Lawsuit Claims That Dr. Phil Is A Brainwashing Patient Molester

by Colby Hall | 6:50 pm, October 8th, 2009

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dr_phil Reports surfaced today of a very strange lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against Dr. Phil McGraw, two producers and another doctor. The lawsuit includes many claims, but most notable are false imprisonment, practicing with out a license and indecent exposure.

The article at People.com reports:

Shirley Rae Dieu, 56, of Irvine, Calif., claims she was seeking therapy from Dr. Phil in his Hollywood office in 2007 when she allegedly was held captive and “forced to be in the same room with a completely live naked man while he exposed his entire naked body, genitals and all,” according to her filing.

Representatives for McGraw did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Dieu further alleges she was deprived of sleep and food, “brainwashed” and “subjected to edited tapings depicting her as a different personality other than her own.” On Oct. 9, 2007, she claims Dr. Phil touched her left breast during a therapy session.

GossipCop has already shot down a number of claims:

Gossip Cop has learned that the allegation, part of papers she filed yesterday in the L.A. County Superior Court, is “completely ridiculous,” according to a source close to the talk show host. And that shouldn’t be too hard to prove, because a statement sent to Gossip Cop by the Dr. Phil show states, “Dr. Phil is never alone in the House with any of these guests and all of his interactions are captured on video and/or audio tape.”

Interestingly, Dieu tried to file some claims nine months ago with the Los Angeles Police Department, and the breast-touching allegation was not included. Her contentions were investigated back then, and the City Attorney decided not to pursue the case.

Another claim Gossip Cop can shoot down which Dieu alleged in her court papers is that she “was blocked by the staff to prevent her from leaving.” A source close to Dr. Phil tells Gossip Cop, she was “never imprisoned,” and, in fact, when Dieu said she wanted to leave the house, far from blocking her access, the show arranged to have a car take Dieu from the Hollywood house to her home in Orange County.