A scheduled guest on the Dr. Phil show had a panic attack before she was set to appear. (The guest, former Playboy Club waitress “Bambi” Bembenek, was going to proclaim her innocence of murder charges to which she had previously pled no contest.) So she decided to tie bedsheets together to escape the second-floor apartment where she was staying. And she fell, and broke her leg. Which was amputated as a result. If you’ve been reading this website any length of time, you know what happened next. (“Ex-cop blames ‘Dr. Phil’ show for injuries that led to amputation”, AP, Nov. 11; press release; see also Jessica McBride, “Bembenek judge calls case a ‘circus'”, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Oct. 24; “Bembenek Hurts Foot Trying To Escape Hotel Room”, Channel4000.com, Nov. 17, 2002). (via SoCalLawBlog)
Dr. Phil Sued
A scheduled guest on the Dr. Phil show had a panic attack before she was set to appear. (The guest, former Playboy Club waitress “Bambi” Bembenek, was going to proclaim her innocence of murder charges to which she had previously pled no contest.) So she decided to tie bedsheets together to escape the second-floor apartment […]
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