First, there was the whole "appearing with Britney Spears in the hospital" hoopla, and now Doctor Phil McGraw is pimping out his services again by bailing out a jailed teen who participated in a beat-down of another teenager. Presumably this service was in exchange for the teen to appear on his television show.According to Doctor Phil spokesperson Terri Corigliano, "We have helped guests and potential guests in the past when they need financial assistance to come on the show - assisting with clothing allowance, lost wages, accommodations, travel and necessities. In this case, certain staff members went beyond our guidelines (re: the bail being paid)."
Mind you, Doctor Phil's got other problems. It seems that his Oprah sponsorship is in jeopardy as the talk show queen seems to be prepping a replacement for him. I just wonder if this means that Doctor Phil's show is going to become less like Oprah and more like Jerry Springer.
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4-13-2008 @ 6:33PM
erica said...
" I just wonder if this means that Doctor Phil's show is going to become less like Oprah and more like Jerry Springer. "
Going to???
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4-14-2008 @ 1:30AM
Anthony Neidlinger said...
According to a "spokesperson"..........Dr. Phil had nothing to do with the posting of bail...his staffers gather up the money and "name-dropped" his name at the jail. He was going to do a show on the incident, but has decided not to do it now....afraid people would think there was a prid pro quo situation...................
Hope this version is true, if not he is a bigger sleeze than I thought............
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4-14-2008 @ 6:04AM
Will said...
I highly doubt if there is trouble in the Oprah/Dr.Phil camp. His show is still high in the ratings & he has nothing but praise for her. There's room for Dr. Oz too, his expertise is totally different than Dr. Phil. McGraw has taken some hits for his credibility in recent weeks, but there's no denying he has helped a lot of people. I used to watch his show every day when it first started, but after 5 years, there's little different to hold my interest.
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4-14-2008 @ 8:23AM
Kim said...
I used to really like Dr Phil when he was a frequent guest on Oprah. However, since he has gone out on his own, he has demonstrated time and time again that he is in it for the money. Not that I blame him. I watched his show a few times and found it only marginally better than Jerry Springer.
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4-14-2008 @ 11:25AM
kevjohn said...
Love the "beat-down" tag!
I never really got the appeal of Dr. Phil. At best, you could say that theadvice he offers is common sensical, and nothing you couldn't have gotten from just about any self-help book on the shelf. Not exactly something I'd go running to a highly touted doctor for.
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4-15-2008 @ 12:07AM
sitruc said...
Remember when Oprah was more like Jerry Springer today and vice versa?
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