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Twitter was buzzing on Monday as a clip made the rounds showing the late television personality - who was buried in a 'small' private ceremony - reading a last will.
The family announced Springer had died peacefully at home in Chicago on Thursday. They suggested fans could donate to charities, such as the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.
Jerry Springer became a journalist in 1991 after two failed bids for higher office. After training as a lawyer he made a foray into politics - but ultimately found his calling elsewhere.
Back in March, the television icon sat down for a interview with Genevieve Hassan for podcast Celebrity Catch Up: Life After That Thing I Did just weeks after celebrating his 79th birthday.
Jerry Springer, whose namesake talk show blazed a trail for confrontational television, has died aged 79.