Oprah Winfrey apologizes for TV doctors use nurse sexy dancer

Oprah Winfrey

A leading TV doctor apologized to dance with a woman dressed 'sexy nurse' conduct.

Nursing groups have accused Dr. Mehmet Oz has a lack of respect for their work with the dancers' sexist cartoon profession.

The audience of the Oprah Winfrey Show Dr. Oz product was surprised to see a distinguished professor of surgery at Columbia University, the women to dance.


They wore high heels, retro nurse hat and white dress with red underwear peeking through.

Dr. Oz, the fame on The Oprah Winfrey Show found spent five seasons as an expert in health care was initially failing to apologize for the dance.

But now he has apologized in a statement to "all the ill feeling," aired more than a month after this episode.

The statement said: "Dr. Oz has worked with exceptional nurses throughout his career as a doctor and nurses in the highest esteem, because they save lives and treat the patient.

'Any attempt at humour should never call into question Dr. Oz's utmost respect for the nurses with whom he works and has lauded in other shows.'
Critics have called for Dr. Oz to repeat his apology on the show, after attacking him for the portrayal.
Sandy Summers, of nursing group The Truth About Nursing, called the segment demoralising and demeaning to nurses.
She has launched a letter-writing campaign encouraging others to protest it.
'Many people look to Dr. Oz for reliable health information, and he should teach them who nurses really are, and be part of the solution to the nursing crisis,' she added.
American Nurses Association spokeswoman Joan Hurwitz also criticised the segment.
'It's disappointing in terms of a show like 'Dr. Oz' using that kind of sexist caricature of nursing,' she said.
Fighting media images that belittle nursing is an 'uphill battle,' she said, adding, 'with a physician, I guess we would expect more.'
The feature involved guest Angel Williams, who attributed a 200lb weight loss to dancing.
She announced she would 'get sexy' and unbuttoned the top of her outfit to show her red undergarment as she invited Dr. Oz to dance with her.
Five other women in similar costumes joined the pair and the audience in the dance.