1990s involved members of the Ku Klux Klan — and he told The GLOBE it caused instant tension!
“We had this Klansman on, and he was raising his children to be racists,” Jerry remembered. “Then, he started going after me because of my family’s experience with the Holocaust. He said he’d turn my mother into a lampshade, or something vile like that. It was the only time in 25 years that I lost my cool!"
He added, “I stuck my finger in his face and told him to shut his trap.” And when he was about to get attacked, “Security jumped up on stage and pinned him down.”
Photo credit: Getty Images
Jerry’s Empty Promises
Before The Jerry Springer Show concluded in July 2018, it was known to be one of the raunchiest series around. But in 1994, Jerry vowed that he would try to change that by showcasing societal issues like guns and violence instead of sleazy stories.
"There's a crisis in America right now," he said to USA Today at the time. "I want to use the show to help find a solution o the problem. I want to star with kids, because with them, there's still hope."
He never quite put his money where his mouth is...
Photo credit: Getty Images
Show’s Producer Accused Of Being Drug Dealer
Back in 1998, Star reported that a producer on The Jerry Springer Show, Norm Lubow, was accused of being a drug dealer who once claimed he sold speed to O.J. Simpson just hours before his ex-wife Nicole Simpson was murdered.
At the time, it was insisted that Norm Lubow and Ron X were the same people even though Norm denied the allegations.
Photo credit: Getty Images
‘The Jerry Springer Show’ Lives On … Sort Of
While The Jerry Springer Show aired its final episode in 27 years in July 2018, Jerry isn't off TV for good.
The talk show host spent nearly three decades exposing bizarre stories to viewers, but this fall, he will switch things up as the star of Judge Jerry. "I am going to be called honorable for the first time in my life,” the 75-year-old previously joked. Will you be tuning in?
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