John Bolaris brought near tears on Wednesday's 'Dr. Phil'
John Bolaris was on the verge of tears on Wednesday's "Dr. Phil," while recounting the loss of his job at Fox 29 and his credibility following the media fallout over the 2010 Miami episode in which he was drugged and scammed by two women.
John Bolaris brought near tears on Wednesday's 'Dr. Phil'
Dan Gross
John Bolaris was on the verge of tears on Wednesday’s “Dr. Phil,” while recounting the loss of his job at Fox 29 and his credibility following the media fallout over the 2010 Miami episode in which he was drugged and scammed by two women.
Bolaris appeared on the CBS show with fiancee Erica Smitheman who discussed his mental state and the heart attack scare he had around Christmas last year when the meteorologist was suspended by Fox 29.
He and Fox later reached an undisclosed deal in which he left the news station.
“I think you got an incredibly raw deal in the media and in your career,” Dr. Phil McGraw told Bolaris before wishing that he gets to work again soon in television.
Bolaris discussed how upset he was by a Philadelphia magazine online report that he had defecated in his pants while passed out after being drugged by the women, part of a Russian crime ring against which he recently testified in federal court in Miami. Bolaris later denied to us that he had soiled himself .
The couple also addressed when, two weeks ago, Smitheman drunkenly tweeted from Bolaris' account.
They also said they were disappointed when Philly.com mistakenly ran an uncensored topless image of Smitheman from a Playboy special edition in the late 1990s. The picture accompanied our column and was later removed.
This story has been updated.
Johnny Class!— PhoenixSC- When will this self-promoting, narcissistic phony go away? So he got taken by a couple of pros. Maybe Little Johnny ought to learn to think with the head on his neck rather than the other? But then judging from his latest "fiance" and her resume, don't bet on it being anytime soon. Go away!— JLH
- your first sentence confused me.
did you mean Bolaris, or Dr. Windbag?— ekw555 - Maybe YOU ought to be publicly LYNCHED after someone commits a crime against YOU. Maybe your boss should FIRE you because you tried to defend yourself.
I think John Bolaris should SUE Fox 29 for firing him. You shouldn't get fired for being a crime victim and defending yourself.
All those in the media who lynched, Bolaris, may you burn.— Foxclove5 - Dan your obession with Bolaris is over the top. Does he pay you to keep his name in this section of philly.com?— AJL99
- This article lacks naked pictures.— Another_1
- Yawn. He and she are way past their 15 minutes of fame and they're desperately seeking more.— aviator
- show of the century!— 4friedchickensandacoke
- HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAAHHA!!!!! No, but really.....AHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHA— jibberjabber
- Maybe he should have thought about his behavior before this and before he behaved the way he has behaved.
Taking responsibility and acting like an adult. Not John Bolaris's strong suit.— 24sDad - I wish Bolaris and his kurveh would just disappear.— The Baron
- I wish I based my career on Bolaris stories.— Nipsey Russell
- He wonders why no station wants to hire him. In summary, you go on Dr. Phil to deny that you crapped your pants. Imagine how the aging Playboy fiance feels. Takes it all off, works at finding someone famous so she can have some sort of career and all she can come up with is a washed up weatherman 20 years her senior.— dontavoidtheobvious
- I was very disappointed, that during the interview, John didn't manage to mention Doppler 10,000 at least once--I was really looking forward to that.— Front and Laurel
- You love to keep saying he crapped his pants. Someone there must be an old squeeze.— Booper
- you made the big time Dan. You are the Harvey Levin of the East coast!— MilesLong1
- If we ignore him and his g/f, will they please just go away?— Jen D
- I bet Dan craps solid butterscotch.— Captain Terrific
- Never saw a mirror he didn't like. Enough already!— dogman5
- The ruskie broads inflicted a mean mean prolapse to Johnny Boy.— DoctorLoads
- Dan in the middle of another local story that blew up because of him.— Phillies2008WSChamps
- I honestly do feel badly for him. Nobody deserves this. Well, maybe not nobody.— brio
- I wonder how his Fiancee will deal the next time he dumps a load in his pants.— Drew777
- when you're a public figure, expected to be mature, educated, and trustworthy, it's tough to make excuses for getting drunk in rittenhouse every weekend with 21 year old groupies. he wasn't fired for being a 'victim'...he was fired for putting himself in the position to be a victim AT A BAR WITH RUSSIAN HOOKERS— Zero
- Dear Foxclove5 - clueless, just like John B and his bimbo.— MJDevil
- The only weatherperson more trashy and disgusting than Bolaris that I can personally recall was a weatherman named Bill Kamal who worked for WSVN, a Fox affiliate in Ft Lauderdale who was arrested a few years ago as part of an undercover sting because he had met an underage boy over the internet and planned to meet to have sex. Bolaris isn't that revolting but he comes close.— Dutch10
- eww he pooped his pants,,, eww.— seeker58
- Boy, Philly is a tough town. I kinda feel a little bad for this guy, even though he does bring it on himself.— iodine
- His only concern should be his young daughter but his ego demands that he has to be in the spotlight. And the drunk tweeting fiancée sounds like ideal stepmother material.— ChescoMom
- I'm nearly brought to tears every time I see another of Dan's never-ending series of Bolaris stories...— guitarman
- What is is with this wack-tard and the never ending dumb and dumber headlines he keeps making for himself.— a4049412
- Only Bolaris would know where East European wh*res hang out.— orange rhino
- Is Ms. Smitheman lighting the menorah this week?— Will T.
- not sure about that, but there's a good chance she'll blow out John's candle. — ekw555
- I still have two loaves of bread in my freezer from when John predicted the biggest snow storm of the century.— akelly
- He's nothing but a con artist, wanna be bad boy looking for a career in the spotlight.— ejerryh
- I'm still waiting for the Storm of the Century.— neddyflanders
- The weatherman version of Eskin carries on.— NewMick314
- John, in case you haven't noticed the era of male meteoroligists is over.Parveeeeeeeeeeeen!!!!!!— BOBMATT
- Dr. Phil diagnosed it as a shart so, technically, Bolaris did not drop a deuce in his tighty whities.— dontavoidtheobvious
- GREAT comments--much better than the article— celty
- John Bolaris got fired because he couldn't shut up! And what does he do to try an rectify it? He keeps talking.— Jill
- Enough already. No one can possibly be interested in these idiots... Wish he could find a job and keep his mouth shut.— SocialReject
