Dr Phil Apologises For Speaking About Spears Visit
January 18th, 2008
Dr Phil McGraw has received much criticism over his hospital visit to Britney Spears earlier this month – and his subsequent statement to the media – forcing the TV doctor to again address the issue on his daily show.
McGraw visited Spears at Los Angeles’ Cedars-Sinai hospital earlier this month at the request of her family. At the time, McGraw was accused of taking advantage of the popstar’s troubled position when he released a statement about his visit with Spears.
At a taping of his show on Thursday (January 17), which will air on Monday, McGraw said, "Was it [my statement] helpful to the situation? Regrettably, no. It was not, and I have to acknowledge that and I do," he told his studio audience.
"I definitely think if I had it to do over again, I probably wouldn’t make any statement at all. Period."
McGraw told USA Today earlier this week that he visited the singer as "a friend and ally of the family", not as a psychologist, as he stopped practicing medicine years ago, and is not licensed in California.
Asked if he would make the same visit again, at the request of concerned parents, Dr. Phil responded, "How do you not?"
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