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The Dr. Phil show has denied a shocking report by STAT and the Boston Globe that claims his show staff enabled their use of drugs and alcohol before and during taping of segments about their addictions.
“The STAT article does not fairly or accurately describe the methods of Dr. Phil, the TV show, or its mission to educate millions of viewers about drug and alcohol addiction,” a spokesman for Dr. Phil told Fox News.
“The show does not give drugs or alcohol to its guests and any suggestions to the contrary is errant nonsense.
“For the past 16 years, the Dr. Phil show has provided valuable information to viewers by telling compelling stories about people who are fighting the battle to overcome alcohol and drug addiction. Unfortunately, addicts often lash out at the very people who are trying the hardest to help them break the cycle of addiction. Although terribly unfortunate, this is an understandable part of the behaviour of addicts on their journey to recovery.
“Deception, dishonesty and denial are hallmarks of addiction. It tears families apart and certainly creates levels of complexities when we produce these important shows. None of this will deter the Dr. Phil show from its commitment to continue to educate and inform the public about the worsening epidemic of addiction.”
Survivor 2007 winner Todd Herzog found vodka in his dressing room and claims he was offered Xanax.
Another bombshell claim by made by an unidentified woman claims that a staff member advised her to purchase heroin on the drug market for her detoxing niece.
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