TV stations that air in and around Pennsylvania announced Wednesday they would stop airing Dr. Oz's show in an effort to avoid violating the campaign rule.
, recently left the race following his custody battle and domestic abuse allegations becoming public.
The seat could decide the majority in the U.S. Senate, as Pennsylvania has been decided by a one percent margin in the last two presidential elections, once force Trump and for PresidentOz has reportedly lived in New Jersey for the past two decades and filmed his show in New York City, and said he moved to Pennsylvania last year. He voted absentee in the state's November elections, registered to the address of his in-laws, according to the AP.
Oz has also been the subject of criticism from other medical professionals over the products and methods endorsed on his show. A group of doctors wrote a letter in 2015 requesting he be fired from his position at Columbia University's medical school, saying he used his show to promote"quack treatments and cures in the interest of personal financial gain." He was not fired.following Parnell's exit.
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Professor of Surgery, Columbia University speaks onstage during the 2021 Concordia Annual Summit - Day 2 at Sheraton New York on September 21, 2021 in New York City. Multiple local TV stations announced their plans to stop airing the"Dr. Oz Show" to avoid potentially violating the FCC's equal time rules regarding political candidates.