Ivan Apfel/Getty Jillian Michaels, a former trainer onThe Biggest Loser, was mentioned many times in Netflix's docuseriesFit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loserreleased Aug. 15. And not in a flattering light. But she now says she isn't sorry that she declined to participate in the three-part documentary about the weight-loss competition show, which premiered in 2005 and ran for 17 seasons in its initial run on NBC. "Zero regrets about not doing it," she toldFox News Digitalin an interview published Monday, "because I would have simply lent credibility to something that is an egregious lie." Mitchell Haaseth/NBC In the docuseries, Michaels' former costar, Bob Harper, and others affiliated with the reality show, accused Michaels of unethical behavior, such as having bullied contestants, given them caffeine pills in an effort to lose weight faster, and restricting their calories to unsafe levels. Michaels has spoken with executive producers of the weight-loss show about sharing their own stories in another doc, she told the news outlet. "I might do that," Michaels said. "There is talk of that. I might take that path instead, and I think I don't know that I am necessarily going to need to sue because it's very [time-consuming]. It's very expensive." She said she's still deciding her next move. "To be totally honest with you, at the moment I'm choosing my battles because there are a lot to fight," she argued. "I will absolutely take on one of these...[but] you can't fight 10 Goliaths at the same time, so I have to determine what I want my legacy to be, and that is going to be a result of which fight I pick." Sign up forEntertainment Weekly's free daily newsletterto get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more. Michaels said on social medialast week that she was meeting with attorney Bryan Freedman (who is representing Justin Baldoni in his legal dispute with Blake Lively) to discuss possible legal action against Netflix, Harper, and formerBiggest Losermedical consultant Dr. Robert Huizenga. "Wild how some folks still lie like it's 1985 before texts and email were a thing," Michaels wrote in one post and alleged that both Harper and Huizenga "not only knew about the caffeine pills," but approved of the idea, which Michaels credited to Harper. The former fitness trainer cohosted the series for all but three (seasons 3, 12, and 13) of its first 15 seasons, and she left the show in 2014. She said it was because of "fundamental differences" with the show's producers. Read the original article onEntertainment Weekly
