{"id":161690,"date":"2025-08-20T17:56:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T17:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/161690\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T17:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T17:56:09","slug":"rosie-odonnell-slams-jay-leno-over-death-threat-stunt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/161690\/","title":{"rendered":"Rosie O’Donnell Slams Jay Leno Over Death Threat Stunt"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rosie O\u2019Donnell<\/a> is taking aim at Jay Leno<\/a> after one of his cruel late night stunts resurfaced in the new \u201cThe Biggest Loser\u201d documentary. <\/p>\n

The Netflix<\/a> series, \u201cFit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser,\u201d shows a clip of Leno reading aloud death threats aimed at former contestant Tracey Yukich while she sits alongside him.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Donnell didn\u2019t mince words in an Instagram targeting Leno, writing \u201cjay leno is a mean asshole\u201d<\/a> on Tuesday, alongside a photo of Yukich sitting near Leno during the distasteful segment.<\/p>\n

O\u2019Donnell also called out Bob Harper, a former trainer on the weight-loss reality show that first aired in 2004, on Instagram. Harper participated in the Netflix documentary and said that he stands by the actions he and members of the show did at the time. <\/p>\n

\u201cOk now Bob Harper,\u201d Rosie added in another Instagram post<\/a>. \u201cCan u not say IM SORRY. seriously- so hurtful- so cruel – come on bob.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Netflix documentary has made waves since its release last week. Viewers have been horrified at the documentary\u2019s exposure of the verbal abuse and constant humiliation contestants endured, and the lack of aftercare<\/a> after contestants left the show.<\/p>\n

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Jillian Michaels, another star trainer from \u201cThe Biggest Loser,\u201d didn\u2019t participate in the streaming series, but is unhappy with the way certain things have been portrayed in it.<\/p>\n

Michaels took to Instagram<\/a> with some receipts from her time on the show, and said it was \u201cWild how some folks still lie like it\u2019s 1985 before texts and email were a thing.\u201d <\/p>\n