TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 2005
ENTERTAINMENT
PEOPLE
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN 7A
E-mails place Dr. Phil at heart of controversy
DAMAGED CIRCUS
LOS ANGELES — "Dr. Phil" McGraw stated in e-mails that he had "no expertise" in making the diet pills he endorsed, according to court filings in a lawsuit alleging the TV psychologist made false statements about the products.
McGraw also insisted on "the STRONGEST of disclaimers" in the products' advertisements before putting his name on the now discontinued Shape Upl diet campaign, the NewYork Daily News reported Monday, citing e-mail print-outs that are included in Los Angeles Superior Court filings.
"This fleshes out our position that Dr. Phil was in charge ... he was rewriting the commercials," said lawyer Henry Rossbacher, who filed the lawsuit against McGraw in 2004 on behalf of three unhappy customers.
McGraw, the TV show host, has denied the allegations.
"It's a pretty silly claim," said his Dallas-based lawyer, Bill Dawson. "It's the kind of suit that makes people hate lawyers."
McGraw jumped into the lucrative weight-loss market in mid-2003 with a campaign that included advice books, a prime-time special with NBC's Katie Couric on obesity and dieting, and his Shape Upl With Dr. Phil McGraw products.
The plan called for 22 pills daily at $120 a month.
Plaintiffs in the lawsuit are seeking class-action status to include thousands of potential plaintiffs. The judge could rule on that request next year.
The Associated Press
The Stars Show the Kind of Day You'll Have: 5-Dynamic: 4-Positive: 3-Average: 2-So-so: 1-Difficult
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for
Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005: Your style of communication and friendly ways win many friends for you. Don't hesitate to reach out to others. You are greatly in tune with your needs, as well as the needs of others. Visualize more of what you want, and don't hesitate to go for just that. Often, you worry or feel insecure. Learn how to relax and become more efficient. If you are single, relationships come forward, but might not be what you want. You might be better off getting to know potential sweeties better, as a very special person will enter your life close to your next birthday. If you are attached, share more of your vulnerabilities, and you'll become much closer. AQUARIUS reads you well.
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
**** Use your detachment; still, don't be surprised when everything gets mixed up. Listen rather than talk. You will gather much more key information that way.
Keeping others' minds straight could take a lot. Tonight: Where the crowds are, but make sure that if meeting someone, you are both carrying cell phones!
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
★★★ Although you might have the
final word, you do need to encourage teamwork. A sense of mutuality produces better results, be it professionally or personally. Your ability to sort through a problem could be called tonight. Forget an early bedtime.
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
★★★Don't buck the trend. You will find that others want and will demand that they have the final say. Don't even try to interfere with associates and friends. You might be more out of sync than you realize. Tonight: Confirm a get-together before heading out. Confusion lurks.
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
**** A particular associate might be demanding in his or her own special style. But together, the product you create could be very impressive. Carefully work through an issue that surrounds a love relationship. Tonight: Work with someone you care about to eliminate a touch of chaos.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
★★★ Others knock on your door. You have an opportunity to understand some of the key people in your life. Misunderstandings are likely, especially on the home front. Be careful.
that your humor doesn't hurt someone.
Tonight: Go along with plans.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
★★ Tension rises, especially as you see someone very differently. Pace yourself, as you might have a lot of ground to cover. Relax with someone you trust and understand. You also might need some help and support. Tonight: Whatever you choose, make it relaxing.
★★★ A money hassle could prove to be far more upsetting than you'd anticipated. Your creativity, humor and risk-taking abilities merge and might be the source of a problem. Speak your mind and share yourself with others. Tonight: Observe a financial red light.
★★★ Add confusion to the list of what might be going on. Might you not be getting the whole story? Security and finances need to become your highest priorities. Honor them accordingly. Tonight: Chill out.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Speak to others rather than
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
★★★ A friend might disappoint you.
You find that you can work around a problem. Listen well to someone's suggestions. You still might want to think through what is happening around you. Co-workers could be feisty.
Tonight: Be sensitive to expenses.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
question or wonder. The clearer you are, the better the results that will come forward. You could easily get your feelings hurt, or perhaps a problem evolves with someone else. Tonight: Hang out.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
***** You're full of fun and life.
Others focus on what you want.
Listen to your sixth sense with a friend.
Review an important matter.
Consider what you need to do to make an authority figure more comfortable.
Tonight: Don't take any flak.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
**PIECS (Feb. 19 - March 20)**
★★ More is going on behind the scenes than you realize. How you deal with someone could be quite different from before. Follow your instinctive reactions. You might want to be more in tune with others. Slow down. Tonight: Try to stay out of a confusing situation.
ACROSS
1 Glove
5 Owns
8 Bat a gnat
12 Needling liniment
13 Sapporo sash
14 Horse play?
15 Justice Marshall
17 Crucifix
18 Diving bird
19 Obliterated
21 Too thin
24 Forehead
25 Oxidation result
"i hope things work out"
30 Rage
31 Mini-plateaus
23 Roscoe
33 Indemnified
35 Sheltered
36 Tranquil
37 React to reveille
38 Moon-mission program
41 Humon-
42 Hemingway sobriquet
43 Blimp owner
48 Venetian-blind part
49 Wall climber
50 Musical Horne
51 Right angles
52 Scoundrel
53 Verve
DOWN
1 Wrestling surface
2 Pronoun in a JK quote
3 Thanksgiving abbr.
Solution time: 21 mins.
DIP R AM E N P OP
ACE E LE N A A B A
ME N T A L I S T S O W
AP U K I T T T E N
F I B B E R Y O R E
AL I D E N N O L T E
R I C H S A P T I E D
MA Y I M P U P S A G
C R O P C A S T L E
HE L E N E C P A
AR I A E R I A L I S T
M I S C R O N Y R U E
SE T O S T I A K E N
4 Despotic ruler
5 Boxing blow
6 Blood-group letters
7 Detour, maybe
8 Spread carelessly
9 Courts
10 Lotion additive
11 Lincoln-in-law
16 Eviscerate
20 Scepters
21 Forbidding
22 Emanation
23 Second-hand
24 Center of emotions
26 Re earth science
27 Jamaican citrus
28 Poolroom supply
29 Dandling locale
31 Unit of acceleration (Abbr.)
34 Ostentatious displays
35 Diamond pattern
37 Lend a hand
38 Semicircular vaulted area
39 Cover of gloom
40 October stone
41 Hopalong Cassidy portrayer
44 Eggs
45 Wet wiggler
46 Get — for effort
Yesterday's answer 12-6
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