Talk:Phil McGraw

This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the Phil McGraw article.
This is not a forum for general discussion of the article's subject.

Put new text under old text. Click here to start a new topic.
New to Wikipedia? Welcome! Learn to edit; get help.

Article policies

Find sources: Google (books · news · scholar · free images · WP refs) · FENS · JSTOR · TWL

Archives: 1, 2, 3, 4: 3 months

This article must adhere to the biographies of living persons (BLP) policy, even if it is not a biography, because it contains material about living persons. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially libellous. If such material is repeatedly inserted, or if you have other concerns, please report the issue to this noticeboard.

If you are a subject of this article, or acting on behalf of one, and you need help, please see this help page.

This article is rated B-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.
It is of interest to the following WikiProjects:

Biography: Arts and Entertainment / Sports and Games

	Biography portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Biography, a collaborative effort to create, develop and organize Wikipedia's articles about people. All interested editors are invited to join the project and contribute to the discussion. For instructions on how to use this banner, please refer to the documentation.BiographyWikipedia:WikiProject BiographyTemplate:WikiProject Biographybiography articles
	This article is supported by the arts and entertainment work group (assessed as Low-importance).
	Sports portal This article is supported by the sports and games work group (assessed as Low-importance).

United States: Television / Texas Low‑importance

	United States portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject United States, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of topics relating to the United States of America on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the ongoing discussions. Template Usage Articles Requested! Become a Member Project Talk Alerts United StatesWikipedia:WikiProject United StatesTemplate:WikiProject United StatesUnited States articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.
	Television portal This article is supported by American television task force.
	Texas portal This article is supported by WikiProject Texas (assessed as Low-importance).

Psychology Low‑importance

	Psychology portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Psychology, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of Psychology on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.PsychologyWikipedia:WikiProject PsychologyTemplate:WikiProject Psychologypsychology articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Television Low‑importance

	Television portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Television, a collaborative effort to develop and improve Wikipedia articles about television programs. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page where you can join the discussion. To improve this article, please refer to the style guidelines for the type of work.TelevisionWikipedia:WikiProject TelevisionTemplate:WikiProject Televisiontelevision articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

College football Low‑importance

	College football portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject College football, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of college football on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.College footballWikipedia:WikiProject College footballTemplate:WikiProject College footballcollege football articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Oklahoma Low‑importance

	Oklahoma portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Oklahoma, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of the U.S. state of Oklahoma on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.OklahomaWikipedia:WikiProject OklahomaTemplate:WikiProject OklahomaOklahoma articles
Low	This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

Internet culture Low‑importance

This article is within the scope of WikiProject Internet culture, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of internet culture on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Internet cultureWikipedia:WikiProject Internet cultureTemplate:WikiProject Internet cultureInternet culture articles

Low

This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

WikiProject Internet culture To-do:

Here are some tasks awaiting attention:

Article requests : View all requested internet culture articles
Expand : Pick an article from here or here
Photo : Category:Internet culture articles needing images
Stubs : All stubs are located here
Other : Category:Internet self-classification codes (!?); Try to get YouTube to FA; Tag all articles you find with {{WikiProject Internet culture}}
- See also Category:Internet culture articles needing attention

YouTube Low‑importance

This article is within the scope of WikiProject YouTube, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of YouTube and related topics on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.YouTubeWikipedia:WikiProject YouTubeTemplate:WikiProject YouTubeYouTube articles

Low This article has been rated as Low-importance on the project's importance scale.

WikiProject YouTube To-do:

A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.

Here are some tasks awaiting attention:

Article requests : see list.
Assess : Apply the assessment scale on Unknown-importance YouTube articles + Unassessed YouTube articles
Cleanup : See cleanup listing
Maintain : This WikiProject
Stubs : Category:Stub-Class YouTube articles
Other :
- Substitute {{WikiProject YouTube/Invite Members}} on user talk pages
- Check out edit requests on Talk:List of YouTubers

Semi-protected edit request on 12 February 2022

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

Done Eggishorn (talk) (contrib) 08:15, 19 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright case (2017)

In September 2017, McGraw won a copyright case against a former employee who acquired a video in bad faith, and planned to sell it to the National Enquirer.^[1]

Please allow the following information about the hostile work environment allegations to be included in the article. It is non-partisan and is backed by secondary, reliable sources.

