“Love Boat” star Jill Whelan says producer tried to trick her into losing weight

Actress Jill Whelan played young Vicki Stubing on The Love Boat between 1978 and 1987.

Key Points

• A teen at the time, Whelan recalls a producer tricking her during wardrobe fittings so she would feel pressured into weight loss.

• Whelan, who's now 59, remembers being on a 400 calorie-a-day diet around the same time.

Actress Jill Whelan treasures the relationships she formed while making classic TV seriesThe Love Boat— mostly.

But she feels differently about late producer Douglas S. Cramer, whom she remembers as "a misogynist."

She recalled a particularly cruel move that involved her and fellow actress Lauren Tewes in a resurfaced interview on Steve Kmetko'sStill Here Hollywoodpodcast.

"We would come to a wardrobe fitting at a new season," Whelan said, "to get new uniforms and new evening gowns and new loungewear, and he would call the wardrobe department and tell them to buy everything one or two sizes smaller than we are so that we would come in and be embarrassed in fittings about things not fitting."

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Cramer, one of the producers onThe Love Boat, died in June 2021. He was an accomplished producer, with credits includingDynasty,Hotel, andWonder Woman.

Whelan played Vicki Stubing, the daughter of Gavin MacLeod's Capt. Merrill Stubing, between 1978 and 1987, on the popular dramedy. During that time, she went from an 11-year-old kid to a young adult.

So, yeah, her body changed.

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"I remember one time, and at that particular time I was going through puberty, and it's, you know, things happen in puberty," Whelan said. "I had gone to a fat farm, or I guess you would say today a spa. I went to a spa in Ojai and I had lost some weight and I was also working with some crazy doctor who had me on 400 calories a day."

She looked back at another difficult moment on the ABC series earlier this month.

"I remember one time when I was just 13 and quote unquote becoming a woman, the very day of," Whelan said on thePatrick Labyor Sheaux With Patrick Labyorteaux,"and I was doing a scene with Loni Anderson, and we were in the purser's lobby, and I used to get everything in one take. I didn't mess up like that. And I couldn't get this line out. I couldn't get it out."

Shestarted to cry, but her costar Tewes, who portrayed cruise director Julie McCoy, helped her when she "admonished the director and said something to the effect of 'leave her alone, this is not helping her at all, and all you're doing is making things worse.'"

Still, Whelan, who's now 59, has often spoken highly of most of her years on the ABC series and her colleagues.

The star's later career has included appearances on shows such asCriminal MindsandThe Bold and the Beautiful.

Listen to the full conversation between Whelan and Kmetko above.

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Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Revives Memories of Another Presidential Assassination Attempt—at the Same Hotel

Forty-five years before thealleged assassination attemptagainstPresident Donald Trumpat the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night, a different President was shot at the same Washington, D.C., hotel.

Then-President Ronald Reagan was outside the Washington Hilton, the venue where the WHCA dinner is held each year, in 1981 when a man namedJohn Hinckley Jr.madean attempt on his life.

While thesuspectin Saturday’s shooting was apprehended before reaching the main ballroom where Trump, members of his Cabinet, and more than 2,000 other guests were seated, Hinckley got far closer to Reagan in his attack, firing a revolver at the President from just feet away and wounding him before he was ultimately subdued and arrested.

Hinckley, now 70, said that it was “spooky” to learn that Saturday’s shooting "took place at the same hotel as mine did" in an interview withTMZpublished on Monday.

He’s not the only one to see echoes of his attack in the recent shooting, which has sparked renewed attention to that history. Here’s what to know about the 1981 assassination attempt.

What happened in 1981

On March 30, 1981, Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton with a Secret Service detail after speaking to members of the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. But before the President could reach his limousine where it was parked in front of the hotel, Hinckley, standing in a crowd of people waiting outside, opened fire.

The would-be assassin was tackled by a special agent within seconds, and Reagan was quickly pushed into the vehicle and driven away. But in that short window, Hinckley managed to get off six shots with his .22-caliber revolver—one of which, after ricocheting off Reagan’s limousine, hit the President under his left armpit, striking a rib, piercing a lung, and narrowly missing his heart.

Three others were also shot: White House Press Secretary James Brady in the head; Metropolitan Police Officer Thomas Delahanty in the back of the neck; and Special Agent Tim McCarthy, who stepped between Hinckley and the President, in the chest.

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All four survived the attack. In the limousine, Special Agent in Charge Jerry Parr saw that Reagan was bleeding from his mouth and directed the vehicle to George Washington University hospital, where doctors operated to remove the bullet. The President spent 12 days in the hospital before returning to the White House.

