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CHAPTER 5

Montel: “Sylvia Browne: The Unusual and Unexplainable.” It’s Wednesday and
Sylvia Browne is here to answer the unexplainable.

Thursday
Jerry Springer: “I’ll Never Let You Go.” Taiwana is furious that her fiancé, Chrishon,
is living with another woman—especially since they are supposed to be married in
just three weeks! Then why does Chrishon deny he’s even engaged to Taiwana?
Next . . . Lauren is here to confront her ex-boyfriend, Bruce, for leaving her while
she was pregnant. She’s also going to confront the other woman and give her a
piece of her mind! As it turns out, Bruce’s new girlfriend doesn’t want him around
anymore! Will Lauren forgive and forget? Later . . . After dating Dave for six years,
Leesa left him recently and is now dating his former best friend! Dave wants Leesa
back, but she has other ideas.
Maury Povich: “Update: Bring Back That Wild Maury Guest.” Did Maury make
secret crush matches? Did the women in desperate need of makeovers keep their
super new looks? What happened after Maury’s guests left the show? Maury has
the updates!
Montel: “Men vs. Women: Why Can’t We Get Along?” Meet Norah: For over a year
she transformed herself into a man. She’s here today to share what the differences
between living as a woman and as a man are.

Friday
Jerry Springer: “Jerry Rescues an Obese Man.” Join Jerry as he begins the show
on location in Cincinnati at the home of Denny Welch. Denny weighs over 800
pounds and has been unable to leave his bed for the past 5 weeks! He tells Jerry
how he got to this dangerously excessive weight and says that he is so scared of
dying that he is finally ready to change his life. In fact, construction workers had
to knock down a wall of Denny’s house to get him out and it took eight men to lift
Denny into an ambulance to get him to the hospital! Today, we follow Denny’s cou-
rageous journey as he puts his life back on track.
Maury Povich: “I’ll Prove Your Husband Is The Father of My 2 Babies.” Latalia is
here to find out if her husband had two children with another woman. Sarah is
determined to prove Jason is the father of her baby. And Vondalere is desperate to
find the father she never knew. Maury has the explosive paternity test results!
Montel: “A Wife’s Shocking Discovery.” Today, find out from our guests how marry-
ing the man of their dreams turned out to be disastrous.
Sources: www.jerryspringertv.com; www.mauryshow.com; www.montelshow.com.

You cannot underestimate the power of Bianca being in homes across
America every single day. Bianca is the lesbian that many American
television viewers want to spend time with. What’s been very powerful is
her dimensions as a character. So many gay characters we see on network
television are not three-dimensional like Bianca. 13

Fans flooded the network with messages supporting Bianca and her
decision that the best place for the baby was with her mother, regard-

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