People magazine reports that Chris Hansen last paid his rent in August and was $400 short. Now he's been evicted from his New York City home and his wife is divorcing him. Another report from People said he was caught carrying on with another woman.
I'm repeating myself, but my guess is that the success of "To Catch a Predator" limited Hansen's ability to do anything else. Men seeking teenagers on the internet may be an important story to report, but they reported it endlessly. Hansen went from reporter to reality star and now he's washed up, having to turn to Kickstarter to give himself a job.
He needs to downsize. Find a reliable used car, move into a rented room. Maybe he could work in local news or become a high school teacher. I hope he's a college graduate.
If anyone's interested, here's a 2007 article, "The Shame Game" from the Columbia Journalism Review about the show:
https://archives.cjr.org/feature/the_shame_game.php
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