Dr. Phil cancels his Britney Spears show
1 hour, 24 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES - Television's "Dr. Phil" McGraw has pulled the plug on plans for a one-hour show that was to examine Britney Spears' latest public meltdown. In a statement posted Monday on his Web site, McGraw said the 26-year-old pop star's situation was "too intense" for him to go forward with the show. He didn't say whether he planned to reschedule.

Spears was hospitalized Thursday night after a child custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline resulted in an hours-long standoff with police. On Friday, a court commissioner gave sole physical and legal custody of 1-year-old Jayden James and 2-year-old Sean Preston to Federline.

McGraw said he met with Spears for an hour Saturday before she left the hospital.

Can't stand media whores like him.

He's not a real Dr is he?

EverSouliciouSucks said:

From Wikipedia:

McGraw graduated from the Midwestern State University in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology. He went on to earn a master's degree in experimental psychology, and a Ph.D in clinical psychology at the University of North Texas, where his dissertation was titled "Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Psychological Intervention."


so I guess so. I'm actually surprised that he his.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...hil_McGraw

Sweeny79 said:

Wow, so am I

EverSouliciouSucks said:

Read my edit.

Can't stand media whores like him.

I heard that when "Dr." Phil visited Britney in the hospital, she refused to talk to him. He spoke, she would not respond.

That right there tells me she's saner than we give her credit for.

He was just trynna get up in her next video.

DanceWme said:

he was probably trying to fuck her...

american television is stupid, hence i rarely watch television anymore..

This should not be aired on television or exploited in any way. It should be kept private and someone needs to find the appropriate help for her.

baroque said:

have you seen other countries' television?

sosgemini said:

Yes thank you, I am of that understanding. I was just referring to the original idea of doing a show on that was in very poor standing to begin with. I hope someone helps her and quickly.

I hate Dr. Phil with a passion too, but on the other side of this story, I thought Britney Spears just needed a good smack and to wake up from dreamworld...

But this is getting quite sad, I am starting to feel sorry for her, and hope she gets the help she needs before things get worse.

Dr. Phil criticized for Britney brouhaha
By JOHN ROGERS, Associated Press Writer
1 hour, 9 minutes ago

LOS ANGELES - Dr. Phil's public brand of tough love sometimes makes him tough to love, particularly among mental health professionals who are accusing television's self-help guru of making an uncalled-for house call on Britney Spears this week.

Although Dr. Phil — whose full name is Phillip McGraw — announced Monday that he is shelving plans for a show on Spears' latest breakdown, some in the mental health community say just showing up at her hospital room last week was going too far.

"It's true people sometimes need to be placed under involuntary mental health treatment because they can't take care of themselves," veteran psychiatrist Dr. Jeffrey Sugar said of the 26-year-old Spears. "But there's a difference between being detained involuntarily for psychological treatment and being forced to endure Dr. Phil involuntarily."

Spears, who appeared to have enough trouble already, saw McGraw barge into her life Saturday when he showed up at her room at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as she was about to be discharged. She had been taken there Thursday after an hours-long standoff with police that was triggered by her custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline.

A court commissioner on Friday gave Federline full custody of sons, 1-year-old Jayden James and 2-year-old Sean Preston.

McGraw said he was invited to the hospital by Spears' family.

Sugar, chief of child and adolescent psychiatry, crisis and emergency service for the University of Southern California, said that isn't good enough. Late adolescent or not, he said, Spears is still an adult who has the right to decide who she lets into her hospital room.



Still, at least one pop psychologist couldn't fault McGraw for trying.

"I'm sure Dr. Phil does not want to exploit her. He has all this experience in helping people get over problems," said Dr. Joyce Brothers, who herself has been dispensing psychological advice to TV viewers for more than 30 years.

Yeah...he realized that she was actually in need of help and he couldn't use her for ratings.

lameo....