Montel Williams has multiple sclerosis, as do I, and has been the visible image of PPArx since . Now I've got my own opinions as to the quality of assistance which Billy Tauzin and his Orange Bus purport to provide needy individuals. [see PhRMA and PPArx: How much are they really helping patients in need?]

Previously, I've given Williams the benefit of the doubt regarding the use of his image to promote a glossed-over PR concoction. I have no doubt wondered as to the level of compensation the Big Pharma lobby may be providing him, but I've let it go.

Is Montel Williams Disturbed by Big Pharma?

Also, as someone with MS, I understand the type of pain (as Ken Johnson eluded to) which can become so distracting as to limit one's emotional control. But this is not the same as 'pseudobulbar affect' which is characterized by inappropriate emotional outbursts, ie. laughing uncontrollably at something sad.

In my opinion, Montel's behavior was inexcusable and should not be blamed on MS. In no way should he have jumped to the conclusion that Ms. Scott had ulterior motives. His behavior was simply inappropriate in normal circumstances, much less as the representative of a program which supposedly helps patients in need.