The staff of his awful show is now trying to deflect blame from him for sending a production assistant down to Lakeland, FL to bail out Mercades Nichols, ringleader of the 8 teenage girls who viciously beat up one of their classmates and took video of it. According to People:
An employee for the daytime talk show posted bail for one of eight central Florida teenagers jailed for allegedly participating in a videotaped beating, Phil McGraw’s spokeswoman, Terri Corigliano, confirmed Saturday.
“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,” Corigliano said, according to the Associate Press. “In this case, certain staff members went beyond our guidelines.”
Nichols’ bail was set at $33,000, which means that this “certain staff member” had to lay down over 3 grand to get her out. What, did he take it out of petty cash? Good ol’ Dr. Phil didn’t know anything about it?
It’ll be interesting to see if McGraw owns up to this attempted ratings ploy, or if his folksy aphorisms about taking responsibility for yourself apply to everybody but Dr. Phil.
As a professional working in the mental health field, I personally feel that Dr. Phil has setback the community by at least 2 decades. He continues to perpetuate the idea that trauma and crisis can be fixed in a quick hour of touchy-feely, kumbaya-ya’s. So, I take great glee whenever the karma boomerang nails him.
Do this guy got any credibility left? Did he dared to pull a stunt on Britney Spears lately?
I think he just jumped the shark on that one.
F-ck this douche.
What a dick. I can’t believe people watch his show and buy into his bullsh-t! He shouldn’t even be able to call himself a “doctor”.
Is this guy really a doctor? Remember he went on Leno years ago after the the Houston wife ran over her husband repeatedly with her Mercedes, & joked that “she turned him into a speed bump”
Not a doctor Phil needs to be flushed along with all the reality turds floating around on T.V.
Dr. Phil is an egotistical POS. Anyone who buys into or thinks he is right needs to seek therapy. he is a master of soft selling touchy feely methods of healing and guidance when sometimes a hammer works better than a sponge.
NO, You are being a selfish stupid little Biotch, Your only child attitude is what is ruining ALL of your relationships and YOU DO NOT KNOW how to love someone. Now get out of your dreamland and wake up.
The guy’s full of crap,always has been.The fact that he lost his license in the eighties for having sex with patients should have alerted Oprah to the fact this guy wasn’t all that,but,seeing how Oprah herself is so full of BS the stench can be smelled in space,she probably just recognize anothe bird of the feather.
This guy is not licensed to practice anywhere - he gave up his license after charges of ethical misconduct.
He’s an idiot! The sooner everyone wakes up to this fact the sooner he will just sit down and STFU!
He still has an enormous head too. Like a parade balloon. No like a clown head. The kind on top of the container you use to blow up kid’s balloons. All he needs is that little nozzle sticking out of his gaping maw.
He made $90 million last year. If you think I’m just jealous you’d be right. I’d grow a huge head for $90 million.
The Guy is a Smuck.
To buck the trend … I like Dr. Phil.
Dr. Phil is no better or no worse than anyone of these jackals/ vultures operating in the media today- swooping down to feed on the latest carcass, picking it clean to the bone and then moving on hovering / running about watching and waiting on the next kill. Bottom feeder scum that cleans up carcass / decay to the tune of millions. You & your families pain & suffering used to sell tires and toothpaste. Its American as apple pie.
These young people in FLA. got EXACTLY what they were hoping for in posting that video beating up Victoria Lindsay, FAME FORTUNE, a FREE Trip to Hollywood & some couch time with Dr.FAIL. Just wait til the copycattin starts…
Down… down , down down we go…
Dr. Phil should marry Steve Ballmer. That’s newsworthy.