Spears Fam Attacks Phil: You Totally Betrayed Us!

Jamie and Lynne Spears slammed -- and we mean slammed -- Dr. Phil this morning, calling the way he handled his contact with Britney a betrayal, inappropriate and a total breach of their trust.
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Spears family rep Lou Taylor told Meredith Vieira on the "Today" show that Dr. Phil actually broached the subject of doing a show about Britney, but that they nixed the idea, only to have Phil try to set up the show anyway. Taylor scorched Phil, saying it was even "inappropriate" for Phil to bring up doing a show, and that the family thought it would be detrimental to Britney.

What's more, Taylor said that the family felt "betrayed" that Phil would issue any kind of statement after meeting with Brit, and that nobody had given him any authority to say anything, much less bellow on and on like he did.

It's a total smackdown.

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91. Ummmmm, lest we forget, THEY called Dr. Phil in the first place!!! Does anyone honestly think that Dr. Phil just didn't have anything better to do, was browsing TMZ, saw the Brit Breakdown happening and decided to run down there all on his own???

NOT!!!

Regardless of whether ya'll think he's a quack or not, he would not have done what he did if HER family didn't contact him first. And if it was any other doctor, other then Dr. Phil, all this crap would not be going on.

Dr. Phil does NOT need Britney and her trainwreck of a family to make a living.

Place the blame where it belongs...in the hands of the family that got the ball rolling on all of this.

Posted at 10:49PM on Jan 9th 2008 by smokkee911

92. At the very least, "Dr." Phil's most recent odd behavior toward a patient or potential patient ought to be investigated by the Medical Ethics Committee of the state of California. HIPPA is extremely strict when it comes to privacy violations, as it should be. Phil demonstrates the problems with "celebrity" therapists.

Posted at 9:54AM on Jan 9th 2008 by jeff NYC

93. Let's see.... she drives the streets of L.A. every night stopping in gas station after gas station..... hooks up with random paparazzi and takes them to hotels, HOLD'S YOUR GRANDKIDS HOSTAGE AFTER DOWNING OVER 100 PILLS, constantly gets caught without panties, can't be bothered to show up to court to fight for custody of her kids, already been to rehab, got drunk in Vegas and got married 'accidently' to Jason, and now your 16 year old daughter is knocked up - DO YOU THINK PUTTING HER ON TV TO EXPLAIN HERSELF AND OWN HER MISTAKES FOR ONCE IN HER FRIGGIN LIFE IS SOMEHOW HARMFUL TO HER?

PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS LYNNE

Posted at 9:59AM on Jan 9th 2008 by Disturbed

94. Let's see.... she drives the streets of L.A. every night stopping in gas station after gas station..... hooks up with random paparazzi and takes them to hotels, HOLD'S YOUR GRANDKIDS HOSTAGE AFTER DOWNING OVER 100 PILLS, constantly gets caught without panties, can't be bothered to show up to court to fight for custody of her kids, already been to rehab, got drunk in Vegas and got married 'accidently' to Jason, and now your 16 year old daughter is knocked up - DO YOU THINK PUTTING HER ON TV TO EXPLAIN HERSELF AND OWN HER MISTAKES FOR ONCE IN HER FRIGGIN LIFE IS SOMEHOW HARMFUL TO HER?

PULL YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS LYNNE

Posted at 9:54AM on Jan 9th 2008 by Disturbed

95. I am sure Dr. Phil thought this was going to really help his ratings and was explotiting it for everything it was worth. He didn't realize it would backfire on him though. I think he is all about ratings, but is generally a nice person. But, I think the money has gone to his head. Traci, http://www.boys4hire.info

Posted at 9:55AM on Jan 9th 2008 by Traci Hogg

96. BRIT REALLY NEEDS TO TAKE HER OWN LIFE....

Posted at 9:56AM on Jan 9th 2008 by VAN HALEN ROCKS

97. Oh sure, blame the people trying to actually help the woman!! The family is in crisis and until they all want to actually get the help they need and stop using the media to "talk" to one another, they will continue to run in circles. They are all acting out. Dr. Phil didn't reveal anything that the whole world didn't know. He was asked, he showed up, he is now a scapegoat. In messed up families, the problems are always blamed on someone else.

Posted at 10:14AM on Jan 9th 2008 by Darling

98. While I agree 100% with what this woman is saying, it's hard to swallow from that family. Her mother just found out her adolescent daughter is pregnant and made it a world announement and profitted off of it. The parents have whored out their daughters to the public from day one and lived off of their kids (they say Jamie has not done that lately, 12 steps perhaps?). These parents need to take an inventory of where they lead their daughters. I couldn't believe Lynn put Jamie Lynn on the cover of OK, sick.

