Self,[object Object],-,,help,, ,,author,, ,,and,, ,,motivational,, ,,speaker,, ,[object Object], ,,is,, ,,facing,, ,,plagiarism,, ,,allegations,, ,,from,, ,[object Object],, ,,an,, ,,army,, ,,wife,, ,,from,, ,,Virginia,,. ,,Phillips,, ,,claims,, ,,that,, ,,Robbins,,’ ,,bestselling,, ,,book,,, ,[object Object],, ,,closely,, ,,resembles,, ,,her,, ,,2022,, ,,poem,,, ,[object Object],. ,,The,, ,,controversy,, ,,has,, ,,sparked,, ,,widespread,, ,,debate,,, ,,with,, ,,many,, ,,questioning,, ,,whether,, ,,Robbins,,’ ,,work,, ,,was,, ,,inspired,, ,,by,, ,,Phillips,,’ ,,original,, ,,writing,, ,,or,, ,,if,, ,,the,, ,,similarities,, ,,are,, ,,purely,, ,,coincidental,,.
Phillips,, ,,first,, ,,shared,, ,,her,, ,,poem,, ,Let Them, ,,on,, ,,social,, ,,media,, ,,in,, ,,2022,,, ,,where,, ,,it,, ,,gained,, ,,traction,, ,,among,, ,,readers,, ,,drawn,, ,,to,, ,,its,, ,,empowering,, ,,message,, ,,about,, ,,letting,, ,,go,, ,,of,, ,,negativity,, ,,and,, ,,focusing,, ,,on,, ,,personal,, ,,growth,,. ,,According,, ,,to,, ,,Phillips,,, ,,the,, ,,central,, ,,theme,, ,,of,, ,,her,, ,,poem,, ,,is,, ,,echoed,, ,,in,, ,,Robbins,,’ ,,book,,, ,,which,, ,,also,, ,,emphasizes,, ,,the,, ,,idea,, ,,of,, ,,releasing,, ,,control,, ,,over,, ,,others,,' ,,actions,, ,,and,, ,,focusing,, ,,on,, ,,self,,-,,improvement,,.
The,, ,,issue,, ,,came,, ,,to,, ,,light,, ,,when,, ,,Phillips,, ,,took,, ,,to,, ,,social,, ,,media,,, ,,accusing,, ,,Robbins,, ,,of,, ,,lifting,, ,,her,, ,,concept,, ,,without,, ,,giving,, ,,proper,, ,,credit,,. ,,She,, ,,pointed,, ,,out,, ,,the,, ,,striking,, ,,similarities,, ,,in,, ,,the,, ,,wording,, ,,and,, ,,overall,, ,,message,,, ,,urging,, ,,her,, ,,followers,, ,,to,, ,,compare,, ,,both,, ,,works,,. “,,It,,’,,s,, ,,disheartening,, ,,to,, ,,see,, ,,my,, ,,words,, ,,being,, ,,repackaged,, ,,and,, ,,profited,, ,,from,, ,,without,, ,,acknowledgment,,,” ,,Phillips,, ,,stated,,.
Robbins,,, ,,who,, ,,has,, ,,a,, ,,strong,, ,,following,, ,,in,, ,,the,, ,,self,,-,,improvement,, ,,community,,, ,,has,, ,,denied,, ,,the,, ,,allegations,,. ,,In,, ,,a,, ,,statement,,, ,,she,, ,,explained,, ,,that,, ,,her,, ,,book,, ,,is,, ,,based,, ,,on,, ,,personal,, ,,experiences,, ,,and,, ,,insights,, ,,she,, ,,has,, ,,developed,, ,,over,, ,,the,, ,,years,,. “,The Let Them Theory, ,,is,, ,,a,, ,,reflection,, ,,of,, ,,lessons,, ,,I,,’,,ve,, ,,learned,, ,,in,, ,,my,, ,,own,, ,,life,,, ,,and,, ,,any,, ,,similarities,, ,,are,, ,,purely,, ,,coincidental,,,” ,,she,, ,,said,,.
The,, ,,debate,, ,,has,, ,,divided,, ,,social,, ,,media,, ,,users,,, ,,with,, ,,some,, ,,supporting,, ,,Phillips,, ,,and,, ,,calling,, ,,for,, ,,recognition,, ,,of,, ,,her,, ,,work,,, ,,while,, ,,others,, ,,believe,, ,,Robbins,, ,,may,, ,,have,, ,,independently,, ,,arrived,, ,,at,, ,,the,, ,,same,, ,,idea,,. ,,Legal,, ,,experts,, ,,suggest,, ,,that,, ,,proving,, ,,plagiarism,, ,,in,, ,,cases,, ,,like,, ,,this,, ,,can,, ,,be,, ,,challenging,, ,,unless,, ,,Phillips,, ,,can,, ,,demonstrate,, ,,direct,, ,,copying,,. ,,As,, ,,discussions,, ,,continue,,, ,,Phillips,, ,,has,, ,,hinted,, ,,at,, ,,taking,, ,,legal,, ,,action,,, ,,while,, ,,Robbins,, ,,remains,, ,,firm,, ,,in,, ,,her,, ,,defense,,. ,,Whether,, ,,the,, ,,claims,, ,,will,, ,,lead,, ,,to,, ,,a,, ,,lawsuit,, ,,or,, ,,settle,, ,,in,, ,,the,, ,,court,, ,,of,, ,,public,, ,,opinion,, ,,remains,, ,,to,, ,,be,, ,,seen,,.