Crazy DNA Test Results Reveal Maury Povich Is The Father Of His Adopted Son
Since 1991, daytime talk show host Maury Povich has shocked hundreds of young men and changed the lives of an equal number of young women by revealing DNA paternity test results on The Maury Povich Show, later renamed Maury.Povichâs dramatic declaration of You areÂ NOT the father! is typically followed by exuberant dancing and somersaults from recently ruled-out fathers, to humiliated screams of desperate, truth-seeking mothers who run offstage, often followed by cameras recording every anguished scream and tear.During a show taping last week, the tables were turned on Povich himself, when he volunteered to undergo a DNA test after being issued a challenge from an angry viewer.In an email laced with obscenities, âprofessional bloggerâ Mark Satterfield accused the show of staging its paternity show results.Â  âI emailed them and said I know for a fact that you assââÂ fake all those shows just to get the ratings. Â All there [sic] shows are crap and so then I said listen up you motherfââ, Iâm going public with what I know.Â  I said I dare you to print this, and then that assâ-Â Maury Povich emailed me in person to invite me to be on the fââ show.ââI believe in the integrity of the Maury show, so what better way to put my credibility and professional honor on the line?â asked Povich.Â  âI personally invited Mr. Satterfield to be a part of the studio audience, and I wanted him to read the test results himself.Â  I asked my adopted son if he would volunteer a sample of his DNA, which he agreed to do.Â  âIt was a hole-in-one,â remarked Povich, an avid golfer.The day of the taping arrived.Â  The audience was told why Povich was seated on the guestâs couch rather than in the hostâs chair.Â  Taping began.Â  Satterfield was handed the now familiar manila envelope.Â  He opened it and announced to Povich and the audience:Â  âIn the case of your adopted son, â¦ Maury, â¦ You â¦ ARE the father!âThe studio audience erupted in wild screams and chants of âAw, Snap!â âDamn Mo Po!â âWhat the Fâ?â âFor real?â and âWaitâ¦what?âÂ  Several audience members, including Povichâs wife, journalist and former CBS News co-host Connie Chung, remained frozen in their seats â too stunned to react.âI was like, âwell this sâ has gotta be fake, too,ââ said Satterfield.Â  âI know for a fact that your adopted son canât turn out to be your natural son, because heâsÂ adopted! Heck, Iâm adopted, and my adopted father was more of a real father to me than my natural father, that rat bââ who I never even met once!â he explained.âBut then,â continued Satterfield, âI saw the audience screaming and pointing at Maury and jumping up and down, soÂ it hit me me what was going on, so I said âOh, s***!Â  I threw the envelope down and did my own f****** dance.âPovich ran off the stage covering his mouth and threatening his camera crew.Â  âDo NOT follow me backstage, do you understand? DO NOT follow me with that damn camera!â he demanded.Several television show hosts were quick to offer reaction to the news, which sent ripples throughout the television hosting community.âThe test result was the most shocking event that Iâve ever witnessed in the history of my entire journey,â commented Oprah Winfrey, from her OWN Studio Headquarters.Â  âMy best friend Gayle and I were watching the show, and Steadman too, and the DNA result was even more shocking and unbelievable than what I used to do on my show back in the day!Â  It was shocking!Â  We were shocked!Â  So was Steadman.Â  He was there!âJudith Sheindlin, outspoken host of the nationally syndicated program Judge Judy remarked, âThatâs outrageous! Case dismissed!âPovich initially said he had no explanation for the 99.99 per cent probability that he and his son were directly related, but later, when interviewed for a segment yet to be aired, Povich admitted that he donated sperm several years ago when he needed quick cash during a ratings slump.âThis revelation has strengthened the relationship between my son and me, which has always been strong,â said Povich.Â  âIâve said from the moment [Connie and] I saw him, that heâs always felt like my own son, and as it turns out, he is.âÂ  When asked if he was aware of any other children he has fathered, Povich chuckled, âNot as far as I know, but maybe weâll find out a different truth on a future episode.âPovich announced he would devote the next several shows to determining the identity of the mother.Calls to Connie Chung were not immediately answered.