Dr. Phil: I Regret Talking About Britney

Dr. Phil said he regrets releasing a statement after his now infamous hospital visit with Britney Spears earlier this month. "Was it helpful to the situation? Regrettably, no. It was not, and I have to acknowledge that and I do," he told his audience Thursday during taping of a Dr. Phil episode that will run Monday, according to USA Today . "I definitely think if I had it to do over again, I probably wouldn't make any statement at all. Period." ("He was not invited to make this a public display," Lou Taylor, a spokesperson for mom Lynne, said on The Today Show .) Dr. Phil — who stopped practicing years ago and is not licensed in California — told USA Today that he visited her at the request of Spears' parents as "a friend and ally of the family," not as a psychologist. He said he hoped for a "gentle and relaxed dialogue that might be of value" in helping Spears find medical professionals, the paper reports. He declined to discuss details of the conversation or reports ... (link)