defending-your-practice

Ratings-Obsessed Quack Dr. Phil Tells 'The Early Show' He Was Only Motivated By Britney's Welfare

Seth Abramovitch · 01/31/08 01:58PM

Are we going soft if we're starting to feel a little badly for Mr. Phil? The guy answers one frantic phone call from a family in need, then instantly jumps to action, gathering a handful of tongue depressors, a non-functioning stethoscope, and a camera crew before rushing bedside to treat their daughter's Fake British Accent Disorder. He then innocently offers his frank assessment of her condition to Paramount TV syndie-cousin ET.