Shelley Duvall On Dr. Phil: I Found Out The ‘Hard Way’ What Kind Of Person He Is

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Shelley dooval The subject of an unexpected – yet lovingly written – profile Hollywood reporter on Thursday.

The recurring co-star of the 1980 film “The Shining”, who fled Texas from Hollywood for unknown reasons nearly 30 years ago, made only one TV appearance after fading into obscenity.

In 2016, she went to “Dr. In Phil an interview Widely restricted to exploiting someone with a mental health condition. Most famously, Duvall told host Phil McGraw that he believed Robin Williams to be his co-star in the 1980 film “Poppy”, which Died Committing suicide in 2014, was still alive and a shapeshitter.

However, Saith Abramovich, who wrote Duvall’s profile for THR, said he “found it.” [Duvall’s] Let the memory be incisive and his stories engrossed. “

He also wrote that during interviews with him, the star and producer of the 1990 film “Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhym” appeared “visibly distressed” by McGrath’s name.

“I found out what kind of person he is, it’s difficult,” Dawal told Abramovich, referring to McGraw. “My mother didn’t like him, either. A lot of people, like [my partner]Said, ‘You shouldn’t do that, Shelly.’ ‘

Duvall had apparently presented for the interview without the knowledge of his long-time partner Dan Gilroy.

Came back after some time A promo Aired for Duval’s interview with McGraw. Actress Mia Farrow called McGraw a TV talk-show hunter who exploited Duvall “for her own benefit.”

Vivian Kubrick, the daughter of Stanley Kubrick (who directed Duvall in “The Shining”), also called the interview “extremely cruel” and “heartless form of entertainment”.

In a statement to THR, a spokesperson for “Dr. Phil” said that the show felt that airing their interview was “an opportunity to share trustworthy, useful information and perspective with our audience,” adding that “With the offer of someone else’s help, our goal was to document the conflict and bring amazing resources. To change its trajectory as we have done in 19 years.”

The spokesperson also said that Duvall declined several of her offers to provide him treatment.

“We were certainly very disappointed,” the statement concluded, “but those proposals for help are still open today.”

DuVall also told THR that McGraw attempted to make contact with her several times after the backlash, calling her mother “all the time”.

The profile also includes excerpts from Anjelica Huston – who was dating Duvall’s “The Shining” co-star Jack Nicholson while making the film. Huston has praised Duvall’s performance in the famous thriller and comments on how he is treated on the set.

To read the profile in full, go to the top Hollywood reporter.