Actress and producer Ricki Lake has revealed that she quit her daytime talk show, which ran from 1993-2004, due to the 9/11 incident that led her to leave New York and move to the West Coast. She credits her decision to leave the show for a significant life shift, which involved leaving her job, marriage, and maintaining her contract for several years. Despite the turmoil she experienced during her tenure, Lake credits the show's impact on young people and marginalized people as a force for good while it was still airing. She and her husband, Rob Sussman, later divorced in 2003.