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Dr. Phil Cancels Britney Spears Special
Monday January 7, 2008

Phil McGraw and Britney Spears
Dr. Phil McGraw attends the "Late Show With David Letterman" taping November 01, 2007 in New York City; Britney Spears arrives at the grand opening of the LAX Nightclub on September 1, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
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Dr. Phil has canceled his upcoming special on Britney Spears.

In a statement, he tells Entertainment Tonight:

"We had planned to tape a Dr. Phil Now show tomorrow, focusing not on the tabloid side of Britney's latest problems, but instead on the very serious issues surrounding this case. Clearly, it is not just Britney's family struggling to find a way to protect adult children who cannot be ordered or compelled to seek help.

"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 at this particular time. Britney and her family are in our prayers and we ask that they be in yours."

He says details of his hospital visit with Spears "will, of course, remain private."

He visited her shortly before she was released Saturday.

He said on an ET/The Insider clip that ran on CBS' The Early Show this morning that Lynne Spears initially called him to intervene.

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