Turn-About Ranch

ESCALANTE, UTAH 1989–PRESENT

In 2021, Bhad Bhabie posted a video on her YouTube channel about being sent to the Turn-About Ranch after her appearance on Dr. Phil. “They strip you from your whole personality,” she said. She claimed she was forced to stay awake for days and do manual labor while being denied a bed and decent meals. The 100-day program promises to teach “leadership, teamwork, accountability, and responsibility.” Multiple alumni have sued, alleging abuse. A 2012 lawsuit claimed a teen girl had been subjected to “torture” by “sadists and psychopaths”; it was dismissed due to a statute-of-limitations violation. In 2021, an alum sued Phil McGraw and CBS for sending her there, claiming she’d been groped by a staffer. A judge dismissed the suit. Dr. Phil responded to Bhad Bhabie’s claims, saying the show is “not involved” in what happens after a guest leaves the stage, and Turn-About denied the allegations in the 2021 lawsuit, saying it had taken them seriously at the time of the incident.