Rosie O\u2019Donnell called out Jay Leno over a controversial moment in Netflix\u2019s new \u201cBiggest Loser\u201d documentary.<\/p>\n
The actress highlighted a moment<\/a> from \u201cFit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser\u201d<\/a> via Instagram Tuesday during which Leno spoke to contestant Tracey Yukich on his eponymous talk show in 2009.<\/p>\n During the \u201cTonight Show With Jay Leno\u201d appearance, the now-75-year-old host read death threats Yukich had received live on air.<\/p>\n Rosie O\u2019Donnell put Jay Leno on blast after watching Netflix\u2019s \u201cBiggest Loser\u201d documentary. NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/p>\n The actress labeled Leno a \u201cmean a\u2013hole\u201d via Instagram Tuesday. Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cjay leno is a mean a\u2013hole #biggestloserdocumentary,\u201d O\u2019Donnell, 63, captioned the social media upload.<\/p>\n Leno\u2019s rep has yet to respond to Page Six\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n O\u2019Donnell also blasted personal trainer Bob Harper on social media<\/a> after watching the docuseries, which sheds light on the dark side of the weight-loss reality show.<\/p>\n She highlighted a moment the talk show host interviewed contestant Tracey Yukich in 2009. NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/p>\n During the conversation, the host read death threats directed at Yukich aloud. NBCUniversal via Getty Images<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cok now bob harper \u2014 can u not say IM SORRY. \u2026 come on bob,\u201d she wrote, labeling his behavior on the long-running series \u201cseriously so hurtful\u201d and \u201cso cruel.\u201d<\/p>\n O\u2019Donnell, who recently slimmed down with the help of Mounjaro<\/a>, included a photo of a contestant named Joelle Gwynn, whom Harper screamed at during Season 7.<\/p>\n The 60-year-old, notably, said in the doc that he \u201cwill stand behind everything that [he\u2019s] ever done on that show.\u201d<\/p>\n Leno has yet to comment on O\u2019Donnell\u2019s diss. AP<\/p>\n O\u2019Donnell also hit out at Bob Harper while watching \u201cFit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser.\u201d rosie\/Instagram<\/p>\n The series aired on NBC between 2004 and 2016, followed by a single season on USA Network in 2020.<\/p>\n At the time, Harper claimed to Page Six that the reboot was a kinder version<\/a> \u201cfocus[ed] on aftercare\u201d to give contestants \u201ctools\u201d to keep off the weight they shed.<\/p>\n After the documentary began streaming last week, Harper\u2019s fellow personal trainer Jillian Michaels \u2014 who did not take part in the project \u2014 threatened to sue Netflix<\/a>.<\/p>\n She former \u201cView\u201d co-host called the personal trainer \u201cso cruel.\u201d Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201ccan u not say IM SORRY,\u201d she asked via Instagram on Tuesday. Rosie O’Donnell\/Instagram<\/p>\n She defended her decisions on the show, including giving individuals caffeine supplements \u2014 something she claimed Harper \u201csuggested\u201d and Dr. Huizenga \u201capproved.\u201d<\/p>\n The 51-year-old provided alleged receipts for her followers, writing, \u201c[It\u2019s] wild how some folks still lie like it\u2019s 1985 before texts and email were a thing.\u201d<\/p>\n Michaels also insisted she did not \u201crestrict contestants from eating enough calories\u201d as claimed.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t