Oprah, NBC, Discovery -- What's the Deal with the Dr.?

The doctor who performed surgery on Kanye West's mother was booked on some big TV shows, but it appears none of the producers knew about his malpractice suits, allegations of sexual battery and physical assault, DUI convictions and pending disciplinary action before the Medical Board of California.


It took TMZ three hours to turn up the goods on Dr. Adams. So why were Oprah, Discovery Health, NBC and others in the dark? We asked for comment. Watch the piece that aired tonight on TMZ TV and judge for yourself.

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61. the pep's are not doing there job.

Posted at 5:32AM on Nov 15th 2007 by big joe

62. Orca Winfrey = lack of credibility.

All she really seems to care about anymore is being a star and hanging out with celebrities.

Posted at 5:34AM on Nov 15th 2007 by Don't Spammus

63. All those shows are flim flam artists and liars too.

Posted at 5:43AM on Nov 15th 2007 by fun-fun

64. After the molestation scandal at her school, Oprah gave the students cell phones so they can call her day or night. But according to Larry King (on last Tuesday's show), Oprah herself does not have a cell phone.

So who exactly would the girls be calling ?

Posted at 5:46AM on Nov 15th 2007 by 'Splain That, Oprah

65. I am soooooooooo amazed that the surgeon turned out to be Jan Adams. So unfortunate.

Posted at 6:34AM on Nov 15th 2007 by Lynn

66. Because Harvey is good at coming out of the closet!! It may be something good, it could be some BS and it could be something that is not really what they thought but Harvey will still bring it out. We must also not forget that he will also say something is in his clost that really isn't just to get attention.

Something very strange about him and his closet. Perhaps one day someone wil give him a dose of his antics. What's truly is in his closet? Maybe the ones he slanders will turn it around on him!

Harvey you better watch out! At the rate you are going, this is eventually going to happen. Despite coming out ot the closet someone is going to invade your closet!

Posted at 6:23AM on Nov 15th 2007 by Karma

67. This man went to Harvard?

Is he a proud product of AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ??

Maybe he was flawed from the beginning but got in due to affirmative action.

Posted at 7:28AM on Nov 15th 2007 by keke

68. Dr. Jan Adams website is back up. You can ask for information on procedures on the Contact page. This is one of the questions that they ask:

Would you prefer for Dr. Adams to perform your surgery or
one of his trained colleagues at a reduced rate?

Interesting

Posted at 7:38AM on Nov 15th 2007 by Me

69. TMZ did their research after this story broke. Would they have done the same investigation just to interview him about plastic surgery? I don't think so.

Posted at 9:41AM on Nov 15th 2007 by Sam in Indiana

70. uh oh now Oprah is the reason Kanye mother died.
Did it come out how she died yet or is this all speculation?
Why are we judging his personal life when it has nothing to do with his professional life?
is the DR coming to work drunk?
DOES ANY ONE KNOW THE MEANING OF ALLEGATIONS?
SPECIFICALLY HOW MANY MALPRACTICE SUITS HAS HE HAD?
we are now at a sad position when your personal life is now being dragged in your professional life.
How come TMZ is the only gossip rag reporting on this. because they are trying to know as a legitamite site with truthful perspectives, it wont work because when the truth comes out they will be just another rag.

Posted at 8:23AM on Nov 15th 2007 by HONEST ABE

71. I applaud TMZ for their research on this issue, however I do not know why anyone is surprised about the appearance of this dubious docton on the Oprah Show. Just look at Dr. Phil and his background in Wichita Falls, Texas. During his practice there he employed a 19-year-old female that just happend to be a patient. He claims nothing happened, she claimed otherwise. He was order edto attend ethics classes by a Texas Board -- but he simply refused, left his practice and started a consulting business. THEN COMES OPRAH....EVERYTHING ELSE IS HISTORY!

Posted at 9:43AM on Nov 15th 2007 by Sailorgirl

72. Queen Kanye should have picked a White doctor! His Mom would still be alive.

Posted at 8:29AM on Nov 15th 2007 by Vink

73. I can tell you why, you won't want to hear it though.

The producers of all of the shows, but especially Oprah, were so blinded by the fact that this was a telegenic, articulate, goodlooking, educated African-American Male that they did not bother to check it out, they were too giddy.

I still say that is part of the reason Ms. West chose him, based on his race.

Racism is just as much assuming that everything about a person is good as it is assuming that everything about a person is bad, based on race alone. It's the same thing.

Posted at 8:36AM on Nov 15th 2007 by Kitty

74. Oprah's doing too much, and finding she's not able to cover all her bases. Time to pare back, O. I believe she has good intentions, but because of the volume of deeds she wants to be identified with but not necesarily directly a part of, things inevitably slip thru the cracks. There are opportunistic creeps everywhere, and O is very vulnerable, because she wants to have the O put on everything she touches. If she wants to help in the medical areas, she must support national concerns, such as the deplorable and growing problems with visual diseases in our aging society.

Posted at 9:01AM on Nov 15th 2007 by regis ruin

75. Oprah does "black first". Endorsing Obama,Hurricane Katrina "victims"; South Africa, this plastic surgeon, the Rutgers' basketball team vs. Imus, her black shrink on her programs, Angel Network funds - and on and on.

Isn't it amazing how black people will USE white people to make their billions - and once they have their money tucked away from the IRS - they show their true color - black first!

Posted at 9:05AM on Nov 15th 2007 by Linda

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