Dr. Drew: I meant no harm to Tom Cruise
Dr. Drew Pinsky issued a tempered apology to Tom Cruise on Thursday after the therapist raised questions about the actor’s mental health.
“Dr. Drew meant no harm to Mr. Cruise and apologizes if his comments were hurtful,” Pinsky’s rep said in a statement.
But Pinsky, the host of VH1’s Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, continued the war of words with Cruise’s attorney, Bert Fields, who sharply criticized Pinsky for his comments in Playboy.
Pinsky speculated in the magazine that Cruise’s Scientology beliefs could be a result of childhood “neglect,” prompting Fields to call Pinksy a “posturing flake” who “pretends to diagnose people he’s never met.”
Pinsky responds: “Although Mr. Fields’s intent is clearly to slander and discredit Dr. Drew, under no circumstances is Dr. Drew making a blanket diagnosis about Scientology nor Mr. Cruise whom he does not know. Dr. Drew was simply using Mr. Cruise as an example of someone who is recognizable to help the public understand. Again, Dr. Drew meant him no harm.”
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June 12th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
pinsky is probably right. cruse is psycho!
June 12th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Perhaps Dr. Drew is right about Tom Cruise, but he shouldn’t have said that publicly. Dr. Drew is a doctor, and he has a professional code of ethics. What he said violated that code. Dr. Drew should have known better. He was TRAINED to know better.
June 12th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
Whatever the truth is, I must agree with Joelle. And let’s not forget one thing, here, it’s that we don’t know Tom personally, therefore, let’s not judge.
And no I’m not a big fan.
June 13th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
Dr. Drew is a big ol bitch!