Dr. Phil Says Britney Talk Was a Mistake
Dr. Phil isn't regretting going to Cedars Sinai hospital to try and help Britney Spears out of her craziness -- but he is sorry he ever made a public statement about the pop star's condition.
In a statement to Entertainment Tonight, Phil said that Brit Brit was "dire need of both medical and psychological intervention," and now the doc is admitting that talking to the press wasn't exactly the best move to make.
"Was it helpful to the situation? Regrettably, no. It was not, and I have to acknowledge that and I do," the talk show host told his audience Thursday during taping of a Dr. Phil show, set to air Monday. "I definitely think if I had it to do over again, I probably wouldn't make any statement at all. Period."
Obviously Phil regrets all the bad press he got for getting involved in this mess, as well, but he's not admitting that. He swears, if Lynne Spears called and asked him to reach out to Brit again, he would. "How could you not?" he told USA Today.
Easily. I like to pick up the phone and say "no habla ingles."
