Dr. Phil Touchy Feely Lawsuit Full of Inaccuracies

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6:12 pm, October 8th, 2009

According to a TMZ story, picked up by Perez Hilton and others, a woman named Shirley Dieu, who participated in the series “The Dr. Phil House,” is claiming Dr. Phil “touched her left breast during her therapy session.”

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.