In 1995, a taping of The Jenny Jones Show ended in the murder of a 32-year-old man named Scott Amedure. The scandal has been ingrained in the public's true-crime memory through a highly publicized trial - after Amedure confessed a romantic interest in him on television, Jonathan Schmitz, 24, fatally shot him three days later. Netflix's new series Trial by Media takes on this gruesome case and the media frenzy that followed it. In 2017, Schmitz, then 47, was released from prison. Here's what to know about his trial and whereabouts after he committed murder.
The episode of The Jenny Jones Show on secret crushes surprised Schmitz with a secret admirer. During the taping, Amedure confessed that he had a crush on Schmitz, who was his acquaintance. In that installation of the daytime tabloid talk show, Schmitz said, "I'm definitely heterosexual, I guess you could say." Three days after the taping, Schmitz shot...
The episode of The Jenny Jones Show on secret crushes surprised Schmitz with a secret admirer. During the taping, Amedure confessed that he had a crush on Schmitz, who was his acquaintance. In that installation of the daytime tabloid talk show, Schmitz said, "I'm definitely heterosexual, I guess you could say." Three days after the taping, Schmitz shot...
- 5/15/2020
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
There's little doubt that courtroom drama has become a matter of public intrigue in recent history - look no further than the cases surrounding O.J. Simpson and the Menendez brothers. Running from 1991 to 2003, The Jenny Jones Show would become synonymous with a 1995 murder case that was triggered by an episode taping. Trial by Media, Netflix's latest true-crime project, takes a deep dive into the media frenzy that surrounded the trial. In the years following the murder, The Jenny Jones Show was put under fire for the ethics of its production tactics. But where is Jenny Jones, the driving personality behind the show, today? Jones is no longer in the entertainment industry, but she's still very much an influencer and maintains an active social media presence.
Before we get to where Jones is, let's rewind to 1995. The Jenny Jones Show, a daytime tabloid talk show, produced a segment on secret crushes.
Before we get to where Jones is, let's rewind to 1995. The Jenny Jones Show, a daytime tabloid talk show, produced a segment on secret crushes.
- 5/14/2020
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
Netflix’s latest true crime documentary anthology series “Trial by Media” opens with a chapter on a story from the periphery of ’90s daytime TV that may not be a collective household memory. Still, the story of the murder of Scott Amedure makes for an illustrative first chapter in the way that legal proceedings and press coverage have become intertwined in the national consciousness.
It tells the story behind an unaired episode of “The Jenny Jones Show,” a daytime TV installment that saw Amedure profess his feelings for Jonathan Schmitz in front of a live studio audience. Just days after the taping, Schmitz approached Amedure and shot him. Charged with murder, the heated public debate over Schmitz’s guilt or innocence centered on whether or not his feelings of embarrassment were justification for his actions.
The subsequent trials — both in the Schmitz murder case and the Amedure family’s lawsuit...
It tells the story behind an unaired episode of “The Jenny Jones Show,” a daytime TV installment that saw Amedure profess his feelings for Jonathan Schmitz in front of a live studio audience. Just days after the taping, Schmitz approached Amedure and shot him. Charged with murder, the heated public debate over Schmitz’s guilt or innocence centered on whether or not his feelings of embarrassment were justification for his actions.
The subsequent trials — both in the Schmitz murder case and the Amedure family’s lawsuit...
- 5/12/2020
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Netflix's docuseries Trial by Media dives deep into infamous American crime cases using the lens of public opinion. The show's first episode follows the 1995 murder of Scott Amedure after his gay-crush confession on The Jenny Jones Show. One of the biggest players in the courtroom drama that followed was Geoffrey Fieger, a high-profile attorney who represented the Amedure family. Over two decades later, Fieger remains active in the legal and political spheres - here's what to know about his role in the Amedure trial and where he is today.
On a taping of the tabloid series The Jenny Jones Show, 32-year-old Amedure confessed to having a crush on his acquaintance Jonathan Schmitz. Three days later, Schmitz murdered him, embarrassed about what had happened on the episode, which never aired. The Amedure family did not believe Schmitz was the only person accountable for the murder - they also felt that...
On a taping of the tabloid series The Jenny Jones Show, 32-year-old Amedure confessed to having a crush on his acquaintance Jonathan Schmitz. Three days later, Schmitz murdered him, embarrassed about what had happened on the episode, which never aired. The Amedure family did not believe Schmitz was the only person accountable for the murder - they also felt that...
- 5/12/2020
- by Stacey Nguyen
- Popsugar.com
The repercussions of the courtroom’s continued convergence with the media are explored in the new trailer for the upcoming Netflix docuseries, Trial By Media, set to premiere May 11th.
Each episode of the series will delve into a different trial that attracted huge amounts of media coverage, and how the lawyers, plaintiffs and defendants all tried to use the cameras to turn a win in the court of public opinion into a win in actual court.
“I’m not saying the trial’s a theater but the court of public opinion is very important,...
Each episode of the series will delve into a different trial that attracted huge amounts of media coverage, and how the lawyers, plaintiffs and defendants all tried to use the cameras to turn a win in the court of public opinion into a win in actual court.
“I’m not saying the trial’s a theater but the court of public opinion is very important,...
- 5/1/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
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