Dr. Phil Dedicates tomorrow’s show to Britney and Zoloft
According to People, Dr. Phil McGraw will devote his Monday taping of this syndicated talk show to Britney Spears and her array of problems. The show will air Tuesday.
The syndicated talk-show host and therapist says he talked to Spears as she was leaving Cedars-Sinai, where she was held on a mental lockdown after a custody dispute. She was released after just a day and a half from a possible 72-hour stay.
In a statement to Entertainment Tonight, McGraw said: “My meeting with Britney and some family members this morning in her room at Cedars leaves me convinced more than ever that she is in dire need of both medical and psychological intervention.
“She was released moments before my arrival and was packing when I entered the room. We visited for about an hour before I walked with her to her car.”
People also reported that an unnamed source says that McGraw “talked to both Britney and [father] Jamie about how her being released was one of the worst decisions that could have been made.” The source says they packed up within 10 minutes.
Dr. Phil responded to all this on Saturday’s Early Show by saying “I want to set the record straight. I went to see Britney at the request of her family. I talked to Lynne, Jamie, and Brian, because they were frustrated that she wasn’t going to be held for a longer time.”
Asked how he had come to be involved in the saga, Dr. Phil said, “Thursday night, the phone rang, it was Lynne, clearly she was very upset. Any parent would be. I was first contacted by her family a year ago, and had maintained a running dialogue for the last year or so.”
Oh Dr. Phil, you just as crazy as Britney dolling out unwanted psychological advice. Still this might just be too much of a train wreck not to watch. Or we’ll have forgotten about this whole thing by tomorrow.
Dr. Phil, Britney Spears, People, Cedars-Sinai
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