Penn, of Penn & Teller, unleashed on Dr. Phil calling him cynical, cold and a scumbag in this online video post he did on Crackle.com. Penn calls it like it is - Dr. Phil got called out - and that’s why he canceled his ‘Britney Intervention’ show.

I totally agree with him. Dr. Phil should be embarrassed. I know Britney asks for a lot of what she gets, but at some point you have to feel sorry for her. I mean, is there anybody she can actually trust? It’s sad, really.

*Sidenote: Check out Penn’s video posts at least 4x a week on Crackle.com.

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<circusmusic> Britney Spears‘ family feels that their friend, Dr. Phil, violated their trust when going public about his hospital visit to the distraught pop star.

“What’s wrong with Dr. Phil’s statement is that he made a statement.”
- Lou Taylor, Spears family spokesperson

Family business manager and spokesperson, Lou Taylor, spoke with Meredith Vieira on the NBC ‘Today’ show and explained the Spears’ family side of the story.

“Here’s Britney, who needs to have some security somewhere, that every single thing she does and every person she has a relationship with doesn’t become another opportunity for her to be exploited. When do you ever rest if you’re constantly in fear of being exploited?” Taylor said.

“The family basically extended an invitation of trust as a resource to support them, not to make a public statement. Any public statements he made, because he was brought in under this cloak of trust, are just inappropriate,” Taylor added.

“I felt it was inappropriate for him to be self-serving,” she told Vieira. “I felt for Jamie and Lynne that this was a time they were taken advantage of. They are people who love their daughter and know what’s going on and want that support.”

See the video for Taylor’s discussion with Vieira. </circusmusic>

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Due to public outrage over the well publicized Britney Spears intervention show, Dr. Phil has canceled the program which was scheduled to air Tuesday.

Dr. Phil made the following statement on his web site:

“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.”

‘Out of consideration to the family..’ - my ass.

I’m glad that it’s been canceled. I thought the show was a ridiculous plan that would do absolutely no good to Britney and her family. A behind closed doors meeting would prove to be much more productive than publicly discussing such a private issue. Don’t you think? I mean, one of Britney’s major problems is just that. The media, publicity, attention. Dr. Phil should know that. And so should her family.

UPDATE:

The reason the show really may have been canceled is that Jamie Spears, Brit’s dad, came to his senses and realized  it wasn’t such a good idea after all.  Thank goodness someone in the family has a brain.  (TMZ)

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Britney Spears is still losing her mind. She left the hospital today, after a visit from Dr. Phil. Yes, Dr. Phil. Just what we need - another cartoon character in this circus.

Dr.Phil is a friend of Lynne Spears and was most likely there to try and help with Brit’s situation. Sources say Britney was calm during his visit. She had been upset earlier in the morning but his presence helped immensely.

Nurses say Britney was being a major PIA. She was yelling at people, demanding to be let out of the hospital, pulled her IV out and refused to hold still.

Reports say she was a ‘5150′, which is a person who is a threat to themselves or others, and can generally be held for 72 hours if doctors so chose. But apparently they didn’t in her case. Can anyone tell me WHY?

Anyhow she and Dr. Phil left the hospital together.

So anyway, Britney goes home and what does she decide to do? Drive around aimlessly in her white Mercedes of course! Probably going to score more nose candy or something.

Jamie Spears, Britney’s dad was seen leaving his Britney’s gated community just after she left. Meanwhile, Kevin Federline is the smart one once again - he hasn’t left his house and is keeping the children away from the craziness.

— UPDATE —

Dr. Phil has released the following statement after meeting with Britney:

“My meeting with Britney and some of her family members this morning in her room at Cedars leaves me convinced more than ever that she is in dire need of both medical and psychological intervention.

She was released moments before my arrival and was packing when I entered the room. We visited for about an hour before I walked with her to her car. I am very concerned for her.”

— UPDATE #2 —

TMZ is reporting that the statement released by Dr. Phil is entirely untrue. They say that yes, Dr. Phil did visit Britney, but he did so at the request of her parents, and Britney had no idea he was coming. Somehow the hospital - despite Britney not wanting visitors -allowed him to go to Britney’s room where she was ‘blindsided’ by his appearance. She promptly left her room upset, but returned shortly after.

It did not go well, as previously reported.

Sources say that Dr. Phil was NOT there for an hour, but a mere 15 minutes. He did almost all of the talking, and Britney was not interested in hearing it. And they add they he did NOT escort her out of the hospital, he simply followed behind as she left.

Apparently Dr. Phil has convinced Britney’s parents to appear on his show. Can you believe it? The show is to tape Monday and air Tuesday. Dr. Phil wasted no time getting in on the action. I am gravely disappointed in him and the parents for making this all about THEM. They should be working together to find a way to help Britney, and I doubt a public airing of the family’s dirty laundry on national television is the place to start.

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