Jillian Michaels weighs legal action over Netflix doc portrayals

Jillian Michaels, the former Biggest Loser trainer, has publicly rejected several portrayals of her in Netflixs threepart docuseries Fit for TV The Reality of The Biggest Loser, saying she declined to participate and calling the series misleading. In interviews this month, Michaels said she will consider legal options but is weighing which disputes to pursue, and that she may work with the shows original producers on a separate project to present her side of the story.

The Netflix series, which premiered Aug. 15, features former contestants and staff who describe the shows methods as extreme and at times unsafe. Among the allegations, the documentary depicts Michaels as having supplied contestants with caffeine pills, pushed contestants to unhealthy lows and used harsh tactics in training. Michaels, who coached intermittently from 2004 to 2014, said those depictions are inaccurate or taken out of context.

I have zero regrets about not doing it because I would have simply lent credibility to something that is an egregious lie, Michaels told Fox News Digital. She has also discussed the matter on NewsNation and other outlets, asserting she has emails and texts that contradict key...