Dr Jan Adams, the embattled plastic surgeon who operated on Kanye West's mother Donda West right before she died, isn't precisely doing himself any favours at the moment.
Although Donda West's coroner's report hasn't pinpointed a cause of death yet, blame has still so far been mostly laid at the feet of Dr Jan Adams – the plastic surgeon, TV show presenter and reported occasional drink-driver whose operation may have played some part in Donda West's untimely death. Dr Jan Adams has yet to put his side of the story across, but that was supposed to change on last night's Larry King. That was until Jan Adams decided that actually he didn't want to talk about Donda West at all, before tearing off his earpiece and walking out of the interview, thanks to either compassion, an attorney's letter from the West family or the jarring realisation that he was missing Dancing With The Stars.
OK, it was the second one.
Larry King's doing OK for scoops at the moment, isn't he? Securing Paris Hilton's first post-jail interview, breaking the news that Marie Osmond's son is in rehab – and if that's not enough, Barry Manilow's going to be on Larry King soon, although that's something we'll deal with when we've stopped hyperventilating from all this giddy excitement.
And last night Larry King played host to one of the most bewildering television interviews of all time; as Dr Jan Adams, the man who did a tummy tuck and breast-reduction on Kanye West's mother Donda before she apparently died of complications, appeared on Larry King to announce that he, um, wasn't going to appear on Larry King.
Ostensibly Dr Jan Adams had sought out a Larry King interview to address alleged inaccuracies in press reports about him following Donda West's death last week – presumably all the mentions of Jan Adams' malpractice suits, his involvement in DUI cases, the restraining order that his ex-girlfriend reportedly took out on him, the claim by the woman who says that Adams got her drunk and knocked her up and possibly that rubbishy male The View that he played a part in.
But then, after being on camera for about a second, Dr Jan Adams decided that he didn't want to talk about Donda West's death, anything surrounding Donda West's death or – in fact – anything at all, prompting this odd little on-camera exchange between Larry King and Dr Jan Adams:
ADAMS: I had come here to talk about things in the press that aren't accurate about me. But I have a tremendous amount of love and respect for the West family. And they've asked me not to go on. And I've said from the very beginning, I don't have a side in this. They are my side. And so I'm going to respect their wishes. And I'm going to apologise to you because I think I'm taking up your air time. But I will not be on the show and I will not discuss any of that. I'm going to honour their wishes, OK?
KING: Meaning, you won't answer any questions about anything?
ADAMS: None. None.
KING: All right. Then how will — will you ever answer questions? I mean what — where does this go?
ADAMS: Well, I will talk with them…
KING: I'm not mentioning Mrs. West.
ADAMS: I will talk with them. When they're comfortable, then I'll be comfortable. If they're never comfortable, then I'll never be comfortable. They are what's important to me. I said that from the start and that's what I'll continue to honour.
KING: Then just a few things having nothing to do with them. Don't you want to speak out?
ADAMS: No.
KING: You don't want to?
ADAMS: No. I do not.
KING: All right.
Apparently, according to Jan Adams' attorney, the family of Donda West – who had been attending her funeral only hours before – had legally threatened to ask the California Medical Board to decertify him if he spoke about the incident on-air.
Meanwhile, in a previous interview with the Los Angeles Times, Dr Jan Adams put Donda West's death down to either a heart attack, pulmonary embolism or accidental overdose of painkillers, although it'll be the eventual coroner's report that will discover the genuine cause of death once and for all.
This messy Larry King interview isn't going to help Jan Adams' reputation at all, though, even if the coroner's report ultimately clears him of any wrongdoing. And that will be a grave blow to everyone who enjoyed watching his Discovery Health show Plastic Surgery: Before and After or reading his book Everything Women of Color Should Know About Cosmetic Surgery – that's right, both people.
Ha? says
Why does he have to look like an African American Emperor Ming The Merciless? With his hat off.
If I knew my face was going to end up on Hecklerspray I’d be smiling 24/7. That, or I’d have every nerve in my face deadened. But I’d NEVER allow my face to settle into anything angry looking.
That’s just BEGGING for it.
Miami Florida says
Did they ever conclude the cause of death of Ms. Donda West (Kanye mother)? Before any type of surgery including plastic surgery you need a clearance…medical clearnace that is…which is multpiple test ran for the purpose of checking for abnormal health conditions?