Embattled celebrity physician Dr. Mehmet Oz is battling back against a group of 10 doctors who called for his expulsion from Columbia University’s med school, saying in a video released Tuesday that they seek to infringe on his First Amendment rights.
“I know I’ve irritated some potential allies in our quest to make America healthy,” Oz said in an advance clip from Thursday’s episode of his show, obtained by CNN. “No matter our disagreements, freedom of speech is the most fundamental right we have as Americans, and these 10 doctors are trying to silence that right.”
“So I vow to you right here, right now: We will not be silenced, we will not give in,” Oz added.