"Biggest Loser" fans were shocked last week when Ruben Studdard was eliminated. He was an audience favorite and had viewers cheering for him and sending him positive thoughts and messages through social media. So when elimination time came and Studdard was sent home, people were not happy. Fortunately, he will be back on the show and continue his path to a healthy living because of a surprising revelation that trainer Jillian Michaels cheated, giving a slight advantage to her team, therefore, altering the final results of the week.
So what did Michaels really do? During this week's weight-in, host Alison Sweeney rapidly announced that before anyone steps on the dreaded scale they need to address the fact that one of the trainers cheated. "Before you all step on the scale, there is something important that needs to be addressed. Last week, Jillian broke the rules and gave caffeine supplements to each member of her team without doctor's permission. Because of this rules violation, Jillian has been penalized and the white team will receive a four pound disadvantage on the scale tonight."
This means that Bob Harper's Blue Team once again had the immunity earned in last week's competition, while the Red Team members will welcome back their teammate who was kicked off the show last week, which was Ruben Studdard. After last week's results were deemed invalid, Michaels was given the chance to make a statement, and she was everything but apologetic. "I stand by my opinion: a caffeine supplement is significantly healthier than unlimited amounts of coffee," she said, sidestepping the actual breaking of the rule. "My only regret is that my team ... they're the ones suffering the consequences of my professional opinion."
The controversial celebrity trainer took it upon herself to give her contestants "an EBoost Energy Supplement that contains less caffeine - 200mg - than a Starbucks tall coffee [which contains] 260mg" without doctor's authorization. "Biggest Loser" contestants are permitted unlimited amounts of dietary caffeine, but medicines and supplements have to be approved. Online polls since the announcement suggest that fans, although happy about Studdard's return, believe that only Jillian Michaels should have been punished for her decision. Others claimed that NBC manufactured this scandal only to boost ratings. What do you think? Was Jillian Michaels framed to improve the ratings?
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