Spears Family Says Dr. Phil Went Too Far

by Jarrett Martineau | January 9, 2008 at 01:20 pm
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Yeah, I think it might be a bit problematic to expect Dr. Phil not to make public statements after making one of his notorious 'interventions'. I mean, he's Dr. Phil!

Britney Spears' family says "Dr. Phil" McGraw crossed the line by not keeping his mouth shut after making a house call on the singer last week.

Lou Taylor, a business manager for Spears' mother, Lynne, and younger sister, Jamie Lynn, appeared on NBC's "Today" show Wednesday and said McGraw had betrayed the family's trust by talking to the media about Spears' mental health after showing up at the 26-year-old pop star's hospital room on Saturday for a visit.

"The family basically extended an invitation of trust for him to come in as a resource to support them, not to go out and make public statements," Taylor said. "Any statement publicly that he made, because he was brought in under this cloak of trust, (is) just inappropriate."

Taylor said McGraw was invited to the hospital by Spears' family, but "he was not invited to make this part of a public display or part of the media."

Add him to the list of folks riding the coat-tails of failing, flailing, and ailing celebrities in mid-meltdown - and hoping to benefit from it.

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