Jerry Springer, TV talk show legend, dies at age 79

Jerry Springer, widely recognized as the long-standing presenter of a chaotic syndicated talk show, has passed away at the age of 79, according to his family. The statement said that Springer, an originating resident of Cincinnati where he began his talk show and once served as mayor, died peacefully on Thursday at his home in the outskirts of Chicago, following a brief illness. Jene Galvin, a long-time friend and spokesperson for the family, commented that …

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Reality TV star Josh Duggar has his prison sentence extended

Josh Duggar, a disgraced reality TV star, had his sentence of 12 and a half years extended by almost two months after authorities found that he had a cellphone smuggled into the prison.In December 2021, a jury in Arkansas convicted Duggar of receiving and possessing child pornography. This included videos and images of toddlers being sexually abused.U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks then sentenced Duggar to more than a dozen years in prison, which he is …

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Former reality TV star sentenced to life for murder-for-hire plot against nephew

Former reality TV star James Timothy “Tim” Norman, who was featured on Oprah Winfrey’s show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” for nine seasons, has been sentenced to life in prison for masterminding a murder plot against his 20-year-old nephew, Andre Montgomery Jr. According to the United States Department of Justice press release, Norman had taken out a $450,000 life insurance policy on Montgomery and paid intermediaries to locate and kill his nephew at a St. Louis …

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