Overview
- In a recent interview on the On Par with Maury Povich podcast, Ricki Lake linked her 2004 talk-show exit to what she witnessed on 9/11.
- She said watching a plane fly down the Hudson and strike the World Trade Center gave her an epiphany to leave New York.
- Lake recalled having a two-month-old and a four-year-old at the time, which she said sharpened her focus on protecting her family.
- She finished out her existing TV contract and chose not to renew it, noting she could have hosted the show for another decade.
- She added that the reassessment also set in motion her decision to end her marriage to Rob Sussman.