Springer’s bawdy TV show moving to fancy ’hood

Springer’s bawdy TV show moving to fancy ’hood

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Connecticut’s Gold Coast, a bastion of suburban perfection including both Martha Stewart and the Stepford Wives, is about to become home to Jerry Springer’s bawdy TV show, which features wife swappers, strippers and skinheads.

Subject to negotiations, Springer’s show will move from Chicago this summer into the new production studio at the Rich Forum Theater in Stamford, about 30 miles from New York City and next to one of the region’s largest and oldest Catholic churches. The pastor says he plans to talk to church lawyers to see if they can stop the plan after hearing complaints from parishioners, including one who called the show “low-brow.”

Fairfield County is one of the nation’s richest regions and inspired the classic film “The Stepford Wives” in which the men in a seemingly perfect town find a way to turn their spouses into beautiful, compliant housebound robots. Stewart’s television show focusing on fine living was filmed for many years in nearby Westport.

Springer, the former mayor of Cincinnati, shows the seedier side of life with a show known for profanity, fistfights, cheating spouses and incestuous relationships. Many of the guests are from low-income backgrounds and reinforce negative attitudes about the poor, a critic said.

Lawyer to appear in court in place of Lindsay Lohan

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A lawyer for Lindsay Lohan says the actress won’t be going to court today to respond to a warrant that has been issued for her arrest.

Attorney Shawn Chapman Holley told The Associated Press on Sunday that she will appear in court on Lohan’s behalf.

Holley says the warrant issued Friday by a Beverly Hills court resulted from a “misunderstanding.”

A police spokesman said Saturday the warrant may have been issued in connection with Lohan’s 2007 drunken driving arrest but that no details had been given.

When Lohan also was arrested in July 2007, the mother of a former personal assistant told police her car was being chased by an SUV driven by Lohan.

Lohan was sentenced to three years’ probation.

Cheney says Limbaugh serves important purpose

WASHINGTON — Neither Superman nor the Republican Party has to worry about Rush Limbaugh — not if Dick Cheney is right.

The former vice president says he disagrees with those who say the radio talk-show host is “kryptonite” for the GOP.

That’s the assessment of former Bush administration speechwriter David Frum, who contends that Limbaugh drives voters away from the Republican Party.

Cheney calls Limbaugh “a good friend” who does great work and serves an important purpose.

Limbaugh has challenged President Barack Obama to a debate on issues facing the country. In an appearance Sunday on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Cheney smiled at the thought of a debate and declared, “I’d pay to see that.”

Today’s birthdays

Comedian Jerry Lewis is 83. Movie director Bernardo Bertolucci is 68. Game show host Chuck Woolery is 68. Singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker is 67. Actor Victor Garber is 60. Actor Erik Estrada is 60. Actress Kate Nelligan is 58. Country singer Ray Benson is 58. Guitarist-singer Nancy Wilson is 55. Actress Isabelle Huppert is 54. Rapper Flavor Flav is 50. Folk singer Patty Griffin is 45. Actress Lauren Graham is 42. Actor Judah Friedlander (”30 Rock”) is 40. Singer Blu Cantrell is 33.