Dr. Phil cancels his Britney show!

Don't bother to set your TiVo!

Bowing to public pressure, Dr. Phil McGraw has decided not to do a Britney Spears-themed show tomorrow.

In a statement on his site, the good doctor wrote:

"As was widely reported this weekend, at the request of concerned family members, I visited Britney Spears in the hospital. The details of that visit will, of course, remain private. We had planned to tape a Dr. Phil Now show today, focusing not on the tabloid side of Britney's latest problems, but instead on the very serious issues surrounding this case.

Clearly, it is not just Britney's family struggling to find a way to protect adult children who cannot be ordered or compelled to seek help. Because the Spears situation is too intense at this time, and out of consideration to the family, I have made the decision not to move forward with the taping at this particular time. Britney and her family are in our prayers, and we ask that they be in yours."

Aww. Dr. Phil, you're in my prayers too. You little celebrity ambulance-chaser, you!

Photo credit: Where did Dr. Phil buy those teeth?
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Comments

[Pecos 45]

Always great to be judged by a TV personality.

[Pecos 45]

Always great to be judged by a TV talk show host who has committed no wrong in his life.

[Cathy O'Dell]

Dear Elizabeth:
The remark about Dr. Phil's teeth was uncalled for, since most of the Hollywood and celebrity types have false whiteness and/or lumineers, or caps regarding their teeth. He was wise to cancel the show. Frankly, the whole Britney Spears saga is BORING. The parents obviously did a lousy job raising their offspring, what with a pregnant 16-year-old and the Britney Train Wreck.

[pedro K-town]

Good Decision Dr. I'm Oprah's little dog!

[Terri Hurley Massachusetts]

I think your intentions towards the Spears family are real. Your a good man , I feel horrible that Britney is going through a hard time. I would not wish a life that I could not leave my house without people all over me. That must be horrible. It is mentally draining I am sure. In my eyes I think the problem is her ex husband I think he drove her crazy when they were married and divorced and tries to come out like a model person . It is the right thing for Kevin to take the children since Britney needs to get herself together , the children are safer with him but I think that guy is a jerk and never had good intentions towards Britney . But he wants Britneys money so he will make sure those kids are well taken care of not because he is a good father though but because he is a manipulative jerk . I hope she gets herself together and gets full custody of her kids back , walks by Kevin and becomes the old happy and together Britney that the public once knew and just smiles one day . I also think she is bipolar but I think her chemical imbalance came from the mental abuse in her life style and the abuse she has done to herself. I think that she needs to find herself again and stop abusing herself . She seems depressed but I am sure she is a wonderful person . I hope she gets herself together , gets full custody of her children , and lives a close to normal life for herself and for her children.

[sieroty]

I got all excited i thought they canceled Dr. Phil!

[sieroty]

I got all excited i thought they canceled Dr. Phil!

[S. P.]

Dr. Phil is the devil!

[rp]

Dr Phil is an ass, he has turned pain into prime time, heart into hurt and is just another sensationalist twat. God save us from such people.

[vonnie]

I believe that a perfect explanation for the tandrets vs. the clean drug tests is that once you burn so many brain cells (get high) you cannot retrieve those brain cells back, they are gone. It's sad. American should move forward with their lives...Britney is an entirely different person and all the therapy in the world can't make her smart or normal again.

[Mary Cox]

Its not easy being the parent of a grown child. You just climbed higher on my ladder by not capitalizing on someones heartache to make a dollar. You are admired

[SJM]

Dr. Phil!! Help me! I eat 24 candy bars, 2 tubs of ice cream, 3 boxes of donuts, 5 big Macs, 3 large fries, and 6 bags of chips every day. PLEASE Dr. Phil, PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE TELL ME WHY AM I FAT!!!?????

[David Turner]

Re: Terri Hurley. Why in god's name do you think that she deserves her kids back? You write she's bipolar but you slam K - Fed as a money grubber. How in the world does greed top psychological illness as the worse of the two. You have a girl who clearly is not well, is chemically imbalanced, and by the looks of her second child (who shows classic signs of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) she can't stay off harmful substances to save her or another life. I'd rather see the kids wind up with K -fed, and hopefully he moves far, far away from the land of LA.

Even though K Fed wanted fame and money, the crazy and irresponsible one here is Britney. Why would anyone (other than a crazy person) marry him in the first place.

And just out of curiosity, when was there a Britney who was charming and sweet. She was always a sales machine, who used her looks to get ahead. She giggled, flirted, and under-dressed her way to the top and did nothing, I repeat NOTHING, of value for this country, including forsaking her home state in the wake of Katrina to go clubbing with Paris Hilton. What have you seen in the 9 years she has been famous that leads you to believe she is a good and decent person?

[Btirz]

Thank god the show on Britney was cancelled. Dr Phil showed himself to be nothing more than another exploiter of the poor girl. How disgusting that a "doctor" would say "I will reveal all on my show next week".

[Liz Wetzel]

Dr Phil and Donald Trump are in the same category - old men finding glamour by associating with young women. Oh, and Dr Phil's wife!!! Parading in the show as if everyone are out to sleep with this old man. Or maybe she just thinks she got talent. I wonder if these two just won the lottery and just enacting their dream to be in the limelight. UGGGGhhhh.

[Stardust]

Why did Dr. Phil have to sat anything about his visit to Brit's room?

HIPPA will nail him should he repeat anything that was discussed.

[Diggy Zazz]

What a piece of crap this "doctor" is. I feel sorry for people who listen to him.

[Bob Gill]

Dr. Phil ran out of any thing to say a couple of years ago. He now bullies unfortunate people for an hour about a story that is worth 10 minutes (at best). Now he has joined the other dogs chasing the Spears debacle!
He should be ashamed, but he isn't.

[Bob Gill]

Dr. Phil ran out of any thing to say a couple of years ago. He now bullies unfortunate people for an hour about a story that is worth 10 minutes (at best). Now he has joined the other dogs chasing the Spears debacle!
He should be ashamed, but he isn't.

[Cris]

The last thing we want to see is an hour of Dr. Phil trying to help someone who is completely helpless and if she can't get the help she needs for her two little kids then why would anything Dr. Phil says or does make any difference. I am so sick of the Brittany drama.

[Mindy]

I agree with Terri Hurley above. It was good that Dr. Phil was trying to help but i dont think he should have tried to exploit her more than what she has already been exploited! The tabloids an press need to lay off of her case for a while an stop taking pictures that looks like something that it really isnt!! Give the poor girl a break for Christ Sake! Help her but dont drag her through the dirt even more!

[G. Truelove]

i feel terrible for britney,i think she needs tremendous space in her life for awhile i suspect has needed help with her condition for a very long time,unfortunately our present system seems to create more potential tragedy,I really pray that britney will get the help and that she accepts help,I think I can understand her behavior maybe result of her mental condition,maybe from drugs,or the alcohol,possibly combined,she needs another direction in her life including healthy choices that would help,support of her family would help i wish her the best and i wish her to wake up and start making decisions in way that she needs to before deadly consequences.

[Linda]

If he had any decency, Phil would not have publicly commented on Britney's condition.
Disgusting that this guy represents "mental health" in the media.

[wilbur post]

This charlatan should be drummed out of whatever mail order school he got his degree from. Not even Oprah could have gotten away with this s***.

[lj]

What is the chance that the medical board will look into the unethical actions of phil? A medical pro at the very least should cause no harm!!!!!