What talk show was it where a man killed himself after a same sex co-worker revealed that he had a crush on him?

skysmom65

Jenny Jones The "Same Sex Crushes" Controversy On March 6, 1995 one of the programs on the show, "Same Sex Secret Crushes," would become a blessing and a curse for Jones. It was on that program that Scott Amedure, a gay man, confessed to his best friend Jonathan Schmitz, that he had a crush on him. The response from Schmitz was mostly humorous as he laughed about that revelation in front of the audience. However 3 days after the shows' taping Schmitz, upset over that incident, killed Amedure. That incident would shine the spotlight on the show for all the right (a surprise spike in ratings) and wrong (criticism of trash talk by groups who thought subjects like these went too far) reasons. The producers decided not to air the show after the murder made headlines. That incident, and the revelation that Schmitz had a history of mental illness and alcohol/drug abuse would come out in a trial, where Schmitz would be convicted of second degree murder. He is currently serving a 25-50 year prison term. Jones and the producers would later be sued by Amedure's family for neglecting to finding out Schmitz's history of mental illness and substance abuse. Jones testified under oath that the producers told Schmitz that his admirer could be a male, but Schmitz thought that the admirer was a female. Jones also admitted that the show didn't want Schmitz to know the outcome of his secret crush. Amedure's family would win the ruling and the show was ordered to pay $25 million, but that decision would later be overturned by the Michigan appellate court because the producers were not responsible for what happened to the guests after their appearance on the show. More: http://www.answers.com/topic/the-jenny-jones-show Dec 24 06, 4:51 PM

star_gazer

Wait a minute? The question clearly asks for the talk show that caused a man to killed HIMSELF (suicide) after a gay friend revealed a crush on him. The infamous Jenny Jones show caused a man to kill his friend (murder) after he had revealed his gay crush on him. Was the question worded incorrectly or do we need to find another talk show? Dec 24 06, 11:04 PM

sjhodges825

no skysmom answered my question Dec 25 06, 6:28 AM