Oprah to Fire Dr. Phil?

Dr. Phil and powerhouse Oprah haven’t been the best of friends recently. Oprah was reportedly pissed when Dr. Phil was successfully sued for his sham diet products and supposedly snubbed him by ditching his son Jay’s wedding in 2006.

The Britney Scandal is the last straw for Oprah, the National Enquirer declares, and she’s set to kick his ass to the curb. Oprah runs the production company that puts out Dr. Phil’s show. She thinks Dr. Phil exploited Britney and instead of apologizing for his obvious mistake that violated ethics, he continued to milk the ineffective intervention to get publicity for his tabloid-esque show:

“Phil has been warned by Oprah about many past mistakes. This was coming for a long time,” revealed a show source.

“They’ve waged a bitter feud for several years, but as head of Harpo, which produces his show, she can tell him to jump - and how high…

“But the Britney scandal is much, much worse,” said the source.

Oprah will formally deliver Dr. Phil’s pink slip in a face-to-face meeting, sources say.

Some colleagues even question whether Dr. Phil violated professional patient confidentiality standards when he announced to the world: “My meeting with Britney leaves me convinced more than ever that she is in dire need of both medical and psychological intervention.”

The TV therapist decided to go public for a second time - but not to apologize for violating confidentiality. He simply announced he was dropping the Britney-themed show.

“Oprah was livid,” said the close source. “He should have thrown himself on his sword and said he should have never spoken to the media in the first place. But instead he used the spotlight to tout his struggling show.”

[The National Enquirer, print January 28 2008]

Dr. Phil signed a $75 million five-year contract in 2005 worth $15 million a year.

He finally made a half-assed statement on his show about how he didn’t help Britney, but he never said that he did anything unethical by talking about her to the press. He just said regrets it because it may cost him his show:

Dr. Phil to Britney's Family: "I'm Not Sorry!"

(The show is slated to air Monday.)

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