Former Biggest Loser Contestants Plan to Sue the Show for Alleged Abuse
Suzanne Mendonca, a former contestant on The Biggest Loser, is spearheading a class-action lawsuit against the show, saying producers withheld water from contestants, forced them to overexercise, and "discarded them when the cameras stopped rolling," TMZ reports.
In addition to noting that they've regained nearly all the weight they lost on the show back, the alums claim that contestants were encouraged to take drugs, starve themselves, and lie about how many pounds they were shedding.
Other former contestants allege that trainer/host Bob Harper gave contestants Adderall and "yellow jacket" pills that contained Ephedra, an energy booster that was banned by the FDA in 2004.
"People would take amphetamines, water pills, diuretics, and throw up in the bathroom," Mendonca says.