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Jennifer Petkov to apologize to family of Kathleen Edward on 'Dr. Phil'
Kathleen Edward died earlier this month, and now the Trenton woman who taunted her with reminders of her disease will apologize on a national stage.
Jennifer Petkov, who became the subject of international scorn after posting death-themed photos of the dying 7-year-old on Facebook, is expected to apologize to her family during an episode of "Dr. Phil" scheduled to air today.
Jennifer and Scott have been called "America's cruelest couple" for bullying their neighbor's dying 7-year-old daughter, Kathleen, who recently lost her battle with Huntingtons disease. The bitter feud between neighbors crossed the line when the little girls' family says Jennifer created a Facebook page and posted images of Kathleen with a skull and crossbones and yelled, Hurry up and die toward their home. They also claim Scott drove a hearse-like truck with a coffin attached to it down their street. Jennifer and Scott are prepared to offer an apology, but will the family accept?
Kathleen suffered from Huntington's Disease, a degenerative brain disorder that also claimed the lives of her grandfather and mother. Petkov previously admitted that she posted an image depicting Kathleen's face set above a skull and crossbones and another showing her dead mother in the arms of the grim reaper.
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/index.ssf/2012/01/unforgivable_acts_jennifer_pet.html
Brickbat
(19,339 posts)The only bright side is that Dr. Phil can be a real asshat (or at least he was the few times I ever watched him). Fingers crossed that he humiliates this woman to the point that she crawls back under her rock never to be seen again, and that will be the end of it.
Broderick
(4,578 posts)It's more fame and likely a fat payday.
Found in Yonkers
(100 posts)Sadly, she'll probably get it.
EOTE
(13,409 posts)And she's probably being well paid for it too. Figures that Dr. Phil would give this waste of space an opportunity to look better and make some money while at it.
snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)Stratetalker
(77 posts)Are you FRIKKIN kidding me? Is this a stunt?
freshwest
(53,661 posts)Broderick
(4,578 posts)snagglepuss
(12,704 posts)Starry Messenger
(32,342 posts)Broderick
(4,578 posts)Dr Phil is stomping on the still warm body by doing this. Evil.
polly7
(20,582 posts)I bet Dr. Phil contacted them ....... Petkov was pretty adamant she'd done nothing wrong, in fact, she seemed proud of herself.
Maine-ah
(9,902 posts)this apology would only count if that little girl was still alive, and the apology was to her face.
kiranon
(1,727 posts)The harm can not be undone.
lpbk2713
(42,766 posts)It's embedded much to deep for anything to change it IMO.
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)If there is a god, people like that should be struck by bolts of lightning from on high.
bullwinkle428
(20,630 posts)Dr. Phil really is a cold, calculating son of a bitch.
RZM
(8,556 posts)Never could stand him.
Many jobs ago I worked with a woman who would turn on Oprah every time Dr. Phil was on. I couldn't see the TV from my desk but I could hear it. The first couple times I thought he was Fred Thompson.
The Straight Story
(48,121 posts)Union Scribe
(7,099 posts)There's no way these monsters are sorry because the local news does a follow up every once in awhile and neighbors are ALWAYS reporting that they haven't changed a lick nor learned shit from the public outcry. Dr. Phil is scum for brokering this garbage.
Liberal_in_LA
(44,397 posts)Lochloosa
(16,068 posts)FUCK YOU
dembotoz
(16,832 posts)he makes jerry springer look good
LanternWaste
(37,748 posts)I'm going to presume her apology is sincere and genuine as I have no evidence to the contrary.
And if she is indeed being honest, I hope she finds the redemption warranted by her apology.
Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)100 years ago he'd be selling health potion.
Dead_Parrot
(14,478 posts)Too little, too late.
Lawlbringer
(550 posts)and I actually hate some of them.
But even the small kid down my block who throws my garbage all over the place when I bring it to the curb doesn't deserve this. If someone ever did that to him, I'd maul them. How could the other neighbors just stand idly by?
Whisp
(24,096 posts)sad story but I don't think it belongs here.