Brady, who suffered a serious head wound that left him partially paralyzed, died in 2014 due to injuries sustained during the shooting, according to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for the Northern District of Virginia. His death was ruled a homicide.

TheFederal Bureau of Investigations(FBI) found evidence in Hinckley’s room at the Park Central Hotel that pointed to his motive: In a letter to the actress Jodie Foster, Hinckley had written that he was planning to kill Reagan as a demonstration of his love for her. The FBI also found magazine pictures of Foster in the room, along with pages of newspapers that detailed Reagan’s schedule.

On June 21, 1982, a jury found Hinckley not guilty by reason of insanity. He spent more than 30 years in a psychiatric institution before receiving full-time conditional release in 2016 to live with his mother in Virginia. He was fully released in June 2022.

“After 41 years 2 months and 15 days, FREEDOM AT LAST!!!” Hinckleywroteon X at the time.

Reagan's shooter and agent injured in the assassination attempt speak out

After the alleged attempt on Trump’s life, Hinckley said to TMZ that the Washington Hilton hotel should stop hosting large gatherings.

“Bad things keep happening” at the Hilton, Hinckley told the outlet, contending that it is “just not a secure place to hold big events.” He described the security at the hotel in 1981 as “lax.”

Meanwhile McCarthy, the special agent shot outside the Washington Hilton in the 1981 attack, praised the Secret Service response to the shooting at the White House correspondents’ dinner, saying they did a “hell of a good job.”

“From what I can tell right now talking to my colleagues, it was handled pretty well. You never want something like this to happen. Security was tested, security responded, and at this point it did pretty well,” McCarthy said toNewsNation. “I’m pretty satisfied with what the Secret Service did on this occasion.”

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14 Times the Kardashian-Jenners Gave Kendall a Run for Her Money on the Runway

While Kendall Jenner is a professional model, her sisters Kim Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian and Kylie Jenner have also sashayed down the runway

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• Kim made her Paris Fashion Week debut for Balenciaga in 2022, then walked for the designer again in 2025

• Kylie's first runway show was for Avril Lavigne's Abbey Dawn line in 2011

TheKardashian-Jenner crewis a family of multi-hyphenates, but it'sKendall Jennerwho has supermodel at the top of her résumé.

The older daughter ofKris JennerandCaitlyn Jenner, Kendall has appeared on several magazine covers, secured multimillion-dollar beauty and fashion campaigns and walked runways for elite brands like Chanel, Balmain and Versace.

However, Kendall isn't the only one in her family who has taken a turn at modeling over the years. While none of her sisters have followed in her high-heeled footsteps professionally,Kim Kardashian,Khloé KardashianandKylie Jennerhave all strutted their stuff down the catwalk.

Kim got her start in fashion, walking much smaller runways forEd HardydesignerChristian Audigier. Then, theSKIMS founderlater modeled for Balenciaga and Dolce & Gabbana, designing collections in collaboration with the latter Italian fashion label. Kylie, meanwhile, kicked off her fashion show modeling career withAvril Lavigne's Abbey Dawn line.

Here's a look back at all the times Kim, Khloé and Kylie walked the runway.

Kim Kardashian for Balenciaga Couture Fall 2025

Kimmade her second appearance on a Balenciaga runwayin July 2025. For the luxury brand's fall 2025 couture show, themom of four's very old Hollywood ivory lace-trimmed slip dress and matching faux fur coat was topped with dazzling diamonds fromLorraine Schwartz, including two necklaces featuring 250 carats of diamonds.

Per a press release from the jewelry brand, Kim's dress was an ode to the oneElizabeth Taylorwore in 1958'sCat on a Hot Tin Roof. Appropriately, the bling Kim donned included theMike ToddDiamond Pendant Earrings, onceworn by Taylorand purchased at auction by Schwartz.

The show marked Balenciaga creative director Demna Gvasalia's last with the fashion house.

Kylie Jenner for Coperni Ready-to-Wear Spring 2025

Kylie toldVoguethat it was a "dream" to close theCoperni Ready-to-Wear Spring 2025 showat Disneyland Paris during ParisFashion Weekin October 2024. The makeup mogul looked oh-so-glam in a strapless black ballgown by the designer with contrasting fabrics on the top and skirt and embellished black evening gloves.

While appearing onVogue's "My Life in Looks" in October 2025, Kylie shared that her daughterStormi Webster, then 7, helped her get through her pre-show jitters.

