Metro – Kyle: Don’t blame me I’m just the host
Jeremy Kyle has denied humiliating a guest who later died after an overdose – telling an inquest it was just the character he played on the ITV show, Metro reports.
The paper says the inquest has seen ‘shocking’ show footage that could be considered distressing to watch.
Distressing unaired Jeremy Kyle Show footage of Steve Dymond getting lie detector results released at inquest
Steve Dymond finding out the results of his lie detector test on The Jeremy Kyle show has been played in court.
He had taken the test after being accused of cheating on his partner, Jane Callaghan, from Gosport, Hampshire.
The clips were shown for the first time and could be considered distressing to watch. The episode they were intended for was never broadcast, and the series was later cancelled entirely.
Dymond, 63, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, is believed to have died by suicide seven days after filming for the Jeremy Kyle Show in May 2019, leading to an inquest into his death, which is currently ongoing.
On the third day of the hearing at Winchester Coroner’s Court, Jeremy Kyle, 59, defended how he presented his show, explaining it was ‘direct, empathetic and honest’, and believed it was structured with ‘the right approach.’
Jeremy Kyle guest claimed show was ‘responsible’ for death in final text
The Jeremy Kyle Show guest said the programme-makers ‘are responsible for what happens now’ in his final text message to his former partner, an inquest has heard.
Steve Dymond, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, is suspected to have taken his own life seven days after filming for the Jeremy Kyle Show in May 2019.
He had taken a lie detector test for the ITV programme, which ran from 2005 until 2019, after being accused of cheating on his ex-fiancee Jane Callaghan, from Gosport.
An inquest at Winchester Coroner’s Court has heard that he died at his home in Portsmouth of a combination of morphine overdose and left ventricular hypertrophy in his heart.
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk
If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read
Editorial 06 September 2024.
Friday’s headlines reflect a variety of domestic and international news stories. Several of the papers continue coverage of the Grenfell inquiry report which was published on Wednesday.
Elsewhere, domestic politics is splashed across several papers. The tabloids feature showbiz and royal news – with many of the papers across the spectrum this morning featuring a picture of Prince William.