'Biggest Loser' Trainer Accused of Giving Drugs to Contestants
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'Biggest Loser' trainer Jillian Michaels reveals why she and contestant Filipe Fa fought on screen -- he accused her of doping her team.
"Filipe said, 'I think Jillian is giving people drugs.' We had an entire 'Kenneth Starr' investigation. Because the minute someone makes that claim, you have to. They didn't shut down production, but it took a week. I was so furious, so disgusted. I felt so betrayed," Michaels told TV Guide.
Skip over this contentFilipe had been working with Michaels' co-trainer Bob Harper. But when producers forced everyone to switch, things got a little ugly.
"Filipe didn't want to train with me," Michaels said. She then refused to work with him, herself.
"When he said, 'You didn't train me," I said, 'You're damn right I didn't train you!' I literally couldn't speak to him," she admitted.
Fa tells a different story. "We had some issues, obviously, with us switching teams. There was never an accusation about her giving drugs," the Season 7 contestant said.
However, executive producer Mark Koops backs up Jillian's story. "The accusation came from Filipe," Koops affirmed.
After an investigation into the allegations, all the contestants were found to be clean and Michaels was cleared of any wrong-doing.
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2009-06-01 13:01:35