"I was so nervous. I couldn't say no to walking out of the castle at Disneyland," Kylie said, adding, "I think I knew that if my daughter was there, that I wouldn't get cold feet and not do it. So I thinkshe really gave me the confidence."

Kim Kardashian for Dolce & Gabbana Spring 2023

Kim worked with the Italian fashion house toco-design her "Ciao, Kim" collection. When she got her moment to take a bow on the runway in Milan, theAll's Fairactress and producer did so in a sleeveless black sparkly gown, with her blonde hair styled in a high updo.

Kim Kardashian for Balenciaga Couture Fall 2022

The Kardashiansreality starmade her Paris runway debutat the Balenciaga Couture show in July 2022, alongsideNicole KidmanandNaomi Campbellin a body-hugging black dress. On her Instagram Stories at the time, Kim called the experience "a dream come true."

Kylie Jenner for Yeezy Season 1

Kylie modeled forKanye West's Yeezy Season 1 collection in February 2015. For her runway walk, she wore nude-colored shorts and boots paired with an oversized black jacket. At the time, Kim and the rapperwere still married. (The pairfinalized their divorcein November 2022.)

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Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner for the 2013 Heart Truth Red Dress Fashion Show

In February 2013, Kendall and Kylie joined forces to model red dresses for the Heart Truth Red Dress Fashion Show. Each wore a Badgley Mischka gown. Their mom,Kris Jenner, also walked in the runway show, as did celebrities likeKelly OsbourneandOlympicgymnastsGabby DouglasandNastia Liukin.

Kylie Jenner for Sherri Hill Spring 2013

Kylie looked ready for homecoming in a seafoam green party dress on the runway for Sherri Hill's Spring 2013 collection. She paired the bright pastel frock with nude peep-toe heels.

Kylie Jenner for Avril Lavigne's Abbey Dawn Spring 2012 Collection

Kylie made her runway debut strutting her stuff for Lavigne's Abbey Dawn Spring 2012 collection. She rocked three punk rock looks and, fitting for both the time and the show, wore dark eyeliner and had rosy-tipped hair.

According to the Kylie Cosmetics founder, the September 2011 show marked "the beginning of King Kylie."

"This feels like a lifetime ago, but I love [it] to this day," Kylie shared during aLife in Lookssession withVoguein 2025, where she was shown photos of her iconic fashion moments. "I remember I wasn't nervous at all, I was so confident. I loved my pink tips."

She continued, "This probably started, honestly, my love for colored hair, because it wasn't real hair dye. They put, like, chalk in my hair or something, and I was obsessed."

Kim Kardashian for the Heart Truth Fall 2010 Red Dress Collection Fashion Show

Kim stepped out for a good cause when she took to the runway in a crimson Marchesa dress for the Heart Truth's 2010 Red Dress Collection fashion show during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in N.Y.C.

Kim Kardashian for 2B Free Spring 2008

Who could forget the sweatsuits of yesteryear? Kim modeled not one but two varieties for the 2B Free Spring 2008 show, along with a delicate pink dress that she paired with heels.

Kim Kardashian for Heatherette Spring 2008

Kim walked in the Heatherette show for the brand's Spring 2008 collection. She wore an absolutely darling green dress lined with ruffles and bows — and an artichoke detail.

Kim Kardashian and Khloé Kardashian Open Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Spring 2008

Khloé joined Kim for Rosemount Australian Fashion Week. Both sisters wore sparkly minidresses to open the festivities, hitting the runway in true Kardashian fashion.

Kim Kardashian for Christian Audigier Fall 2007

How very Y2K! Kim had a major runway moment during Audigier's Fall 2007 show, sashaying in this floral minidress and an on-the-moment arm cuff.

Kim Kardashian for Dash Fall 2007

One of Kim's first runway experiences was for the family's own Dash line. In another extremely aughts outing, the reality star confidently glided down the catwalk in two Dash Fall 2007 looks: a burnt orange gown and a gray suit.

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Bianca Censori Goes ‘Critic’ Mode With Architecture Students

Bianca Censoriis stepping into a more academic spotlight. Known for her work in design and her public profile, she recently took part in a university setting that highlighted her architectural background. The appearance has sparked fresh interest in her professional credentials, especially among those who primarily associate her with celebrity headlines. According to reports, her latest role placed her directly in conversation with the next generation of architects.

Bianca Censori serves as guest critic at Colombia University event

Bianca Censori recently appeared as a guest critic at an event hosted by Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. According todetailsshared by the institution, she participated in a semester-end review session for students enrolled in Advanced Studio IV, a key part of the school’s professional architecture program.

