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While many fans likely see Phil McGraw and the work he’s been doing on his talk show, Dr. Phil, for the past 20 seasons as the committed forum on mental health that it has claimed to be, several of the show’s past and current employees have now alleged that their own mental health was negatively impacted by working for the program. With those claims now out in the open, though, McGraw’s lawyer has spoken out against those reports of racism and a toxic work environment.
Now that a dozen of current and former employees from Dr. Phil have come forward and spoken to BuzzFeed about allegations that the show is a toxic workplace (similar to what happened with The Ellen DeGeneres Show in 2020), McGraw’s personal attorney, Patrick Morris, has responded to the claims in a statement to Variety. Morris denied the allegations, and said:
It was just on February 10 that BuzzFeed posted accounts from 12 people (who all elected to remain anonymous for fear of retaliation) who had worked, or currently do work, for Dr. Phil, which noted that those who run the show supposedly use “verbal abuse in a workplace that fosters fear, intimidation, and racism.” Eleven of those interviewed said that “their own mental health was damaged and disrupted at the expense of working for Phil McGraw.”
While none of the employees interviewed...
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