Posted at 10:03AM on Jan 9th 2008 by Pepper

99. Oh please! Dr. Phil is a quack, I'll agree with that. But Britney's problems started when Lynn decided to pimp her daughter into show business!! Brit was catered to and had her ass kissed from a VERY young age and now that she's out of the spotlight, her long-standing yet undiagnosed mental illness is coming to the fore (and it's STILL being speculated about). Same goes with Jamie who at 16 is having unprotected sex with someone who should be ashamed of himself. Lynn Spears is VERY quick to blame everyone else for the problems SHE created. Now that the spotlight is on her, and nobody is blowing sunshine up her butt, she's looking for someone - ANYONE else to blame for the slut daughters SHE raised. Repeat after me, folks --- LYNN SPEARS IS A HYPOCRITE!

Posted at 10:04AM on Jan 9th 2008 by Lynn Spears is a blithering idiot

100. I agree with the Spears spokesperson. I thought it was tacky of Dr. Phil to announce he had been to see Britney even if the family had asked him there but it seems he crossed the line by making a statement concerning his visit at all. As for the show he wanted to do, he could do it regarding bi polar and maybe help someone somewhere without having to have it centered around someone who is unwilling to get help right now.

Posted at 10:05AM on Jan 9th 2008 by CJ

101. Try to throw the blame on others. This is called projecting. I'm not on any side, but it seems to me that Britney's family have been her family for years way before Dr. Phil was even in the picture. I think they should stop wasting time with nonsense and try to help their daughter any way they can if at all possible because I feel they have failed her in the past. She was never given the chance to become a whole person and now she is lost. I hope she wants to help herself because that's the only way she will get better.

Posted at 10:06AM on Jan 9th 2008 by Sasha

102. I HAVE TO AGREE WITH COVER UP ON THE FIRST PART. ON THE SECOND PART ANY PERSONAL DIAGNOSES HAS TO BE DONE UNDER PATIENT DOCTOR CONFIDENTIALITY. SO ANYONE CAN GO AND SAY WHAT THEY WANT, THEY WERE NOT SENT TO SEE HER BY HER FAMILY.. THE FAMILY NEEDS THERAPY PERIOD.. BRITNEY IS A PRODUCT OF HER UPBRINGING AND HER MOTHER HAS A LOT TO ANSWER FOR HAWKING HER CHILDREN TO FAME IN THAT WAY...SHAMELESS LINDSEY LOHAN AND HER FAMILY ARE NOT MUCH BETTER.

Posted at 10:06AM on Jan 9th 2008 by noyankhere

103.
The lack of discretion in this breakdown story is amazing.

The Dr Phil as well as the family shouldn't use the Medias to talk about her and judge her, without have asked her FIRST.
The mother is trying to catch on her "faux-pas".
I'm sure Britney feels terrible without her children
She encounters emotional stress all the time, in the flashlight, no wonder she reaches extremes and uses provocation.
This "bad" mother -or labeled as such- has emotions, deep or apparent as we all do. To satisfy the public addicted to her daily adventures, everyone is hustling behind her- I feel she should move a while to a place none recognizes her for a break and introspection. But with all the stuff pending over her, can she even move out of the State?

Posted at 10:06AM on Jan 9th 2008 by icydanger

104. Dr. Phil, Just because your big ol' fancy car kicked up a ton of dust in their trailer park doesn't give those Spears women any right to get all up in your grill over it. Tell them chicks to get a muzzle, fo' shizzle.

Posted at 10:08AM on Jan 9th 2008 by wasted days and wasted nights

105. Ok! What in the hell is up with all those retards of Hollywood? I mean seriously. Do you not have any shame? You get some money in your pocket, some notarioty in the news and walla --- YOU START ACTING AS THOUGH YOU CAME FROM CRACKHEADVILLE!! Get it together you morons. It is beginning to get really embarrassing and lame of you all. How can you embarrass yourself like that in public and expect people and your fans to respect you? ALL OF YOU SHOULD HIDE YOUR FACE IS SHAME!

BRITNEY - Get a grip tramp! And get a room -- A PADDED ROOM!

DR. PHIL - Find a career your good at, maybe selling cars at your local Chevy dealer.

SPEARS FAMILY - Just what in the hell are you doing in that household for your children to be acting out the way that they are? One is a complete nutjob train wreck and the other is knocked up!

LINDSAY LOHAN, PARIS HILTON AND NICHOLE RICHIE- Stop acting like the world revolves around you! All of you have turned from Idols for little children to role models for hookers on 34th Street.

FOR THE REST OF YOU AND THE ONES I MENTIONED ABOVE - Grow some morals, and self respect. I KNOW YOU MUST LIVE SUCH HORRIBLE LIVES BEING RICH AND ALL ....LOL... BUT YOU CAN ACT AS THOUGH YOU HAVE SOME CLASS ABOUT YOURSELF.

All of you who have been in the news - SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELF. YOU HAVE LITTLE CHILDREN AND TEENAGERS THAT IDOLIZE YOU AND YOU ACT AS THOUGH YOU JUST DONT CARE! Great message...!!!

Posted at 10:10AM on Jan 9th 2008 by Paul J. G.

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