A Viral Hoax Claimed He Had Secret Children
The world lost a great talk show host, actor, and politician when Jerry Springer passed away on April 27th, 2023.
Fans of his work were devastated by his loss and immediately began to research more into his personal life in hopes of remembering the man who ran daytime television with 27 seasons of The Jerry Springer Show.
As Jerry became famous for hosting a show around relationship drama, viewers wanted to know about his family too.
In May 2023, a video clip of Jerry discussing his family resurfaced, causing mass confusion.
Fans were left wondering about Jerry’s will and his children.
Here’s what we know.
Many people wondered how many kids Jerry Springer had.
A viral hoax had people mistakenly believing he had “secret” children.
However, Jerry only had one child, a daughter named Katie Springer, with his ex-wife Micki Velton.
Katie reportedly works as a schoolteacher for children with special needs.
Fans have seen her before, rooting for her dad from the audience when he performed on Dancing With the Stars in 2006.
Jerry said he went on the show to learn how to dance the waltz ahead of his daughter’s wedding.
But in May 2023, Jerry’s family became the subject of a viral hoax alleging he had more kids.
On May 16th, 2023, a TikTok user named @juicytee82 posted a two-part video featuring a Zoom clip of Jerry Springer’s supposed will executors, alleging that he left the entirety of his fortune to two biracial children he had out of wedlock.
In the clip, someone says, “He trusted me to handle the delicate matter of his last will and testament in the event of his untimely passing.”
The person in the video continues, “We are here today because each of y’all have been named in his will, and he has asked me to play this video for y’all explaining his last wishes.”
Then, the video plays a clip of Jerry claiming he had an affair with another woman who produced two children out of wedlock on the Zoom call listening.
The second video reveals that Jerry is giving his fortune to “John and Misha” to provide them with a better life.
The video went viral on TikTok, with many comments reading, “You mean Jerry had a real-life Jerry show situation?”
and “He was living his own secrets with his TV show.”
However, the video has since been debunked as a hoax from a virtual play in 2020 called Blood Money.
Daily Mail confirms the hoax and says that Blood Money was featured in REFRAMED 2020: A Festival of New Plays on Social Justice presented by Tulane University.
Another signifier that the clip is a hoax is that Jerry claims he has two daughters in the video: Jordan and Megan.
As mentioned earlier, Jerry only has one daughter, Katie.
Jerry Springer’s net worth has also been a topic of discussion.
According to Celebrity Net Worth, Jerry Springer’s net worth is approximately $60 million.
He earned most of his wealth from his successful talk show, which ran for 27 seasons from 1991 to 2018.
Jerry is also an accomplished politician, having served as the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1977 to 1978.
In addition to his political and entertainment careers, Jerry has also authored several books, including Ringmaster, a memoir about his life and career.
