Britney Spears' family says "Dr. Phil" should keep his mouth shut

Lou Taylor, a business manager for Spears' mother, Lynne, and younger sister, Jamie Lynn, appeared on NBC's "Today" show Wednesday and said McGraw had betrayed the family's trust by talking to the media about Spears' mental health after showing up at the 26-year-old pop star's hospital room on Saturday for a visit.

"The family basically extended an invitation of trust for him to come in as a resource to support them, not to go out and make public statements," Taylor said.

Taylor said McGraw was invited to the hospital by Spears' family, but "he was not invited to make this part of a public display or part of the media."

McGraw said earlier this week that he was shelving plans for a show on Spears' latest breakdown. He said Spears' predicament was "too intense" for him to go on with the show.


Mental health professionals also criticized McGraw this week, saying he went too far by showing up at Spears' room at Cedars-Sinai.

McGraw fired back at his critics "Somebody needs to step up and get this young woman into some quality care — and I do not apologize one whit, not one second, for trying to make that happen," he said.

Celeberty shrink Dr. Phil cancels show about Britney Spears

After Dr. Phil visited Britney Spears post-meltdown at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, he was quick to report that the pop star was “in dire need of both medical and psychological intervention,” reported BBC News. Now, the host of “The Dr. Phil Show” is canning the plans for taping a show about the singer’s many breakdowns.

Dr. Phil would have taped the show Monday. But, according to Reuters.com, the TV psychologist explained, “Because the Spears situation is too intense at this time, and out of consideration to the family, I have made the decision not to move forward with the taping.”