Article: Star Man: `I'd never go on my own show' King of Trash TV Jerry Springer takes time out from his talk show to discuss politics, his new film and why he can't stand television...(Features)

Byline: Words: Simon Button

If you were to go on your own show, what would you reveal to the public?

If I wasn't Jerry Springer I would never, ever go on The Jerry Springer Show. I even ask my own guests: `Why on earth are you coming on this show?' I'm a firm believer in having a private life, so if you go out there and talk about it then it's no longer private, is it? I'm paid to be a public entertainer, but what I do with the rest of my life is my own affair.

Why do you think people air their dirty laundry in public?

With a lot of my ...

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