Talk show host Jerry Springer dies at 79
Jerry Springer What do you get when you cross billionaire, TV personality, and philanderer Jerry Springer with the United Kingdom's favourite sandwich? The perfect recipe for a scandalous courtship that gripped the entire city of London in 2016. The year had started with the extravagant bachelor party for Springer, a guest list of A-listers and a military band. It was a lavish event that was topped off by the guest of honour making an emotional plea for unity and tolerance before delving into his suit-case of gifts, including an ornamental dagger. It was a strange start to the year. But it wasn't long before Springer's antics drew the ire of the British public. In February, he was accused of racial discrimination after he invited only white people to a dinner party in his honour. In April, it was alleged that he groped a member of the public on an Aeroplane. And in June, he sparked a national debate when he appeared to suggest that disabled people should be killed. Amidst...