Dr. Phil diagnoses Kanye West

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Credit: Jennifer Brett

Credit: Jennifer Brett

Image: CBS

Dr. Phil issued an impromptu assessment of Kanye West in light of the artist's series of sometimes confounding tweets during a recent visit to "The Late Late Show With James Corden." The diagnosis might surprise you.

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James Corden gets Dr. Phil's read on Kanye West. Photo: CBS

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"Everybody’s talking right now about Kanye West and his tweets," Corden said. "As a professional, what do you think’s wrong?"

Dr. Phil responded in his trademark drawl: "Does it really take a professional?"

When Corden asked for him to expound, Dr. Phil suggested Kanye might be crazy like a fox.

"You can’t be that wrong that many times in a row unless you’re working on it," he said, noting, "We're all talking about it, aren't we?"