“He’s saying things I never said and doing things I never did, and that’s not who I am. I’m a nice guy, except when it comes to criminals and predators,” he added. “I think people should remember that it is a work of fiction, only based on real-life events.”
At its peak, To Catch a Predator drew over 6 million viewers per episode. However, the Dateline franchise was discontinued amid a flurry of controversies, including when William Conradt Jr., an assistant district attorney in Texas, died by suicide in 2006 upon being discovered by the sting crew.
Condradt’s sister later filed a $109 million lawsuit against NBC for his death, and the network settled for an undisclosed amount in 2008.
Hansen officially parted ways with NBC in 2013, when his contract was not renewed, before starting his podcast series Predators I’ve Caught, based on the Dateline franchise inn 2020. Now, he’s urging viewers to tune in “if they want to see the real Chris Hansen.”
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