A Spears family rep chewed him up on "Today" today. Here's the network's brief:

In a live exclusive interview, the Spears family spokesperson, Lou Taylor, talked to Meredith Vieira about Dr. Phil's hospital visit with Britney Spears and his actions and statement thereafter. Taylor said, "This is just another example of trust really being betrayed, and being inappropriate." Taylor also said the Spears family was never going to appear on Dr. Phil's television show. She said that the family felt Dr. Phil acted "self-serving" and that he "compromised" their relationship with Britney. Taylor, who serves as the business manager for Britney Spears' father, mother, and younger sister, Jamie Lynn, talked to Vieira live this morning on NBC News' "Today."

You can find the entire, 8-minute segment here:

(If that doesn't work, you can also go here.)

I especially like this line: "What's wrong with Dr. Phil's statement is that he made a
statement."

Amid mounting criticism (and the diminishing possiblity of getting Spears family members on the air), Dr. Phil has dropped his plan to devote his show to the Brit situation. The statement on his Web site goes like this:

"As was widely reported this weekend, at the request of concerned family members, I visited Britney Spears in the hospital. The details of that visit will, of course, remain private.
"We had planned to tape a Dr. Phil Now show today, focusing not on the tabloid side of Britney’s latest problems, but instead on the very serious issues surrounding this case. Clearly, it is not just Britney's family struggling to find a way to protect adult children who cannot be ordered or compelled to seek help.

"Britney and her family are in our prayers, and we ask that they be in yours."

As you already know, Britney Spears's 16-year-old sister Jamie Lynn is pregnant.

Something about the holiday season, I guess. This time a year ago, Keisha Castle-Hughes was on the big screen as Mary in "The Nativity Story." Off-screen, she was 16 and pregnant.

My favorite tidbit about the Jamie Lynn pregnancy may be this headline from People.com: "Lynne Spears' Parenting Book 'Delayed Indefinitely.' "

"The publisher [The Thomas Nelson company, specializing in inspirational books and Bibles] declined to comment on whether the focus of the book would change in light of the pregnancy announcement," added People.com.

Well, at least it wasn't a book on family planning.

Britney Spears made clear during her second pregnancy that it had not been planned, and it didn't sound as if Brit had done anything to prevent it.

Nor does it appear that Lynne Spears thought much about telling her daughters to be careful in matters sexual. Even with the example of Britney splashed across the tabloids and the Internet, Lynne never imagined Jamie Lynn would get knocked up.

According to People.com, Lynne said in an OK! magazine interview that "I didn't believe (the pregnancy) because Jamie Lynn's always been so conscientious. She's never late for her curfew. I was in shock. I mean, this is my 16-year-old baby."

Baby Mama, now.