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The Expert: 'How I Would Save Britney Spears' Through Hypnosis

Mon, 07 Jan 2008 16:15:54 -0500

As Britney Spears was preparing to leave Cedars-Sinai Medical Center after her 72-hour lockdown yesterday, Phil McGraw (a.k.a. Dr. Phil) reportedly “blindsided” the pop star, who then rejected Mr. McGraw’s offer to help her. Since Mr. McGraw was unable to penetrate Ms. Spears’ protective shell, we called celebrity life coach Patrick Wanis, Ph.D., to find out what measures he would take to help the fallen idol.

Before getting started, Mr....

The Expert: Mischa Barton, Facebook Are Symptoms of 'Me Generation'

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:15:56 -0500

We called celebrity life coach Patrick Wanis, PhD, to hear his thoughts on today’s news concerning Mischa Barton, former star of The O.C.

According to an official police report obtained by TMZ, the 21-year-old actress was arrested early this morning in West Hollywood for driving under the influence of alcohol. Police stated, in part, that Ms. Barton was picked up after she was “seen straddling two lanes of traffic and...

The Expert: Rules of Engagement for Paparazzi, Scientology

Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:34:21 -0500

Last week, celebrity life coach Patrick Wanis, PhD, wanted to tell our readers his list of the Top Ten Celebrity Meltdowns of 2007.

Today, on the phone with the Daily Transom, he got a little more daring.

First up: recent news that Lindsay Lohan has started to use the paparazzi to her own advantage, setting up and pocketing proceeds from snaps of her own mug.

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The Expert: Top Ten Celebrity Meltdowns of 2007!

Mon, 10 Dec 2007 11:57:38 -0500

What better way to lighten your Monday load than with a little celebrity lifestyle coaching from Patrick Wanis, PhD? He's just miraculously survived an invasion of legion New Yorkers in town for Art Basel Miami. Despite all that distraction, he offered up a gargantuan platter of super-chewy goss. It's The Top Ten Celebrity Meltdowns of 2007!

We've included his list, which Mr. Wanis released only to The Daily...

The Expert: Curse of the Reality Show Romance

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:45:57 -0500

We were starting to get the feeling that something was missing from The Daily Transom. And then it hit us, hard—like Britney Spears’ umbrella on K-Fed’s car. It’s been over two weeks since we last checked in with our celebrity life coach, Patrick Wanis, PhD. This time, we talked about what he called “the curse of the reality show.”

Mr. Wanis said it’s as simple...

The Expert: Ellen Degeneres is 'Living Like She's On an Island'

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 17:17:55 -0500

It’s been a week since we last spoke with celebrity life coach Patrick Wanis, Ph.D., so we called him earlier today to ask him some of the more pressing questions celebrities are posing right now.

We started things off with Writers Guild Enemy No. 1, talk show host Ellen DeGeneres (who is also a W.G.A. member). She canceled plans to tape her show in New York next week after earning her union's disapproval...

The Experts: "There's Something Weird" About Lance and Ashley

Thu, 01 Nov 2007 15:04:45 -0400

Page Six is a funny kind of matchmaker. Right or wrong (Anthony Weiner and Huma Abedin?) a relationship posited in the column becomes a real thing in Hollywood, where press is everything.

Not really sure of what to make of the Lance Armstrong-Ashley Olsen pairing posited in the column today—a true Edgar Bergen-and-Charlie McCarthy match-up—we called celebrity life coach Patrick Wanis to weigh in on the matter.

“There’s something weird there. It...