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John Phillips (Tiger King Joe Exotic's Lawyer) Discusses Shocking Revelations of Season 2 – Ask Dr. Drew – Episode 70

Ask Dr. Drew

Dr. Drew

Health & Fitness, News Commentary, News, Politics

4.7759 Ratings

🗓️ 31 January 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Famed lawyer Robert Shapiro once called John Phillips “the best lawyer in America.” John specializes in personal injury, wrongful death and civil rights cases. He is now representing the Tiger King, Joe Exotic, in his bid to get a new trial. Find John Phillips online at https://FloridaJustice.com [This episode originally aired on December 9, 2021] Ask Dr. Drew is produced by Kaleb Nation ( https://kalebnation.com) and Susan Pinsky (https://twitter.com/FirstLadyOfLove). SPONSORS • REFRAME – Since the beginning of the pandemic, nearly 1 in 5 Americans has reported consuming an unhealthy amount of alcohol, but only 10% of them are actually getting the help they need. Reframe is a neuroscience-based smartphone app that helps users cut back or quit drinking alcohol. Use the code DRDREW for 25% off your first month or annual subscription at https://drdrew.com/reframe • HYDRALYTE – “In my opinion, the best oral rehydration product on the market.” Dr. Drew recommends Hydralyte’s easy-to-use packets of fast-absorbing electrolytes. Learn more about Hydralyte and use DRDREW25 at checkout for a special discount at https://drdrew.com/hydralyte  • ELGATO – Every week, Dr. Drew broadcasts live shows from his home studio under soft, clean lighting from Elgato’s Key Lights. From the control room, the producers manage Dr. Drew’s streams with a Stream Deck XL, and ingest HD video with a Camlink 4K. Add a professional touch to your streams or Zoom calls with Elgato. See how Elgato’s lights transformed Dr. Drew’s set: https://drdrew.com/sponsors/elgato/  THE SHOW: For over 30 years, Dr. Drew Pinsky has taken calls from all corners of the globe, answering thousands of questions from teens and young adults. To millions, he is a beacon of truth, integrity, fairness, and common sense. Now, after decades of hosting Loveline and multiple hit TV shows – including Celebrity Rehab, Teen Mom OG, Lifechangers, and more – Dr. Drew is opening his phone lines to the world by streaming LIVE from his home studio in California. On Ask Dr. Drew, no question is too extreme or embarrassing because the Dr. has heard it all. Don’t hold in your deepest, darkest questions any longer. Ask Dr. Drew and get real answers today. This show is not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. All information exchanged during participation in this program, including interactions with DrDrew.com and any affiliated websites, are intended for educational and/or entertainment purposes only. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey, everybody. Thank you for joining us on this stream. And we will be speaking with John Phillips in just a moment.

0:05.7

John is the attorney of Joe Exotic. If you watch the second season of Tiger King, you saw John featured quite extensively in that thing.

0:14.2

And it turns out that John and I had a relationship long before this, where he used to commentate on my HLN program back in the day.

0:22.5

Our laws as it pertained to substances are draconian and bizarre.

0:26.6

The psychopaths start this.

0:27.8

He was an alcoholic because of social media and pornography, PTSD, love addiction.

0:32.6

Fentanyl and heroin.

0:33.7

Ridiculous.

0:34.8

I'm a doctor for a sick.

0:36.3

Where the hell you think I learned that? I'm just saying, you go to treatment before you kill people. I'm a doctor for a . I say, where the hell you think I learned that?

0:38.3

I'm just saying, you go to treatment before you kill people.

0:41.3

I am a clinician.

0:42.3

I observe things about these chemicals.

0:43.3

Let's just deal with what's real.

0:44.3

We used to get these calls on Lovelin all the time,

0:47.3

educate adolescents, and to prevent, and to treat.

0:49.3

You have trouble, you can't stop, and you want to help stop it.

0:52.3

I can help. I got a lot to say. I got a lot more to say.

1:04.6

Since the beginning of the pandemic, nearly one in five Americans has reported consuming an unhealthy amount of alcohol.

1:11.4

Could be you, but only 10% of them are actually getting the help they need.

1:15.7

Refram is a neuroscience-based smartphone app that helps users cut back or quit drinking alcohol altogether.

1:22.6

Using evidence-based tools, techniques, and content, reframe guides users through a personalized program

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