After over 30 seasons, countless paternity tests, and a seemingly endless amount of screaming matches, Maury’s show is officially coming to an end this fall.
NBCUniversal announced the end of the television era on Sunday, and host and executive producer Maury Povich, 83, admitted he’s been poised to retire for some time.
“Six years ago, when I was ready to retire, my family at NBCUniversal asked me to continue the show,” Maury said in a statement. “Even though I told them I was ready to live with the elderly, out of loyalty to NBCUniversal and my 100+ employees and team members… I agreed to another deal.
“I’m so proud of my relationship with NBCUniversal and all those who worked on Maury’s show, but as I sometimes tell my guests on Maury, ‘That’s enough!’
As the show gets closer to its final episodes, takes a look back at some of the wildest and most memorable moments that have aired since 1991, from a woman whose fraternal twins were born to two different fathers, to a cheating husband who is caught change behind the scenes. .
After over 30 seasons, countless ground tests, and a seemingly endless amount of screaming matches, Maury’s show is officially coming to an end this fall.
Woman discovers her twins have two DIFFERENT fathers
Maury’s show has certainly drawn characters over the years, but it has also drawn guests in some incredibly unique situations.
In 2008, a 19-year-old woman named Alejandrina appeared on the show with her ex-boyfriend Jose, claiming that he was the father of her fraternal twins Jayla and Julius.
Alejandrina promised that she never slept with anyone else while she was with José.
It turned out it was a lie.
But the shocking revelation came when Maury read the results of paternity tests to Jayla and Julius, confirming that he was the father of only one of the children.
In 2008, 19-year-old Alejandrina appeared on the show with her ex-boyfriend Jose, claiming he was the father of her fraternal twins Jayla and Julius.
The shocking revelation came when Maury read the results of paternity tests to Jayla and Julius, confirming that he was the father of only one of the children.
The phenomenon in which spermatozoa obtained from two different sexual acts are implanted into two eggs is called superfertilization and is quite rare.
Perhaps the most shocking turn of events was that this wasn’t the first time the series had played out such an outcome.
A few years earlier, a woman named Regina brought her ex Eric to the show and found out that he had only fathered one of her twins.
In a 2015 Reddit Q&A section, Mori acknowledged that it was “the biggest surprise I’ve ever experienced.”
“When I opened the envelope – and I don’t know the answers before others – he was the father of one of the twins, and the other was not.
And they were fraternal twins. And science says it’s a million to one that there could be two fathers of twins. And it happened twice. Thus, a million to one hit twice.
The phenomenon in which two eggs are implanted with sperm obtained from two different sexual acts is called super-fertilization. This is a rather rare occurrence.
The woman appears on Mori 19 times, performing 17 paternity tests on her daughter.
Sholonda has appeared on The Maury Show more than any other guest, and all for the same reason.
In total, she will appear 19 times, performing 20 DNA tests on three children, including 17 on just one daughter.
Her first appearance was in 2004 when she confessed that she was cheating on her husband Tyurell and did not know for sure that he had become the father of her daughter Kayla. DNA analysis showed that he was not the father.
Sholonda returned to several shows in 2005 when paternity tests ruled out several more men as Kayla’s father. One of the men was Tyurell’s cousin Aaron.
Sholonda has appeared on The Maury Show more than any other guest, each time for a paternity test.
In total, she will appear 15 times, having done 20 DNA tests on three children, including 17 on just one daughter.
She returned for four more shows in 2006 and again in 2007.
Meanwhile, Sholonda and Tyvrell stayed together – a paternity test revealed he was the father of her second daughter Tyvreana – and even set out to renew their vows in 2013.
But those plans were cut short when Tyvrell confessed to sleeping with Sholonda’s sister.
Six years later, in Sholonda’s 19th appearance, Tyurell admitted to sleeping with Sholonda’s eldest daughter, Dianna.
“It’s probably one of the most painful moments I’ve ever had on this show,” Maury admitted.
