Article: Jerry Springer: Me and the Holocaust

There's more to the controversial chat show host than fighting dwarfs. As a TV show tonight reveals, he is also coming to terms with a very painful family history. By James Rampton

I Married My Horse. Pregnant by a Transsexual. Jerry Rescues a 1,200 Pound Couple. These are some of the more memorable episode titles from The Jerry Springer Show, which has been running in America for 17 years to audiences of up to 25 million. Springer himself has been accused by critics of taking 'the dumbing-down of America to the furthest extremes'. So I'm bracing myself before meeting the man dubbed 'the King of Sleaze'.

But at the smart hotel, I encounter someone cultured, immaculately tailored and ...

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