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NEWS ABOUT: Dr Phil

Dr Phil stories: 18 news summaries
OPINION roundup

 Stop Making 
 Excuses 
 for Hasan 

Murderous Islamic extremism was his motive, not PTSD

Nov 10, 09 7:11 AM CST
(Newser) - Commentators are working overtime to explain away the Fort Hood shootings as a personal breakdown rather than what it obviously was, three conservative columnists argue today: a terrorist assault by an Islamic extremist.
  • The explanation for Major Hasan's actions should be crystal clear to anybody not afraid of offending
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Muslim • Islamic extremism • PTSD • Dr Phil • David Brooks • Jonah Goldberg • Fort Hood • Fort Hood shooting • Nidal Malik Hasan

Octuplet Mom Spills to Dr. Phil, But Not on Stripper Past 

Suleman defends firing free nurses

Mar 25, 09 9:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nadya Suleman tells Dr. Phil her version of her home's staffing shakeup in an interview airing today and tomorrow, E! reports, while attorney Gloria Allred fires back, saying Angels in Waiting nurses filed three reports with Child Protective Services and that Suleman's octuplets are in danger. “I personally felt... More »

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nurses • Gloria Allred • stripper • Dr Phil • interview • Child Protective Services • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 Octu-Mom Cans Free Nurses 

Suleman freaks when one reports her to CPS

Mar 24, 09 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Never a dull moment in the octu-house: Nadya Suleman fired four Angels in Waiting nurses helping with her octuplets after one filed a report with Child Protective Services, the Orange County Register reports. The nurse was concerned the house was overcrowded, says Suleman’s lawyer. Two nannies are still... More »

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nurses • nanny • Dr Phil • multiple births • Child Protective Services • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

Ripley's Fertility Exhibit Warns Octu-Mom Away

Suleman, Dr Phil,
Allred are reportedly hatching 'rescue plan'

Mar 5, 09 9:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Nadya Suleman seems to be everywhere these days, but one place you probably won’t see her is the new fertility exhibit at Ripley’s Believe It or Not! Odditorium, TMZ reports. Reps from the Hollywood museum are urging the mother of 14 to stay away from the statues, which... More »

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pregnancy • fertility • in vitro fertilization • Gloria Allred • Dr Phil • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

 Octuplet Mom 
 Birth Tape 
 May Go 
 Public 

Video is being shopped for seven figures

Mar 4, 09 9:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Nadya Suleman may be serving up the realest reality show of all: TMZ reports a videotape of her octuplets’ delivery is being shopped for seven figures. Suleman apparently gave her consent, but it’s not clear who did the filming. More »

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video • birth • childbirth • Gloria Allred • Dr Phil • multiple births • octuplets • Nadya Suleman

Octu-Mom Fears Hospital Won't Release Babies

Suleman says hospital is worried about her ability to care for eight more children

Feb 25, 09 2:20 AM CST
(Newser) - Nadya Suleman has told TV talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw that the hospital where her octuplets were born will not release them unless she can prove her ability to care for the babies, reports the Los Angeles Times. A distressed Suleman—due to appear on two episodes of the... More »

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Dr Phil • multiple births • Child Protective Services • Kaiser Permanente • octuplets • Nadya Suleman • Angela Suleman

 Celebs' Stupidest 
 Moves of 2008 

Atlanta Journal-Constitution lists the year's worst celeb incidents

Dec 21, 08 1:07 PM CST
(Newser) - Celebrities broke new ground with their moronic bungles this year, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. And, let's face it, they're fun to watch:
  • Lil Jon: The rapper reacted to questions about his opening a winery: “I'm not like an expert, so don't ask me no questions. This is not
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Heather Mills • celebrity • Eliot Spitzer • Chad Johnson • Dr Phil • R. Kelly • Lil' Jon • Best of 2008

 Rap Fan's Sentence: Bump Bach 

Unable to listen for 20 hours, defendant opts to pay fine

Oct 9, 08 2:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Illinois municipal court offered to reduce a 24-year-old’s fine for a noise violation if he listened to 20 hours of classical music, but he lasted just 15 minutes, the Springfield News-Sun reports. "I didn't have the time," says the college basketball player, denying that the... More »

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classical music • Oprah Winfrey • Illinois • rap music • Dr Phil • Urbana-Champaign • Urbana University • noise violation • Chevrolet Impala

Gramm in Doghouse After 'Nation of Whiners' Crack

Top McCain adviser in trouble with candidate, claims he was misquoted

Jul 10, 08 4:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - After Phil Gramm, a ranking economic adviser to John McCain, described America as a “nation of whiners” suffering from a “mental recession,” the campaign trail is lit up over the topic, Time reports:
  • From McCain himself, “Phil Gramm does not speak for me. I speak
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Barack Obama • John McCain • recession • Belarus • Dr Phil • Phil Gramm

