FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

A DR. PHIL EXCLUSIVE: THE HOLLYWOOD FACIALIST TO THE STARS ACCUSED OF HIRING A HIT MAN TO KILL A COMPETITOR SPEAKS OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME,

AIRING WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21

(Hollywood, CA – October 19, 2015) – In a DR. PHIL exclusive, Dawn DaLuise, the Hollywood esthetician to the stars whose life was turned upside down when she was charged with solicitation for murder, sent to jail and tried in court,speaks out for the first time to give Dr. Phil her account of the harrowing ordeal. The episode airs Wednesday, October 21 (check local listings). 

DaLuise was a prominent and successful Hollywood skin specialist whose clientele included celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox. She claims she became the target of a vicious and hostile stalking campaign, receiving over a thousand disturbing text messages and phone calls threatening her and her family, including her children. Confident it was a “rival” esthetician, Gabriel Suarez, DaLuise sent incriminating messages toa friend, Edward Feinstein,threatening to “take out” Suarez. Feinstein gave these messages to the police and DaLuise was arrested. She was acquitted at trial and now believes Feinstein was the one harassing her all along.

In the episode, DaLuise details the terrifying stalking and answers hard questions about what led her to send the incriminating text messages and whether or not she ever intended to harm Suarez. She also reveals how she came to the conclusion that Feinstein was behind her arrest and harassment and discusses with Dr. Phil how to repair her damaged reputation.

Select quotes from the episode:

“I just loved my life. It was perfect. And when I look back, when I’m forced to face these texts that I wrote, it makes me look a bungling vicious fool.”

•  Dawn DaLuise on why she sent text messages about hiring a hit man to kill Suarez.

“Was your definition of a solution killing someone? You described it as a solution in that text message.”

•  Dr. Phil asking DaLuise about her text messages.

“I didn’t do anything wrong. I was standing my ground. I was under assault and I knew I was not guilty of a crime.”

•  Dawn DaLuise on why she refused to take a plea deal.

DR. PHIL is produced by Peteski Productions in association with CBS Television Distribution, which also distributes the show. Carla Pennington and Dr. Phillip C. McGraw are the executive producers.

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