Whoa! Sounds like Dr. Phil is a big ole grifter and liar? WHO COULD HAVE GUESSED IT? Via the Daily Beast:

The Daily Beast reported Tuesday that McGraw, who goes by the stage name Dr. Phil on his eponymous TV show, "overpromised and underdelivered" in a more than $500 million contract that he struck with Trinity Broadcast Network after leaving CBS in 2023. The report cites a complaint filed in a federal bankruptcy court in Texas.

The complaint, filed in a federal bankruptcy court in Texas, alleges that McGraw made false statements to create the illusion of a bidding war between TBN and CBS.

That's not very nice , Dr. Phil!

The complaint states that McGraw’s production company, Peteski, allegedly “reiterated numerous representations related to the then-current advertising revenue, pro

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