Claiming the producers of the CBS show "The Doctors" broadcast his surgery to remove "pearly penile papules" from his penis without his consent, a 21-year-old Minneapolis man is suing. Tyler Bowling said he suffered "relentless embarrassment and harassment" after the show aired on national TV.
Bowling seeks punitive damages for privacy invasion, fraud, negligent misrepresentation, emotional distress and misappropriate of his likeness.
Bowling claims that he was offered the $4,500 procedure for no charge by cosmetic surgeon Dr. William Groff for agreeing to "discuss his condition" on "The Doctors." After flying to Los Angeles on the same day, the producers of the show told him the show would be broadcast on CBS. Bowling said he expressed reservations. The doctor's secretary assured him that only doctors and medical students watch the show. He claims she did not mention the 200-person audience.
In the complaint filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, Bowling states that only after being examined and having his penis anesthetized by Groff did he hesitantly agree to be on video and signed release forms. He said Groff had decided to move forward with the procedure before meeting with him.
Pearly penile papules are harmless, non-contagious bumps on the penis, which slightly resemble white head pimples. The episode of "The Doctors" was about people confronting their embarrassing maladies, which were treatable. Other segments of the show focused on passing gas, bulging belly buttons and "shocking smiles."
In front of the audience on the show, Bowling says he froze after being confronted by a letter that he didn't write about how embarrassed he was about the problems on his penis. On the show, he claimed this was a problem he has known he had since he was 11 years old.
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