“Dr.” Phil is a quack. There; I said it.
Anyone who has ever watched his show knows that he is less doctor and more “doctor” whose show seems intent on exploiting people rather than helping them. And now, according to an investigation published by The Boston Globe’s STAT News, the “doctor” is ALLEGEDLY guilty of encouraging his guests to get fucked-up before they walk on stage.
You.Don’t.Say.
STAT spoke with several former guests, including former Survivor winner Todd Herzog, who appeared on an episode in 2013 to deal with alcoholism. Herzog was so drunk on camera, which begs the question why have him on, that he had to be physically carried onto the set by his family and “Dr.” Phil. But Todd says he wasn’t drunk when he got to the studio, and says he was told to wait in the greenroom where a bar was set up; and where he drank all the vodka. Todd also claims a “Dr.” Phil staff member gave him a Xanax to “calm his nerves.” So, was it really a big surprise that when Todd came out onstage “Dr.” Phil gave him a breathalyzer and Todd blew more than three times the legal limit?
And ratings went up? And Todd isn’t the only one; other former guests ALLEGE that the show left them, unsupervised, in hotel rooms for 48-hours before they came on the show, and they say this caused them to turn to old habits like drugs and drink while they waited to see the bald-headed jack ass.
When one guest named Jordan started itching for heroin, a producer ALLEGEDLY directed her to Skid Row in Los Angeles. Another guest named Kaitlin, who was six months pregnant at the time, began to detox while waiting for her episode taping, so Kaitlin, her mom, and a show went shopping for a dealer.
I mean, if you’re doing a show on abuse, the guests must be clearly abusing drugs, right?
STAT also investigated the ALLEGEDLY shady Origins Behavioral HeathCare, “Dr.” Phil’s go-to rehab centers. Origins was founded in 2009 by Dr. Phil’s graduate school mentor Frank Lawlis, who has been an advisor to the show since it began in 2002. “Dr.” Phil sends many of the shows addicts to Origins, but he and his show don’t feel there is a conflict of interest at all.
Go figure. But there’s more; “Dr.” Phil’s son, Jay McGraw, recently launched a virtual reality rehab program called “Dr.” Phil’s Path to Recovery that rehab centers have purchased for monthly rates between $3,500 and $7000.
Nothing to see there, right?
“Dr.” Phil had no comment for the story; and Martin Greenberg, a psychologist who serves as Dr. Phil’s director of professional affairs, also had nothing to say. But it clearly looks like the fat bald bastard exploits his guests to line his own pockets and those of his friends and family.
Who didn’t see that coming?
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I happened across a YouTube video of a Dr Phil where a young girl was being shopped out by her ever loving parents. It was totally inappropriate for the child to be on TV and there were no welfare reports or social services intervention; instead ol' Baldy made a decision to send her to some ranch where they whisper to horses as the solution to the fact that her mother had let her have underage sex and smoke pot etc. I was disgusted that it was on TV and that the authorities were seemingly okay with what appears to blatant ignoring of the Hypocratic oath.
ReplyDeleteending the year with a drunken bunch of miscreants. LOCK THEM UP! and the dump too!
ReplyDeleteHNY 2018 to you and carlos & the furkids!
SHOCKING about Lainie Kazan. I loved her in Beaches as Bette Milder's mother. I just hope with playing so many Jewish roles... Fran Fine's aunt in the Nanny also didn't say, "I not paying a penny more."
ReplyDelete101 or not Olivia is not to be trifled with. Besides Feud sort of wasn't that good.
Cant stand all that housewives trash. Socialites and taste...indeed.
One of my pet peeves - exploiting children for TV.
ReplyDeleteI feel really sad about Lainie Kazan. I've loved her since I was a child. Everybody else? Not so much.
ReplyDeleteMocktor Phil has always given me the creeps. He's the reason I refuse to watch Bull as much as I love Michael Weatherly (talk about head husbands, yum).
I didn't know Olivia de Havilland was still alive. How shit! They better not mess with her. She's old and old people are dangerous because if they have you killed they won't do prison time because they're too old for it. Just sayin...
ReplyDeleteI'm heartbroken that Lainie Kazan is having money troubles. I love her acting. She's such a sweetie too. I've been a fan of hers since Beaches.
As for Dr. Quack, he needs to be investigated for fraud. I'm more than sure that the authorities can get him on a number of things.
Sorry to hear that about Lainie Kazan. In addition to My Big Fat Greek Wedding, she was great as Howie Mandel's mother on St. Elsewhere. And she's a very good cabaret-kind of singer. None of this excuses shoplifting, but since she's wasn't a criminal for most of her life, I have to believe she's fallen on hard times. A shame.
ReplyDeletePoor Lainie... Why would someone ruin her Christmas dinner by arresting her... and taking back her groceries? What did she do? Leave her debit card at home?
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