Why Oprah Is Getting Slammed Over The Olsen Twins

A clip of Oprah Winfrey interviewing Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen from 2004 — when they were 17-years-old — went viral when it was uploaded to TikTok in February 2021. The famed host pointedly asked the sisters about circulating rumors that one of them had an eating disorder. "I know a new rumor [that's] recently surfaced has really upset you, right?" Winfrey quickly added, "You know, the one about eating."

Ashley tried to deflect the question. "Yeah, you know people are going to write what they're going to write ... Either you're too fat, too skinny and people are just gonna write what they," she responded. Before Ashley finished, Oprah blurted out, "What size are you, by the way?" The Olsen twins looked surprised by the question, and Mary-Kate mentioned they were "petite girls." Winfrey did not drop the subject. "That is so interesting, I'm obsessed with size and you're like, 'I really don't know!'" she added. As noted by The Independent, Mary-Kate reportedly entered a rehab clinic later that same year to treat an eating disorder. However, this hasn't been confirmed, and her publicist said she sought treatment for a "health-related issue."

That was not the first time the interview resurfaced. Fans responded to the famed host's questioning when the same clip circulated on Twitter in April 2020. "And Oprah should've been more sensitive to what they were going through, from all the things said abt her own weight ups & downs," one Twitter user commented. 

If you or someone you know is struggling with an eating disorder, please contact the National Eating Disorder Association's Helpline at 1-800-931-2237 or chat with one of their helpline volunteers on NEDA's website.

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