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Dr. Phil Butts In ... Again

Posted Apr 12th 2008 6:20PM by TMZ Staff

Dr. PhilApparently Dr. Phil didn't learn much from his interference with Britney Spears. Paging Dr. Fame whore.

The talk show host has allegedly posted bond, which was set at $33,000, for one of the eight teens who was arrested for severely beating another teenager in Florida. The highly publicized case has been in the news for over a week now, and Dr. Phil must want some of that action.

A bail bondsman told several local media outlets that Mercades Nichols, who has been widely reported as the alleged "ringleader," had her bond paid by the show's producers. When Nichols left the jail, a man who claimed to be a producer for the Dr. Phil show helped escort Nichols and her mom.

Mercades's grandmother recently told local reporters that she didn't have the money to bail her granddaughter out.

According to reports, the producer then told reporters to leave the jail because the Dr. Phil show had exclusive rights to the delinquent's story. He did not comment on if Dr. Phil had helped pay for her bond.

Recently the judge presiding over the case imposed a strict gag order -- how this move will affect Nichols and her case is unknown for now.

Reps for the Dr. Phil show could not be reached.

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76. A Mother... good question. I'm sure she'll be on the next Joe Francis' next bus tour "Bad Girl's Gone Wild". But I think since Phil cancelled the show idea he wouldn't be liable. However, if she were to go out and commit another crime while she's out on bail. hmmmm.

You bet!!

How's this werkin for ya Phil?

Posted at 6:00AM on Apr 13th 2008 by are you serious?

77. he a aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa hole

Posted at 10:48AM on Apr 13th 2008 by gary

78. This is absolutely pathetic. Dr. Phil is not a real doctor, he's a television pariah. He's like a predator. he's an absolutely disgrace to those who call themselves Psychologists. Ethically, there are SO many things wrong with this that it makes my head spin! Shame on you Dr. Phil! I never watched the fraud to begin with, and I certainly won't ever start.

Posted at 9:55AM on Apr 13th 2008 by Craze

79. To #48 by watches dr. phil, I tell you what...you just keep on watching him. and you just keep on believing in his quick fix medicine show. He is a top notch phoney for sure and when he planned the Britney Spears intervention show I thought he could not possibly stoop any lower. He proved me wrong. A young girl has the crap beat out of her by a bunch of sadistic girls and his staff bail the ring leader out for an appearence on his show. Frankly #48, I quit watching the quack a very long time ago and with good reason. He is as phoney as they come, his advice beyond sanctimonious and he is not even certified as a doctor yet he has a show, provided by the equally ignorant Oprah Winfrey. His shows are staged, obviously. Now he has his staff bail out a vicious girl, who I have no doubt will make the news again in the future, after she has a group of girls like her commit murder. But no, for now he has to make a victims life even worse by deciding to do a show with the monster who started this tragedy. Once again, a crime victims life means nothing....bring on the perpetrator and run up the ratings. I watch neither Phil or his ignorant mentor Oprah. I know Oprah is too powerful to have her show pulled but I hhope that somehow her pal Phil can be pulled off the tube. He is a disgrace. His staff are all a huge disgrace.

Posted at 10:22AM on Apr 13th 2008 by completely disgusted

80. In reference to the following post: 74. A Mother... good question. I'm sure she'll be on the next Joe Francis' next bus tour "Bad Girl's Gone Wild". But I think since Phil cancelled the show idea he wouldn't be liable. However, if she were to go out and commit another crime while she's out on bail. hmmmm.

You bet!!

How's this werkin for ya Phil?

Posted at 6:00AM on Apr 13th 2008 by are you serious?

To poster #74...They could always revoke her bail if they were serious.

Personally, I feel she should not have gotten bailed out. She won't learn a thing from this experience, but that just my opinion.

