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Jillian Michaels Rebuts Netflix Biggest Loser Doc, Weighs Legal Action

She posted alleged emails and texts disputing claims about stimulants or calorie limits to question producer and medical oversight.

Rosie O'Donnell attends Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine, benefitting the Scleroderma Research Foundation, at Fairmont Century Plaza on Oct. 29, 2024, in Los Angeles.
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Overview

  • Michaels said she is consulting attorney Bryan Freedman and is considering suing Netflix, Bob Harper, and Dr. Robert Huizenga over the docuseries.
  • She shared screenshots she says show Huizenga approved caffeine pills on multiple seasons and that Harper suggested a Stacker fat burner, asserting caffeine was not banned on the show.
  • The trainer posted an email directing a contestant to eat 1,600 calories and denied ever saying, “You’re going to make me a millionaire,” citing producers’ texts and the lack of any audio record.
  • Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser remains on Netflix with allegations from former contestants, producers, Harper, and Huizenga about extreme practices and limited aftercare, and key parties have not issued substantive public responses.
  • Harper says Michaels never contacted him after his 2017 heart attack; she countered by posting an older text reflecting strained relations, leaving the personal dispute unresolved.