I was recently sent a news story about public enemy number one, Dr. Phil McGraw, and how he allegedly endangered guests on addiction-related episodes of show by putting alcohol into their green rooms or encouraging them to go score on Skid Row (proper noun?) Of course my reaction to this was, “Natch,” because Dr. Phil is all about dramatic television, and doesn’t seem to care what it takes to get there. Remember when a show staffer bailed out one of the Polk County 8? Or when he tried to become BFF with Britney Spears during her breakdown so he could produce a show about her? Gross.
Anyway, there are at least two allegations of sexual harassment in Dr. Phil’s past, and where there’s one allegation, there’s probably myriad episodes of misconduct. Okay fine, so some of the previous allegations sound a little wacky, but I think that is immaterial, Your Honor. Now that we’re in a more enlightened age, can we please resurrect these charges and get him off the air?
PS Let us not forget who foisted Dr. Phil onto us all in the first place.
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