''Revealed...with Jules Asner'' is a

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that first aired on

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from 2001 to 2003. The

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Jules Asner Jules Asner (born Julie Ann White; February 14, 1968) is an American screenwriter, author, former entertainment journalist, television personality, and model. Early life Asner was born Julie Ann White in Tempe, Arizona. At the age of 16, she ...

, was considered one of the most well known personalities on the network, appearing in up to six hours of programming daily. She was the original host of the " Wild On" series and then co-anchor of "

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" with

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. ''Revealed'' was a one-on-one interview show with Asner conducting the interviews. The first three shows in the series profiled

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, and

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. The three episodes premiered back-to-back prior to the E! Live Premiere of ''

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.'' Asner attended the premiere with then-boyfriend (and current husband),

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. The primetime programming block was a ratings high for the network. Asner and E! parted company under unhappy circumstances. Asner learned that after interviewing Faith Hill at her home in Nashville, the show's producers had hired a private investigator to 'door knock' Faith Hill's biological mother (whose identity Faith had kept private). Soon after the LA Times reported that then E! President Mindy Herman stole flowers and gifts sent to Asner. Asking to be let out of her contract, she signed a deal with Sony Pictures Television to produce and host a new show. Shortly thereafter she moved to

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and wed the director Steven Soderbergh. The show was criticized for its interview questions not being bold enough. In 2003 "Revealed with Jules Asner" was awarded a Gracie Award for Outstanding Interview Program. Mindy Herman accepted the award.

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