“A cancer charity has refused a donation from ‘Jerry Springer – The Opera’ after a religious group threatened to protest. … Christian Voice said it had warned the charity that accepting cash from a show full of ‘filth and blasphemy’ would be a public relations disaster. The show’s star, David Soul, accused the religious group of ‘strong-arm tactics’ and blackmail – adding cancer was not just a Christian problem.” The show’s cast had waived their wages for a special benefit performance Feb. 18.