From the beginning, show executives have strived to create a collaborative, safe, and open environment for Dr. Phil’ and our hard-working, diverse team of more than 200 proud staff, many of whom have been here for two decades, have sincerely and respectfully worked with thousands of appreciative guests. Verifiable data contradicting the entire premise of their ‘anonymously attributed,’ sensationalized and baseless article.

Buzzfeed has been provided with dozens and dozens of attributed statements of fact, from current and past staff. “Buzzfeed’s ‘click-bait story’ containing verifiably and objectively false characterizations and reporting of the publicly available contradictory results of these legal cases raises significant doubts about the credibility of the other unsubstantiated, anonymous claims relating to the show and its staff, which are not true. Phil” spokesperson gave Variety the following statement: But Tiffany Clark, a 31-year-old who was a part of Paramount Pictures’ rotating page program and worked on “Dr.

The majority of employees identified executive producer Carla Pennington and other senior-level staffers as being verbally abusive. Phil” host Phil McGraw being toxic or abusive on set. None of the current or former employees who spoke to BuzzFeed News witnessed “Dr. Phil” production of encouraging them to perpetuate racist stereotypes onscreen. Obviously this girl should be on her medication and that’s what we’re trying to get her help for, but for the sake of TV they wanted her to look off the rails.” “She did take the medication because no one got there in time and I remember thinking, ‘My God, I don’t want to be the one to tell them or dissuade them from that.’ And that’s all for the sake of TV. “We were specifically instructed, ‘Make sure that she doesn’t take her medication before she goes onstage,’ because they wanted her to look unstable and quote-unquote, ‘crazy,’ for lack of a better term,” the employee told BuzzFeed News. One former employee allegedly received instructions to make sure a guest on the show didn’t take her prescribed medication. Phil” of manipulating guests of the show who are already in a vulnerable state. In addition to toxic workplace claims, seven of the employees accused “Dr. “We encourage any employee who believes that they or others within the company have been treated unfairly to report it without a fear of retaliation. Phil” parent company, adding, “We provide multiple avenues through which employees can report complaints to the company both on the record and anonymously,” the ViacomCBS spokesperson said. A spokesperson for ViacomCBS tells Variety that “creating safe and inclusive working environments is a top priority” for the “Dr.

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