
I already weighed in on how stupid I feel it was of Dr. Drew Pinsky to run his mouth about Tom Cruise to Playboy, and apparently now Drew is realizing it was a mistake, too. So he’s apologizing. Sort of.
In a statement through his own lawyer, Drew says:
“Dr. Drew meant no harm to Mr. Cruise and apologizes if his comments were hurtful … Although Mr. Fields’s [Tom's lawyer] 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.”
Um, Drew?
Let me reprint your quote once more: “Take a guy like Tom Cruise. Why would somebody be drawn into a cultish kind of environment like Scientology? To me, that’s a function of a very deep emptiness and suggests serious neglect in childhood – maybe some abuse, but mostly neglect.”
Okay. Hey. Take a guy like Drew Pinsky. Why would someone with an actual degree to practice medicine be drawn into a famewhoring, destructive environment like Celebrity Rehab? To me, that’s a function of a very deep emptiness and suggests serious insecurity in one’s personal identity — maybe some money-grubbing, but mostly insecurity.
No offense.