Jerry Springer, TV host, dies at 79
CINCINNATI — Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show unleashed strippers, homewreckers and skinheads to brawl and spew obscenities on weekday afternoons, has died. He was 79.
A family spokesperson says he died Thursday at home in suburban Chicago. At its peak, “The Jerry Springer Show” was a ratings powerhouse and a U.S. cultural pariah.
The show known for chair-throwing and bleepfilled arguments was a favorite American guilty pleasure, at one point topping Oprah Winfrey’s show.
It ran for 27 years, ending in 2018. The Jewish immigrants’ son who was born in an underground bomb shelter was active in politics most of his adult life.
Margera denies hitting brother
KENNETT SQUARE, Pa. — “Jackass” star Bam Margera has surrendered to Pennsylvania State Police for allegedly punching his brother during an altercation four days earlier at their home in the Philadelphia suburbs.
Margera was arraigned Thursday and pleaded not guilty. That’s according to his lawyer, Michael van der Veen.
State police say they were called to the Chester County home in response to a reported domestic disturbance Sunday morning. Margera’s brother, Jesse Margera, told police that Bam Margera assaulted him. Margera’s lawyer says the “wild rumors” are “absolutely false.”
Bam Margera is free on $50,000 unsecured bail. He has another court date next month.
Lambert prints ‘Y’All Eat Yet?’
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Country music star Miranda Lambert is dishing on the recipes from her family and friends in East Texas.
Her new cookbook is called “Y’All Eat Yet?” and is equal parts Lambert’s family memoir, a guide to Texas-style entertaining and church potluck cookbook.
Lambert says some of the first songs she wrote as a teeanger were inspired by hearing stories and life lessons over the dinner table.
The Grammy-winning singer has a lot to celebrate as she heads into the Academy of Country Music on May 11 as the reigning entertainer of the year.