Crystal claims that she was brainwashed,  was forced into the room with the naked man and in her own words claims that she "was blocked by the staff to prevent her from leaving."

This follows the lawsuit filed by a woman named Shirley Dieu, who sought help from Phil in 2007, and alleges basically the same thing, except Shirley claims that Dr. Phil touched her left breast. Of course, Dr. Phil and his people are denying it all.

Earlier this month, a statement was released and a rep for Phil said of the lawsuit, “All of Shirley Rae Dieu’s claims are without merit. As with all of the occupants of the DR. PHIL House, Ms. Dieu participated voluntarily, having submitted her personal story with the hope that she could confront, and overcome, her individual issues.”

My goodness. This is quite and interesting situation for Dr. Phil here. Is it possible that both women are lying, or has Dr. Phil really crossed the line?

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According to the magazine, Dr. Phil has fired 30 staff members abruptly in his latest backstage meltdown.  Apparently, the show began with 250 staffers and is now down to around 100. 

First of all, I’m not sure how that could be true since I’d imagine it takes more than 100 people to produce this show. 

The article goes on to say that the ratings for The Dr. Phil Show continue to drop drastically – in 2005 he was pulling in 7.2 million viewers and now it’s just about 2.5 million. 

Again, I have no idea how accurate all of this is but I can actually see how that would make sense.  I used to find Dr. Phil harsh but a lot of his advice was actually useful. 

Now, it just seems like he rakes people over the coals for sheer entertainment for his audience and I think it has turned people off.  I liked feeling like he was being hard on a couple/individual/family because he wanted to help them and now it just looks like he does it for ratings. 

What do you think?  Have you stopped watch the show?  If so, why?

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According to the Boston Herald, a woman named Susan Hassett sent Hasselbeck a copy of her own self-published work, Living with Celiac Disease, along with “a homemade cooking video, a personal note, a newspaper article and a business card.”

So far, Elisabeth hasn’t responded to the allegations but I would like to know just how similar the books are.  This health-related stuff can be so similar since, unless the author has stumbled upon some huge breakthrough, it’s all just a variation on what researchers have discovered.  I hope Elisabeth didn’t steal from that woman but I guess it will be up to a court of law to decide.

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The fans had been waiting for 7 hours in the sun and each of them had reserved tickets to the show. Despite the fact that they had reserved tickets, they were denied access due to a major miscount on the show’s part. They over counted 500 people attending the event so those 500 fans left the Warner Bros lot disappointed and terribly unsatisfied.

One woman even claims that she was able to squeeze in behind the stage, but even that turned out to be horrendous. "We had no speakers to hear anything! My nose started bleeding and NO ONE even bothered to see if I was ok. The security guy just gave me a napkin. Two other girls fainted because of the heat."

After all they’d reportedly been through, the fans were then told to call back next season for tickets.

That is just awful!! Some of the fans had even travelled from far away to see No Doubt perform. I don’t understand how you can over count by 500. That is insanity!

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In an interview with USA Today, Portia said "It’s the same thing every single year: that I am trying to get pregnant.  And I’m not. Maybe one day I’ll want to have kids, but it’s not something we’ve talked about recently."

I don’t understand why people have to be obsessed with the reproductive lives of celebrities.  If a couple chooses to have a baby, then we’ll find out when the child is born or during the pregnancy.  Why do we have to put so much pressure on them?

The 36-year-old Australian actress was married to Ellen last August in Los Angeles. 

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• Bonnie Hunt – Lauren Graham, Bruce Jenner and Troy Landwehr
• Dr. Phil – Real Life: Heart Shattered
• Ellen – Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and Giant
• Martha – Tom Colicchio
• Oprah – Dr. Oz and people who suffer from night terrors
• Rachael Ray – Holiday recipes and shopping tips form Rocco
• Regis and Kelly – Eric Dane, Faith Ford, Disney on Ice, Jason Mraz, Santa Claus and Happy Holidays
• The View - Jamie Foxx and Viola Davis
• Tyra – Fashion Week

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The Chicago Sun Times wrote (with information from a longtime View staff member): ”It’s not as bad as during the Rosie [O'Donnell] era” but that it’s gotten to the point where Barbara Walters has had to call a ”cooling off” meeting.

It’s always Elisabeth vs. someone so maybe it’s time to consider her the problem.  I’m a bit exhausted by all of the hand-holding and “calming down” people need to do with Elisabeth.  Either toughen up and take it or stop dishing it out, is my opinion…

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Al Reynolds might have had a really public freak out about his divorce but that doesn’t seem to have affected how he feels about his estranged wife, Star Jones.  When asked about his relationship with the former co-host of The View he said that he still loves her very much even after she filed for divorce back in March.

Here’s a segment of an interview he did recently.  See the other parts on his YouTube channel!

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“That’s the rumor,” He told OK! “Last I heard, NBC was really, really trying to make it happen. I don’t know if it will happen yet or not.”

Not only would it be an honour for Keith to have Oprah on the show, but meeting the queen of talk shows would put Keith in a state of pure shock.

“There are very few people in the world that if I meet I would hyperventilate over and that would be her,” Keith admitted. When asked about what role Winfrey would play, Keith replied by saying, “She’d have to play herself.” Keith added, “I think we’ve talked about her so much she’d have to play herself and then you’d have to watch me loose all bowel movements.”

That could be great! Do you guys think Oprah would be a good addition to the show?

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Tongues are wagging about sagging ratings on the Oprah Winfrey Show.  It’s down by 7%, her magazine is selling less and her reality television show Big Give did not do well so, of course, critics are talking.  The thing is that almost everything in syndication has suffered from lower ratings and I think it’s really premature to start panicking.

Naturally, people are trying to draw connections to her endorsement of presidential candidate, Barack Obama.  I’m sorry but, if I were in her position and strongly believed in something, I would find it hard to stay silent.  She has done controversial things in the past and I think this is no exception.  Besides, it’s not like Obama is a lame-duck.  He is currently looking like the forerunner of the Democratic party and I think she has a right to support whomever she chooses. 

Here’s a video of the story.  Watch it and tell me what you think!

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