Dr. Phil Defends Tough ‘American Idol’ Auditions

Dr. Phil spoke with ‘Entertainment Tonight’ about the rough auditions ‘American Idol’ contestants have been through as the sixth season kicked off earlier this week. The talk show advice guru pointed out that the wannabes who auditioned for this season’s series have been watching the show for five years, so they know the ‘Idol’ drill. “The people who go on there that can’t sing are looking for their 15 minutes,” he explained. “They love that. They know what they are getting before they get in there. If they went in there and thought that it was a warm, fuzzy experience, and they were going to have a soft place to fall with their talent, and they got ambushed, [that would be a] different story, but that is not the case.”