In addition to not knowing who fathered her daughter Kayla, Sholonda found out that her husband had cheated on her several times.
The white European model claims to “identify as a black woman” after deep tanning, hair extensions and plastic surgery.
Two years after Rachel Dolezal infamously resigned as president of the NAACP chapter in Spokane, Washington after it was discovered she was only pretending to be white, in 2017 Maury welcomed model Martina Big, a white woman from Germany who “identifies as black”. female.’
Claiming to be 28 years old and a size six, she used a tanning bed, melanin-boosting injections, and her own 50-tube tanning bed to achieve her “dark, crispy brown” complexion.
She filmed her appearance as Mori wearing a tight yellow dress and “Black Girls Rock” necklace.
In 2017, Mori welcomed model Martina Big, a white woman from Germany who “identifies as a black woman”.
“I am the proud owner of black skin,” she told viewers on the show.
A German tanner who claims her breasts are “the biggest in Europe” insisted to Mori: “I’m black. This is my race. I can’t wait to go to Africa because I heard the food is delicious there.”
“I am the proud owner of black skin,” she said. “If they start to fade, I won’t feel less black. I will ask them for more.”
Martine, who describes herself as “80 percent black” because she “still has a lot to learn,” was joined by husband Michael, who also injects tanners but said he identifies as “average.”
When asked if she thought she offended people who were born black, she replied, “No, I don’t want to. I know some people feel attacked, but that’s not my intention. I do this for myself and only talk to those who want to talk to me about it.”
The man insists that he was not the father of the women’s three children and appears with all of them on the show – DNA tests prove he is the father.
On the show, Harry was confronted by three exes, all of whom were convinced that he was the father of their children.
These three women have one thing in common: a man named Harry. And they’re all furious that Harry is going out of his way to refuse their children,” Maury said.
Tikeza said he was the father of her three year old son Omir, Monisha said the same about her one and a half year old daughter Jamaia, and Ti’Eshiya insisted that she was 100% sure that he fathered her six month old son Ta ‘Marion.
But Harry was so insistent that he wasn’t the father that he called Maury to appear on the show.
In the slacker scum series, Harry was confronted by three exes, all of whom were convinced that he was the father of their children.
But Harry was so insistent that he wasn’t the father that he called Maury on the show.
“That’s because he already has kids and doesn’t want to claim those three,” T’Eshia said.
Harry claimed that Tykeza had “been on the block too many times”, that Monisha “stole my last name” for her child, and that Ti’Eshia’s son was “bowlegged” and thus could not be his.
“I know that I am not the father of all three children,” he said.
When Maury confirmed that Harry was in fact the father of all three children, the women stooped down and celebrated together.
“I know that I am not the father of all three of these children,” he said.
When Maury confirmed that Harry was in fact the father of all three children, the women stooped down and celebrated together.
Husband caught on camera cheating on wife backstage
When Krystal brought her husband Dennis to the show, she was convinced that he was cheating.
“I decided to stay with Dennis despite the fact that he cheated on me three times. He promised he would change,” she said. “But I feel like Dennis is still cheating on me.”
She said the woman told her that Dennis made her pregnant and that he was addicted to pornography.
The pair were already yelling at each other when Maury revealed that Dennis had been placed in a dressing room the night before, where a lure had been set up to seduce him, and he had failed the test.
When Krystal brought her husband Dennis to the show, she was convinced that he was cheating.
Dennis was put in a dressing room where a bait was placed to tempt him – and he failed the test
It wasn’t long before Dennis made out with a woman caught on camera for his wife to see.
Dennis was soon kissing a woman who was caught on camera by his wife.
‘No no no! I don’t know her! he insisted, despite the fact that the video evidence was right in front of his eyes.
“That doesn’t mean anything, though,” he said. ‘I love you.’
To add insult to injury, Mori revealed that a polygraph test showed he lied about sleeping with other women.
‘No no no! I don’t know her! he insisted, despite the fact that the video evidence was right in front of his eyes.