Dr. Phil finds himself in a Twitter controversy after having to delete a tweet that caused quite a stir:
Considering Dr. Phil hosts a talk show driven by lifestyle and relationship driven topics, it seems the subject matter is not necessarily out-of-bounds, but something about the phrasing of the question along with Dr. Phil’s smiling headshot on his eponymous Twitter account made the question come across pretty creepy.
Some thought he was asking his million-plus Twitter followers advice for a situation he found himself facing, personally:
While others were offended by the question because they believed Dr. Phil was rationalizing rape:
Meanwhile, others just had fun making Dr. Phil the butt of their own, Twitter shenanigans:
Dr. Phil ended up deleting the Tweet, but we thank Twitter user @mirkinsane for saving a screen grab.
Dr. Phil has since deleted the tweet, but we thank Twitter user @Mirkinsane for saving a screen grab.
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