Jerry Springer hits back at rumours his show was fake and says it was '98 per cent real'

Jerry Springer has denied rumours that guests on his controversial show were fake.

The Jerry Springer Show ran from 1991 to 2018 and saw guests discuss their explosive personal lives, with controversial topics covered such as as incest and adultery, with swearing, nudity and fights in the studio on occasion.

The host, now 79, has said that although the situations were true, responses from the guests could be "embellished".