Dr. Phil sparked a firestorm on Tuesday when his official account asked the Twittersphere: "if a girl is drunk, is it okay to have sex with her? Reply yes or no."
But a spokesperson for "Dr. Phil" told TheWrap that the unfortunately-worded tweet did not reflect the family friendly TV therapist's curiosity regarding what constitutes sexual assault, but was for an upcoming episode of his show.
The show issued the following statement to TheWrap, saying: "This Tweet was intended to evoke discussion leading into a very serious show topic based upon a recent news story, hence the #teensaccused label.