Controversial TV host Jerry Springer is dead

Family said he died 'peacefully' at his home in Chicago.

Entertainment
27 April 2023

• They said that he had been diagnosed with cancer a few with his health taking a turn for the worse this week.

Jerry Springer
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Jerry Springer, best known for his raucous TV talk shows, has died aged 79. The controversial presenter hosted The Jerry Springer Show for nearly three decades from 1991.

A statement from his family confirmed that he passed away 'peacefully' at his home in Chicago. 

They said that he had been diagnosed with cancer a few with his health taking a turn for the worse this week.

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