With the rather sordid news about Dr. Phil backstabbing Oprah, he was due for something positive and his son, Jay McGraw gave him just what he needed to hear.

Jay and his wife Erica are expecting their second child. Their daughter Avery Elizabeth (1) is going to be a big sister!

“Robin and I are thrilled Jay and Erica are expecting again,” Dr Phil tells PEOPLE, “and the due date is my birthday – Sep. 1. Avery has been getting us into tiptop babysitting shape.”

So there is going to be another McGraw in the family.  Very cute.   Congrats to the happy, growing family!

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Dr. Phil pulled some pretty shady business when he tried to “out scoop” the woman who discovered him, Oprah.  Who messes with Oprah?  What, is he nuts?

TMZ got their hands on the legal papers filed in a lawsuit against Dr. Phil for allegedly defaming two men in the Natalee Holloway case.  (The girl who disappeared in Aruba.)

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Oprah had already scheduled an exclusive interview with Natalee’s mother, Beth on September 20, 2005. Dr. Phil was also trying to get an interview when he discovered Oprah was already on it.

Dr. Phil and his staff had a few emails exchanged between them and they are the proof that Dr. Phil tried to screw over Oprah:

One of the producers wrote an email to Phil, saying she had found out that Oprah had an interview with Beth. The producer had a plan: “But we can OUT SCOOP Oprah & do the show w/ her first no matter what we find tomorrow we still have an interesting show – plus only YOU can really help.”

Phil (using initials DPM – Dr. Phil McGraw) responded, “WE DEFINITELY NEED TO SCOOP THE DEAL SO IF WE NEED TO SHOOT THIS WEEK THEN LETS DO IT.” Phil adds this caution: “IF SHE [Beth] TELLS THE OPRAH PEOPLE ABOUT US THEY WILL LIKELY ATTEMPT TO DERAIL IT BY MOVING UP THEIR SCHEDULE.”

The producer responds, “Grea[t] & she won’t say anything to oprahs peeps she knows it would jeopardize what we are doing – I’ll email you both tomorrow as soon as I talk to jamie & we can go from there!! Yippie scoopen the big O!!”

OMG.  When this goes public… like it is right now, Dr. Phil is going to get so much heat.  People LOVE Oprah and anyone screwing with her is going to bring serious backlash.  Can you say ratings suicide?  Dr. Phil, you are an idiot.

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Ted Williams and his “Golden Voice”  bailed on rehab against medical advice yesterday.  He hadn’t even been in the program for two weeks when he left the rehab clinic, TMZ is reporting.

Dr. Phil had Williams on his show and was the inspiration behind checking in, in the first place.  Apparently that didn’t stick with him when it came time to get clean.

Ted left the Origins Recovery Center in South Texas and caught a plane (presumably)  to southern California.  His girlfriend is in rehab at the Safe Harbor facility in Costa Mesa and we have a feeling he wanted to see her.

How sad for Ted.  He was on a great path, getting a second chance at life, and now it looks like he’s throwing it all away… just like that.

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