Dr. Phil has pulled plans to featured a special on celebrity trainwreck Britney Spears on Tuesday afternoon’s edition of The Dr. Phil Show. Could Brit’s complete refusal to have anything to do with him have anything to do with the TV doc’s sudden change of heart?

Dr. Phil has released the following statement:

“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 tomorrow, 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. Because the Spears situation is too intense at this time, and out of consideration to the family, I have made the decision not to move forward with the taping at this particular time. Britney and her family are in our prayers and we ask that they be in yours.”