When word spread late yesterday afternoon that NBC’s Chris Hansen — he of “To Catch A Predator Fame” — had been caught cheating on his wife in an undercover sting operation, well, the Internet collectively shared a hearty laugh. I mean, yes, the people Chris Hansen has humiliated on television over the years are all scumbags, but there was something kind of poetic about karma coming back to bite him in the as$.
Reports the Daily Mail:
He’s made his name with a controversial show that catches would-be internet sex perverts in televised stings. But now Chris Hansen has found himself on the receiving end of his own hidden camera tactics, after the married NBC anchor was secretly filmed on an illicit date with a blonde television reporter 20 years his junior. Hansen, 51, has allegedly been having an affair with Kristyn Caddell, a 30-year-old Florida journalist, for the last four months.
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Hansen, who has two young sons, was caught in an undercover sting operation arranged by the National Enquirer. Secret cameras filmed the couple as they arrived at the hotel for dinner and then drove back to her apartment – where the pair left, carrying luggage, at 8am the following day.
In honor of our fallen hero — whose show is so popular in the web that it even has its own hashtag (#TCAP) — I’ve compiled a handful of the most memorable Chris Hansen/TCAP moments available on YouTube, including a mashup of his greatest entrances, all viewable after the jump. Enjoy.
This guy passed out…
I’ll never forget this one…this guy — in Florida, naturally — brought his son with him…
Busted twice…
This guy may be the biggest jackass ever busted on the show, and that’s saying A LOT…
This guy refused to leave…
This guy made a break for it…
This guy got a good tasering…
The rare gay predator gets caught…
“ricks_talented_tongue”…
Here’s a most excellent mash-up of Hansen’s most memorable TCAP entrances…
Here’s a parody of Hansen that’s pretty damn golden…
A reenactment…
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