MINNEAPOLIS -- A 22-year-old Minnesota man is suing producers of a "Dr. Phil" television spinoff, saying he was tricked into discussing blemishes on his penis.
Tyler Bowling of Lakeville also accuses the CBS-distributed show "The Doctors" of airing a rerun of the segment despite his protests. Bowling tells the Star Tribune he felt violated.
Bowling says he agreed to do the show in Hollywood in exchange for free laser surgery to remove pearly penile papules.
The whitish bumps are non-contagious and harmless.
Bowling says he was told the show would only be seen by medical students. When he learned that wasn't the case, he says he was cajoled into doing it.
Bowling also says the procedure didn't work.
Representatives for the television show and the doctor had no comment Tuesday.
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