Most controversial moments of 'The Jerry Springer Show': From woman's leg injury to man marrying horse
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS: Jerry Springer, 79, a TV-influencer died on Thursday, April 27, at his home in Chicago. His family released a statement on his ‘peaceful’ passing with loved ones surrounding him. “Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,” it read.
The host of ‘The Jerry Springer Show’ was known for his outrageous guests and topics during the 27 seasons of the show. Here are some of the most controversial moments from his show that ran from 1991 to 2018.
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'I’m happy I cut off my legs'
In Jerry’s words, when ‘I’m Happy I Cut Off My Legs’ was aired, he said, “This may be the most bizarre story we’ve done in our 15-year history.” That was a decade ago and it’s still pretty out there. Meet Sandra, a “transsexual” whose brain told her that she should take a power saw and chop off both of her legs.”
‘You slept with my stripper sister’
It is rated among the most popular episodes on YouTube channel of the Jerry’s show. It has all the spice for the show’s loyal audience, enraged spouses, a shadow of incest, an unapologetic stripper, fisticuffs, Happy birthday, and of course Jerry.
‘My girlfriend is a man’
One of the guests revealed during the Jerry’s show that he talked with this person Jobie over MySpace for some time, and once they planned to meet face-to-face, Brad got to know that his online girlfriend was in fact a man. The he surprised his audience with the remark, “Well, I’ll try anything once.”
‘Breaking the sex record’
Jerry’s guest Annabel Chong had her audience shocked when the woman claimed she had sex with 251 men in 10 hours. But it was bettered by another guest, Jasmin St Clair, who had sex with 300 guys to break her own record. Many joked that Jerry should host ‘Sex Olympics’ if it is ever one, reported The Guardian.
'I married a horse'
Last but not the least, the episode ‘I married a Horse’ was easily the most outrageous thing you can hear right! Well it all happens on Jerry’s show. The popular host hosted a happy man who married his four-legged friend and believes it should be legal to do whatever makes him happy. Well, he has point, doesn’t he?