 YouTube Beating 
 Bruises Dr. Phil 

Interview canceled after talk-show staffer bails out accused Florida teen

Apr 14, 08 1:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - TV shrink Phil McGraw is in the hot seat again after a staffer bailed out the suspected ringleader of a teen YouTube beating in exchange for an exclusive interview, the New York Daily News reports. America’s favorite unlicensed daytime doc, who dispatched a producing team to Florida last week... More »

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television • Britney Spears • YouTube • bail • Dr Phil • teenager • taped beating

(Newser) - It takes more than comb-overs and beer bellies to make the world's 100 unsexiest men list. The Boston Phoenix factors behavior into its list of oh-so-fugly gents. A peek at who snagged the top (dis)honors:
  1. Roger Clemens: baseball (and steroid?) star.
  2. Spencer Pratt: Heidi's smarmy boyfriend on The
... More »

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Tom Cruise • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Roger Clemens • list • awards • Eliot Spitzer • attraction • Larry Craig • Perez Hilton • Lou Dobbs • Dr Phil • Ryan Seacrest • Spencer Pratt

Bah, Happiness: Gloom Is Normal

Sadness is a normal emotion, not a disease, cries anti-joy crowd

Feb 7, 08 8:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Maybe you're feeling a little down—not to worry! Turn to self-help books, psychiatrists, little blue pills, or Dr. Phil to make you happier! But in Against Happiness, melancholy Eric Wilson rails against our culture’s “craven disregard for the value of sadness.” And a growing... More »

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depression • psychiatry • antidepressant • psychology • Zoloft • Aristotle • Dr Phil • sadness • melancholy • self-help • Great Depression

Brit Flees Family Intervention

Flies to New Jersey to avoid repeat pscyh ward stay

Jan 10, 08 10:58 AM CST
(Newser) - LA’s favorite tabloid fodder skipped town last night, avoiding a planned “family intervention,” which, published rumor had it, would look a lot like being dragged off to the psych ward by the cops again. Britney Spears and her paparazzo boyfriend hopped a private jet to New Jersey,... More »

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Britney Spears • Lynne Spears • psych ward • Adnan Ghalib • family intervention • Dr Phil

Dr. Phil Cancels Spears Show

Situation 'too intense,' he claims, but Brit's parents charge he
violated singer's privacy

Jan 8, 08 3:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Celebrity TV shrink Dr. Phil has canceled an interview with Britney Spears' parents, but the reasons are hotly debated. The host says he called off the sit-down because the situation is "too intense" right now, but the Spears family insists they cut him off after he visited Britney in... More »

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television • Britney Spears • psychiatry • daytime talk show • Lynne Spears • Jamie Spears • Dr Phil

Britney Downed Toxic Cocktail Pre-Meltdown

Purple Monsters, Vicodin, Ritalin, Zantac, sleeping pills, oh my!

Jan 7, 08 11:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Oops, she popped pills again—and again, and again, reports the New York Post, describing the cocktail of 100 prescription pills pop spectacle Britney Spears washed down with a "Purple Monster" (a mix of vodka, Nyquil, and Red Bull) in the 36 hours leading up to her flip-out. Even... More »

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Britney Spears • prescription drugs • vodka • meltdown • Cedars Sinai Hospital • Purple Monster • Sean Preston Federline • Jayden James Federline • Dr Phil

Too Skimpy
for Plane,
Just Right
for Playboy

Woman nearly kicked off flight bares all

Nov 17, 07 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Kyla Ebbert's outfits just keeping getting skimpier. The 23-year-old California woman who nearly got booted from a Southwest Airlines flight because she wore clothes deemed too revealing has now posed for Playboy in the nude. "They're very tastefully done," she said of the photos. Southwest holds no grudges.... More »

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airline • air travel • Southwest Airlines • clothing • Kyla Ebbert • Playboy • Dr Phil • Today show

Follow Big Bucks to Small Screen

The 20 biggest personalities on TV
have salaries to match

Oct 1, 07 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - On the boob tube, prime-time stars aren't the ones who are really cashing in. Think daytime talk-show titans, a syndicated sitcom legend, and a reality humiliation expert. Forbes lists the top 20 earners:
  1. Oprah Winfrey, $260 million
  2. Jerry Seinfeld, $60 million
  3. Simon Cowell, $45 million
More »

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entertainment • Simon Cowell • Jerry Seinfeld • list • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Jay Leno • George Lopez • Judge Judy • Keifer Sutherland • Dr Phil

Oprah Tops List of TV's Biggest Earners—Again

She collected cool $260m; second-place Seinfeld nabbed $60m

Sep 28, 07 3:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Talk show diva Oprah Winfrey continues her reign as the Queen of  Media, topping Forbes' list of 2007's 20 highest earning TV stars with a whopping $260 million. Jerry Seinfeld came in a distant second with $60 million—mostly from residuals. They were followed by Simon Cowell ($45 million), David... More »

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entertainment • television • reality TV • 24 • Donald Trump • Simon Cowell • news • Jerry Seinfeld • list • money • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Jay Leno • late night talk show • David Letterman • daytime talk show • primetime TV • Forbes • Kiefer Sutherland • Judy Sheindlin • George Lopez • Dr Phil

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