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As Vox’s Julia Belluz pointed out, she has a long history of enabling junk science.
I Do recall her opening a school in South Africa for black girls,and then i noticed from a newspaper article,there was a sex scandal connected to the school
Oprah Winfrey, the talk show host and billionaire, said that a child abuse scandal at the girls’ school she founded in South Africa was the worst experience of her life.
originally posted by: TheConstruKctionofLight
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Weight loss products
These products contain scientifically researched levels of ingredients that can help you change your behavior to take control of your weight." This met with swift criticism from various sources,[3] accusing McGraw (a clinical psychologist, and not a physician) of lacking the expertise to recommend weight loss products. Facing a Federal Trade Commission investigation into Shape Up's claims, McGraw pulled his supplements off the market in March 2004, and the FTC dropped its probe
The Making of Dr. Phil unauthorized biography (2003)
The Making of Dr. Phil is a biography by Sophia Dembling, a reporter from the Dallas Morning News, and Lisa Gutierrez, a reporter from The Kansas City Star.[5] The book probes McGraw's history, with interviews of his childhood friends and former classmates. The book reports that McGraw allegedly used unethical business practices in a gym business early in his career, that he was allegedly abusive to his first wife and to his staff,
Britney Spears "intervention" (2008) In January 2008, McGraw visited pop star Britney Spears in her hospital room.[53] The visit by McGraw drew criticism from the Spears family and from mental health professionals...
It was reported that a psychologist filed a complaint with the California Board of Psychology (BOP), alleging that McGraw had practiced psychology without a license and had violated doctor-patient privilege by discussing Spears' case with the media.[59]
“Oprah is furious,” an insider told the magazine. “She expected Phil to apologize before the situation got out of hand. Instead he used the spotlight to tout his struggling talk show. … Oprah thinks he has completely lost his sense of right and wrong.”
A show source told the Enquirer that Oprah warned Phil before, and her angry reaction was “coming for a long time.” Seems the two talk titans clashed over several issues in the past. In 2005, Phil “threw a hissy fit” when Oprah’s close pal Maria Shriver failed to wrangle hubby Arnold Schwarzenegger to introduce him at an obesity conference. He also earned O’s ire after his “Shape Up!” diet products failed to deliver and later led to a $10.5 million settlement.