Copyright case (2017)

In September 2017, McGraw won a copyright case against a former employee who acquired a video in bad faith, and planned to sell it to the National Enquirer.^[2]

Allegations of Hostile Work Environment

In February 2022, around a dozen current and former Dr. Phil employees accused McGraw of mistreating people involved with his show.^[3] Speaking anonymously with Buzzfeed News, these people claimed that they experienced "verbal abuse in a workplace that fosters fear, intimidation, and racism."^[4] Seven current employees also claimed the show's guests are often brought onto the show when they’re already in a vulnerable state, and are manipulated and treated unethically.^[4] Attorneys for McGraw and his co-producer Carla Pennington categorically denied every allegation made.^[4] However, a spokesperson for ViacomCBS told Variety, among other things, that "creating safe and inclusive working environments is a top priority" and that “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. We take seriously all such reports.”^[5] 2601:447:4000:220:5EB:69E8:5A8B:EAF7 (talk) 23:01, 12 February 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

^ Entertainment, Legal. "Dr. Phil Wins Copyright Case Against Woman Who Accuses Him Of Imprisonment". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
^ Entertainment, Legal. "Dr. Phil Wins Copyright Case Against Woman Who Accuses Him Of Imprisonment". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-06.
^ "Bombshell Allegation Against Dr. Phil Show". News.co.au. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Yandoli, Krystie Lee (10 February 2022). "Workplace. The Show Says Everything's Fine". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
^ Sharf, Zack; Maas, Jennifer (10 February 2022). "'Dr. Phil' Accused of Toxic Workplace in Report; Host's Lawyer Blasts Back: 'Clickbait Story'". Variety. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

Semi-protected edit request on 27 April 2022

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

Change “Ph.D. in clinical psychology” to “Psy.D. in clinical psychology” 47.144.241.191 (talk) 01:20, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: The sources in the article say Ph.D. RudolfRed (talk) 02:07, 27 April 2022 (UTC)[reply]

The libel about Sexy Vegan under the controversy section is made up by a known Sexy Vegan hater named Petsemetary, please delete it and block Petsematary

For starters the reference listed is not credible and in addition to that if you read the referenced source it does not say the made up libel Petsemetary claimed, this user has repeatedly done this kind of thing, he created an entire article on Sexy Vegan just to bash him with made up stuff. 2601:586:CA80:B260:5401:35C8:6A93:210D (talk) 09:40, 14 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Someone edit

In the controversy section it starts in 1988 not 1998 24.153.59.157 (talk) 23:19, 8 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Fixed in 2022. - 63.226.203.53 (talk) 23:39, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No mention of controversies in lead?

Per WP:LEAD, The lead should stand on its own as a concise overview of the article's topic. It should identify the topic, establish context, explain why the topic is notable, and summarize the most important points, including any prominent controversies.

I'm not going to, but I recommend someone take a try at writing an appropriate bit about his controversies for the lead. I'd argue the controversies receive such extensive coverage that them not appearing in the lead is strange. 104.232.119.107 (talk) 21:55, 14 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 28 October 2024

This edit request has been answered. Set the |answered= or |ans= parameter to no to reactivate your request.

-- Political affiliations -- On October 27, 2024 Phil McGraw, at a rally for Donald Trump at Madison Square Garden in New York City,

said he doesn’t agree with everything the former president says, but still endorses him. He defended Trump

from people who call him a bully. “To be a bully, there has to be an imbalance of power, and when there’s not, it’s just called a debate, and he’s just better at it than anybody else,” McGraw said."

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2024/oct/27/harris-trump-election-latest-updates-live 131.150.213.212 (talk) 00:16, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Not done There is nothing in the source linked about McGraw. Read WP:BLP. "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a tabloid: it is not Wikipedia's job to be sensationalist, or to be the primary vehicle for the spread of titillating claims about people's lives". Sundayclose (talk) 12:56, 28 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

[1] Entertainment, Legal. "Dr. Phil Wins Copyright Case Against Woman Who Accuses Him Of Imprisonment". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-06.

[2] Entertainment, Legal. "Dr. Phil Wins Copyright Case Against Woman Who Accuses Him Of Imprisonment". Forbes. Archived from the original on August 6, 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-06.

[3] "Bombshell Allegation Against Dr. Phil Show". News.co.au. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[employeespeak-4] Yandoli, Krystie Lee (10 February 2022). "Workplace. The Show Says Everything's Fine". BuzzFeed News. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[5] Sharf, Zack; Maas, Jennifer (10 February 2022). "'Dr. Phil' Accused of Toxic Workplace in Report; Host's Lawyer Blasts Back: 'Clickbait Story'". Variety. Retrieved 12 February 2022.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]