Steve Dymond, 63, was found dead at his home in Portsmouth, Hampshire, in May 2019, seven days after taking part in the show.

Hampshire coroner Jason Pegg said there was "an absence of reliable evidence" that the events on the show directly led to his death.

He said: "Having considered the evidence carefully there is an absence of reliable evidence that demonstrates that Steven Dymond's appearance on the Jeremy Kyle Show probably caused or contributed to his death. To do so would be speculative.

"I am not satisfied that events on Jeremy Kyle Show gave rise to a clear link that caused or contributed to the death of Steven Dymond such that I should be recording this as a contributing factor.

"Steven Dymond had a history of a diagnosed personality disorder and mental illness which presented on a number of occasions before any appearance of the Jemery Kyle Show and resulted in Steve Dymond self-harming or displaying thoughts of suicide."

Mr Pegg also concluded there was "insufficient evidence" that Jeremy Kyle contributed to Mr Dymond's adverse mental state.

A coroner found he had died of a combination of a morphine overdose and a heart condition.

Mr Dymond took a lie detector test for the ITV programme after being accused of cheating on his ex-fiancee Jane Callaghan. Clips from the unaired show were played during the Winchester inquest.

The Winchester inquest was told that Mr Dymond had been "booed" by the audience at the reveal of the test results, and told a researcher after filming had finished: "I wish I was dead."

Mr Dymond was later described to the court as being left "broken" and "distraught" after appearing on the show.

Giving evidence earlier in the week, presenter Jeremy Kyle defended both his chat show and his presenting style, telling the court he neither "humiliated" or "belittled" Mr Dymond, insisting he had "de-escalated" the situation and "calmed it down".

Clips played in court including Mr Kyle telling Mr Dymond: "Be a man, grow a pair of balls and tell her the goddam truth."

Another featured the 59-year-old presenter asking: "Has anyone got a shovel?" as Mr Dymond attempted to explain why he had been messaging another woman.

A further clip showed Kyle saying: "The studio thought you were telling the truth, I wouldn't trust you with a chocolate button, mate."

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