Posted at 10:31AM on Apr 13th 2008 by Ann Marie

81. To #62 mjn, well said!!! I agree with you 100%. A talk show once hosted by a very unknown Oprah Winfrey ahs boomed into a marketing nightmare. I will give the woman credit, like her pal Madonna she has done well in self marketing. She made herself billions of dollars and picked up some trash along the way. I would no more vote for Obama than I would watch her beloved phone Phil. Both spout what she wants to hear. All that Oprah has said about her childhood may well be true, but suddenly when her father decides to write a book, he is stopped. What is it he knows that Oprah may not want us to know. It would be a blessing to have Oprah and Phil pulled from the tube. I am with you mjn.

Posted at 10:32AM on Apr 13th 2008 by completely disgusted

82. PHIL HIS WANNA BE WIFE NEED TO GO BACK TO TEXAS AND LIVE IN A CATCUS,THATS RIDICLIOUS WHAT HE HAS DONE,IN OTHER WORDS HE IS CONDONING VIOLENCE,WHAT A JERK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 8:53AM on Apr 14th 2008 by SUSIEQ

83. Phil is as sick as some of the people he claims to be trying to help. I think he's full of crap. How does he think this makes the beating victim feel. Did he ever stop to think about that with his "Dr" self?? I think his show should be cancelled. He has never actually helped anybody anyway. He just sits there and likes to hear himself talk. I think everyone should BOYCOTT "DR" PHIL SHOW.

Posted at 9:01PM on Apr 13th 2008 by DeeAnne

84. Is Phil condoning these girls behavior by bailing them out? Wonder how his wife feels about this, what if that was your son Robin who was beatin by eight people to only have let's say Oprah bail them out with no care for the actual victim?

Posted at 1:24PM on Apr 13th 2008 by Phil how dare you

85. They were making a fight scene to become famous, just like they do in Hollywood... what's the fricken diference between these awesome stunt actor girls, and all the guys in the movie "JackAss?" c-mon people... These girls are awesome, they should be given everything that Hollywood has to offer..

Why are the ciops involved in this creative endeavor by these girls... it was awesome to see and they should be given their own show, and call it "all girls fight show" this is no different then the UFC fighters with a bunch of dudes beaten the crap out of each other where they charge people money to watch... Shouldn't they be in jail too???


These girls have done nothing wrong except they did not charge money to watch , if they did that they would not be sitting in jail right now....

ARE ALL YOU PEOPLE THAT FRICKEN STUPID???? WHY DO YOU WANYTHESE GIRLS IN JAIL????

DO YOU WANT ALL THEY PEOPLE INVOLVED WITH THE UFC IN JAIL TOO?????

Posted at 1:33PM on Apr 13th 2008 by Raw420

86. Dr. Phil is a hypocrite. Again, looking for ratings and a sensational story within the guise of "trying to help" someone who is in desperate need of serious help, in a ten minute time frame.

Dr. Phil presents himself as grounded, centered, natural, but is married to a woman who is a poster child for plastic surgery. Is there a contradiction here?

Maybe if nobody watches, he will disappear.

Posted at 1:43PM on Apr 13th 2008 by jo

87. What a stupid redneck.....How the hell is this moron gonna justify this?

Posted at 2:02PM on Apr 13th 2008 by dereq

88. 80. They looked like a bunch of stunt people in the movies making a fight scene look as real as possible... They camera girl should be given a reward with honors and become a camera operator for Hollywood, everyone involved should be hired as professional stunt people for the Movie business....!

What's wrong with everyone, we see an authentic movie / fight production and we want to put the actors, stunt people and camera person in Jail...???? You guy's are all F-ed up...


Posted at 12:30PM on Apr 13th 2008 by Raw420
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Retarded much?

Posted at 2:01PM on Apr 13th 2008 by Pft!

89. Dr. Phil is a pimp and a whore. I can't believe he'd not only stoop to this, but be so dim-witted to not realize the repercussions. Then again- this is a fat man trying to sell diet books- what's next- hair tips?

Posted at 2:07PM on Apr 13th 2008 by auramac

90. "Dr. Phil" isn't even a real doctor.Should let those lil bitches stay in jail,mommy and daddy can't protect you there you rotten lil trashy bitches.

Posted at 2:26PM on Apr 13th 2008 by dms

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