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New York Daily News - http://www.nydailynews.com
Maur(y) allegations
in Povich sex scandal

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

Maury Povich may have to do some more explaining to wife Connie Chung. The talk show host, already bruised by an allegation that he cheated with a female "Maury" producer, is now accused of having had a second mistress on the show.
Producer Bianca Nardi, 28, claimed in a $100 million sex-harassment lawsuit filed April 24 that supervisor Donna Ingber subjected her to abuse because Ingber's intimacy with Povich left her immune to discipline.

Nardi is now ready to allege that another woman on the show was competing for Povich's affection, according to a source familiar with Nardi's suit.

"Donna demanded that Maury get rid of her rival - find her another job," the source tells us. "That shows the power Donna had over Maury."

A rep for the alleged second mistress acknowledged the rivalry, but insisted that the woman and Povich "had a completely professional relationship. This is a desperate attempt to revive interest in this case."

Nardi hasn't identified the alleged second mistress - said to be a married mom - in her suit. Nardi's lawyer, Bruce Baron, says his client is not trying to hurt Povich. "She just wants justice," Baron asserts. "And she'll do whatever it takes to get her day in court."

Povich, 67, and Chung, 59, have said nothing about the affair claim, but Ingber's husband has denied it. Povich's rep didn't return a call regarding the latest romance claim, but the rep has denied Nardi's sexual-harassment allegations.

But Annette Coleman, a former hairdresser on the show, corroborates Nardi's harassment claim. Coleman, 42, tells The News' Adam Lisberg that Nardi was "freaking stressed-out" and "crying all the time."

She claims Nardi was forced to tape short, sexy bits for the show - including pulling off her shirt for the camera - and flirt with strangers for hidden-camera segments on "Maury."

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