Celebrity Justice
Dr. Phil Pulls the Plug on Teen Violence Show

TMZ has received an exclusive statement from a spokesperson for the Dr. Phil show:

"We have helped guests and potential guests in the past when they need financial assistance to come on the show - assisting with clothing allowance, lost wages, accommodations, travel and necessities. In this case, certain staff members went beyond our guidelines (re: the bail being paid). These staff members have been spoken to and our policies reiterated. In addition, we have decided not to go forward with the story as our guidelines have been compromised."

This isn't the first time Dr. Phil has had a show idea blow up in his face ... this year!



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16. With all the chit that bitch is gonna have to deal with from other people, now that she's bailed out, she's gonna WISH she were back in jail.

Posted at 8:17PM on Apr 12th 2008 by Hmmmmmm

17. No matter what spin phil puts on this story, the buck stops with him! It's HIS people, HIS spokesman that alerted TMZ, his responsibility. Just because there is an instant backlash doesn't mean he's not responsible.

Phil is a crackpot snake old salesman. Anything for ratings. He's as desperate as Oprah, and has lost all credibility with me, along with millions of other viewers.

Go to Hell Phil, you QUACK!

Posted at 8:21PM on Apr 12th 2008 by Anonymous 5.10.08 Expect us

18. I am soooooooo over Dr.Phil.

Posted at 8:23PM on Apr 12th 2008 by Kelli

19.
"These staff members have been spoken to and our policies reiterated"

Dr. Phil must be off his meds - he's talking to himself again.

Posted at 8:25PM on Apr 12th 2008 by ellie

20. Good job, Phil. Nice. Got caught doing stuff you usually get away with, and made the situation worse. This little brat will be bragging all over her Facebook about how you bailed her out. Woops! The Mauryfication of your show continues.

Posted at 8:29PM on Apr 12th 2008 by nashvillefug

21. Someone should pull the plug on his lame TV show...put a plug in his big mouth so the world won't have to hear his wanna be doctor crap advise !!!! He is a joke !!!!

Posted at 8:32PM on Apr 12th 2008 by Rhonda

22. If what Dr. Phil said is true, then as the bail bonds poster he has the right to revoke the bond and send her sorry little a*s back to jail.

Posted at 8:41PM on Apr 12th 2008 by bigdeal123

23. I watch Dr.Phil everyday and will not stop for anyone. TMZ makes fun of people all day and here you sit judging Dr.Phil. get a life he is just the host of this show not the producer !!! I don't hear anyone wanting to boycott Oprah since her company funds the dr.Phil show....

Posted at 8:46PM on Apr 12th 2008 by Julie

24. He should be ashamed for ever wanting to do this in the first place..Glad it wasn't his child that got hurt!!!!!!!
He would dance to a different drummer then..I'm done with his show!!!

I hope she Runs!!

Posted at 8:58PM on Apr 12th 2008 by kitty

25. Uh huh. He didn't know. He had nothing to do with it. People just "went and spent my dang money on bail instead of clothes and hotel accommodations...golly gee willikers, I told them not to do that....I told them to go get the mail, and they must have heard 'bail at the jail'."

What a horse's ass he is. This guy is such a bullchitter it's not even funny.

I used to have so much respect for him. Now I just laugh at his excuses for his own pathetic stunts.

Posted at 9:11PM on Apr 12th 2008 by Time to get rid of the Dr. Pill books

26. This is very appalling to me! I will definitely boycott all future projects by Phil...
Living in the county of this incident makes we very aware of all of the players of this drama...

Posted at 9:15PM on Apr 12th 2008 by compassionateone

27. DR, PHIL, DR. PHIL, ALL THE STUFF THAT COMES UP BETWEEN YOUR SHOWS LATELY, I,E, BRITTNEY SPEARS. ETC.ETC. AND YOU SAY ITS THAT ("ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS HELP THAT GIRL") YA RIGHT, AT THE TIME BRITT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BIG MUD SLID, SLOWLY REACHING THE BOTTOM, AND YOU SHOW UP. JUST IN TIME FOR SWEEPS WEEK. LIKE YOU SAY , NOW IS THE TIME TO MAN UP.MY FRIEND. INSTEAD WHAT DO YOU DO? I'LL ANSWER THAT, YOU PASS THE BUCK TO YOUR STAFF. I CAN JUST SEE YOU POUNDING YOUR FIST INTO YOUR HAND. "WE GOT TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP THIS AWAY FROM THE PRESS". "YOU PEOPLE GET PAID A GOOD WAGE." "THIS IS WHY OPRAH, FOUND ALL OF YOU. TO HELP ME" YOU HAVE THE EASYEST JOB ON T.V. . ANYONE WITH ALL THE RESOURSES YOU HAVE AT YOUR DISPOSALE, HEY ONE SHOW , A COUPLE ON THE VERG OF DEVORSE, BECAUSE SHES HOOKED ON VICODIN.. "YOU SAY I'LL HELP YOU BOTH MISS YOU GO TO REHAB, AND MISTER, YOU'VE GOT TO MAN UP, AND BE THERE FOR HER,,, ITS ALL RATINGS FOR YOU , RATINGS SO OPRHA DOES'T DROP YOU LIKE A WET TOWEL. YOUR ONLY QUALIFACTIONS FOR T.V. IS HAVING HER IN YOUR CONER, ALL THIS OTHER STUFF ,,IS FOR OPHAR,, HEY LOOK AT ME I HELPED BRITT,, HEY SO I BAIL OUT A FEW CHILD MOLESTERS. AND TEEN AGE DRUG USERS, IN THE MEAN TIME LOOK OPRHA. I DID THIS ALL BY MY SELF.. AND BLAMED THE STAFF FOR WHAT I GOT CAUGH FOR,,,,, HOW ARE MY RATINGS? MAN UP, SEE YOU ON ,JUDGE JOE BROWN

Posted at 9:15PM on Apr 12th 2008 by michael mullis

28. Wait for this to happen again and kids who do it will think Dr fame whore will bail me out and pay me to be on his show and I can fly out to Hollywood for free and stay at a great hotel free and I will be famous. It will happen again just watch.
Dr fill of himeself way to go to stop teen violence. All you have done now is to keep it going more. Dumb azz

Posted at 9:20PM on Apr 12th 2008 by wtf

29. I TOTALLY agree with JennR's comment! Dr Phil's show paid for this bitch to be realesed from jail to have her on his show (which would probably had given given her 15 minutes of fame)!! This is insane!! They paid $30,000!!! WTF!! She's a criminal and a bully. The poor victim doesn't need to go through anymore pain. All of those involved in this heinous act need to rot in jail. I hope this bitch gets sent back to jail and has the crap beaten out of her - many many times!
After the Brittany Spears fiasco, and now this.... I will NEVER watch Dr Phil again. He's a joke!

Posted at 9:29PM on Apr 12th 2008 by Shawn_ee

30. I agree with you #35 on Jillian Barberie "Reynolds. Thank god for a remote. When she starts talking I switch real quite. It always get around to her and her little brat kid. Like she is the only person ever to have a kid. I fell sorry for her Husband but I am sure he isnt the sharpest knife in the drawer. She is the phoniest person on TV next to Dr Fill (up my bank accounts) and Ophra.
But I must say I do watch 13. Sinfield reruns at 10:00pm

Posted at 9:33PM on Apr 12th 2008 by wtf

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