‘Dr. Phil’ donated $600,000 to Anthony charity, People reports - Hal

by mom_in_il Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:13 pm

‘Dr. Phil’ donated $600,000 to Anthony charity, People reports
posted by halboedeker on July, 2 2012 5:55 PM

How much did Dr. Phil McGraw pay to a charity set up by George and Cindy Anthony?

That question has floated out there since the parents of Casey Anthony appeared on the season premiere of “Dr. Phil” in September.

People magazine reports that the figure was $600,000.

The magazine offers the information in ”The Strange, Lonely Life of Casey Anthony.” The article is timed to the first anniversary Thursday of Anthony’s acquittal of murder in the 2008 death of her daughter, Caylee.

WESH-Channel 2’s Bob Kealing reported that George and Cindy’s attorney Mark Lippman wouldn’t confirm the figure in the People article, but Lippman said the Caylee’s Fund charity was dissolved Friday and $100,000 in it had been distributed to three other foundations.

Still, Kealing noted that People reports the “Dr. Phil” money has gone to support Casey Anthony.

How does that information make you feel? I’m pretty sure that McGraw didn’t get his money’s worth, because paying for interviews is such an unseemly practice.

“Dr. Phil” airs at 3 p.m. weekdays on WOFL-Channel 35.

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