Overview
- The 1990s fitness icon gave a rare interview on NBC's Today on Nov. 18 to discuss Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter.
- The documentary, directed by Zeberiah Newman with Jamie Lee Curtis as executive producer, is set for a Nov. 19 release in select theaters and on demand.
- Powter said she takes responsibility for not overseeing her finances in the 1990s, citing bad deals and lawsuits that preceded her 1995 bankruptcy.
- She described continuing to deliver food to pay rent and said she remains determined to work as she plans a return to professional life.
- Powter noted she initially declined to participate in the film, saying she felt “broken,” before agreeing and finding renewed optimism from the response.