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Jillian Michaels Challenges Netflix ‘Biggest Loser’ Doc, Weighs Legal Action

Michaels says newly posted messages undermine the film’s central claims.

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Jen Kerns on "Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser."
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Overview

  • Days after Netflix released Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser, Michaels shared screenshots on Instagram that she says contradict core allegations.
  • She posted 2009 emails asserting Dr. Robert Huizenga approved caffeine pills on multiple seasons and said Bob Harper suggested a specific fat burner.
  • Michaels rejected the documentary’s claim that she starved contestants, citing a message instructing a participant to eat 1,600 calories and emails about ensuring adequate food.
  • She denied ever telling a finalist, “You’re going to make me a millionaire,” pointing to texts she says are from executive producers Mark Koops and Dave Broome disputing that it happened.
  • Speaking to TMZ, she said she is consulting attorney Bryan Freedman and may sue Netflix, Harper and Huizenga, while Fox News reported representatives did not immediately comment.