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Jillian Michaels<\/a> noticeably did not take part in\u00a0Fit for TV: The Reality of The Biggest Loser<\/a><\/em>, a Netflix docuseries that pulled back the curtain on what went down on the weight loss show that aired from 2004 to 2020. Michaels served as a trainer on the series for 12 seasons and found herself embroiled in controversy<\/a> when she was accused of illegally giving her clients caffeine pills during their weight loss journeys.<\/p>\n The backlash the show received for this controversy and more was explored in the three-episode doc, and four days after its release, Michaels hit back. She told TMZ<\/a> that she\u2019s meeting with attorney Bryan Freedman to explore her options for how to retaliate. That could mean officially lawyering up and taking her complaints against Netflix, the docuseries producer, fellow trainer Bob Harper<\/a>, and Dr. Robert Huizenga, who served as the medical advisor on the show, to court.<\/p>\n Throughout the day on Tuesday, August 19, Michaels posted screenshots of old text messages and emails that she says absolve her from any blame. Her first post featured an email from a coordinating producer on The Biggest Loser<\/em><\/a>. The message was sent to Michaels, Harper, producers for\u00a0The Biggest Loser<\/em>, and Sandy Krum, who Michaels referred to as \u201cDr. Huizenga\u2019s guy who stayed on set with us and distributed the fat burners.\u201d<\/p>\n The email read, \u201cWe just received the books and will be giving them out today. Sandy has the electromix and bi-carb. Do you still want Stacker 2 or 3? I\u2019ll have it for them first thing in the morning.\u201d The message seemed to be referencing energy supplements that were going to be given to contestants.<\/p>\n She also posted her response to the email chain, which said, \u201cHoney can you go to GNC and [buy] my fat burner extreme instead.\u201d Michaels insisted that these messages prove that Dr Huizenga \u201cdid approve caffeine pills\u201d on the show and that Harper also knew about the caffeine pills (both Huizenga and Harper were talking heads in Fit for TV<\/em>). She claimed that Harper was the one who suggested \u201cstackers fat burner,\u201d while Michaels said she wanted to use her own brand \u201cbecause they were cleaner and had no more than 200 mg of caffeine (equivalent to a strong cup of coffee).\u201d<\/p>\n Michaels also stood by what she\u2019s always claimed: that caffeine was \u201cnever banned\u201d on the show. To close out the post, she shared her \u201csecond to last text ever to Bob Harper,\u201d which was written in June 2014 and said, \u201cI really think it\u2019s s**tty of you to not even respond to my texts. It\u2019s this kind of thing that always makes me so disappointed [in] our relationship.\u201d This appeared to be Michaels hitting back<\/a> at Harper for his recent dig<\/a> about her not reaching out when he had a heart attack in 2017.<\/p>\n In a second Instagram<\/a> post, Michaels responded to an allegation in the documentary that she told a\u00a0Biggest Loser<\/em> contestant, \u201cYou\u2019re going to make me a millionaire.\u201d She insisted, \u201cI want to state unequivocally that this is false. The full moment was captured on camera, and both the contestant and I were wearing microphones. If such a comment had been made, it would exist on the audio record.\u201d She also shared screenshots of text messages with two of the show\u2019s executive producers \u201cconfirming that this exchange never occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n Her third post<\/a> responded to the claims that she \u201crestricted contestants from eating enough calories.\u201d She provided an email correspondence with a contestant who was home for the holidays during filming. \u201cI explicitly instructed her to consume 1,600 calories per day,\u201d Michaels pointed out. \u201cAdditionally, the two other emails posted here are standard communications with the show\u2019s producers and medical staff, emphasizing the ongoing priority of ensuring contestants were adequately nourished and the need to provide a steady supply of fresh food in the BL house to guarantee ready access to calories.\u201d<\/p>\n Finally, Michaels addressed the controversy surrounding Rachel Frederickson, who won Season 15 of\u00a0The Biggest Loser<\/em>, which was Michael\u2019s last time on the show. Frederickson\u2019s extreme weight loss shocked viewers, and Michaels said, \u201cNot only did I never once get the opportunity to personally work with Rachel Frederickson in any capacity \u2014 I raised serious concerns both publicly and to NBC directly about contestant health and the condition of Rachel in particular at BL\u2019s Season 15 finale. In response, I received a direct email from Paul Telegdy, then-Chairman of NBC Entertainment. In that email, he made clear that if I did not publicly condone the appearance of contestant Rachel Frederickson at the show\u2019s finale, NBC would pursue legal action against me. I resigned from The Biggest Loser<\/em> shortly thereafter.\u201d<\/p>\n Once again, Michaels provided the receipts by sharing Telegdy\u2019s full email to her, which can be seen above.<\/p>\n Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser<\/strong><\/em>, Streaming Now, Netflix<\/strong><\/p>\n Read the latest entertainment news on TV Insider<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n