The session reportedly took place on Tuesday and included multiple guest critics alongside faculty members. These critics are typically invited to provide an outside perspective on student work. In this setting, Censori was said to have reviewed design submissions and offered feedback as part of the evaluation process.

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While her appearance drew attention, it also highlighted her academic background. Censori holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in architecture from the University of Melbourne. Her work has included collaborative design projects for her husband, Kanye West, some of which reportedly involved significant structural changes to existing buildings.

Censori’s approach to architecture has previously sparked discussion. In a past interview withVanity Fair, she suggested that altering or even dismantling elements of a structure can be part of a creative process. She described such changes as “beautiful” and “symbolic.” Those views offer insight into the lens she may bring to critique sessions like this one.

At Columbia’s GSAPP, guest critics are expected to challenge students while also guiding them. Censori’s participation suggests she was invited to contribute that balance of critique and perspective. That said, the exact nature of her feedback during the session has not been publicly detailed.

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Pope Leo signals shift away from Catholic Church's focus on sex

By Joshua McElwee

VATICAN CITY, April 27 (Reuters) - Pope Leo's four-nation Africa tour featured firm denunciations by the pontiff of despotism and war and also unprecedented attacks from U.S. President Donald Trump that grabbed headlines.

But a smaller moment, in which the pope said the ‌Catholic Church should prioritise questions of inequality and justice over those of sexual ethics, may prove to be of longer-lasting importance for ‌the Church's 1.4 billion members, said experts.

"The unity or division of the Church should not revolve around sexual matters," Leo, the first U.S. pope, said in a press conference on his ​flight home on Thursday.

"I believe there are much greater and more important issues such as justice, equality... that would all take priority before that particular issue," he said.

Marianne Duddy-Burke, executive director of Dignity USA, a group that supports LGBTQ Catholics, called the pope's remarks "a very significant and overdue reorientation of priorities".

Priests and bishops in the global Church have long emphasised as high priorities its teachings on sexual issues, including its bans on abortion, birth control and same-sex marriage.

On his first trip ‌to Africa in 2009, the late Pope Benedict XVI ⁠sparked an international outcry when he said the Church could not relax its ban on Catholics using condoms, even to help fight the transmission of HIV/AIDS.

Benedict said allowing condoms would only "increase the problem" ethically.

POPE'S APPROACH SEEN AS NEW FOR GLOBAL ⁠CHURCH

Leo made his comments on Thursday in response to a question about the Church offering blessings for same-sex couples.

He said he supported a landmark 2023 decision by the late Pope Francis allowing pastors to give blessings to same-sex couples informally, outside of a ritual service, and on a case-by-case basis.

But Leo said he wanted to prioritise ​other ​ethical questions and did not want the blessings to be formalised further.

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"To go beyond that ​today, I think that the topic can cause more disunity ‌than unity," said the 70-year-old pontiff.

Rev. James Keenan, an academic at Boston College, called Leo's approach new for the global Church.

The pope is "stating that the Vatican has a hierarchy of concerns and the perception that matters of sexuality have singular priority of place is not the case," said Keenan, a Jesuit priest who founded a global network of Catholic academics focused on ethical issues.

"This is clearly a prudential judgment by the pontiff... that issues of blessing gay marriage ought not eclipse more immediate challenges of dictatorships and war," said Keenan.

The Catholic Church teaches that sexual relationships outside heterosexual marriage are sinful. It says ‌people with same-sex attractions should try to be chaste.

LEO'S 'WHO AM I TO JUDGE' MOMENT

Francis, ​who led the Church for 12 years until his death last April, largely also sought ​to emphasise the Church's teachings on justice issues.

Asked in 2013 about rumours ​surrounding a priest working at the Vatican being gay, Francis famously responded: "If a person is gay and is seeking the ‌Lord and has good will, who am I to judge ​them?"

Those remarks, signalling unprecedented openness from a ​pope toward LGBTQ Catholics, became a seminal moment in Francis' tenure, quoted widely and printed on merchandise and T-shirts.

"This seems like Leo's 'Who am I to judge?' moment," said David Gibson, a Vatican expert and academic at Fordham University, about Leo's Thursday remarks.

"(Leo) is about peace and ​justice and sees those moral teachings as equally important ‌as sexual ethics," said Gibson.

Francis DeBernardo, executive director of New Ways Ministry, another group that supports LGBTQ Catholics, praised Leo's response.

"He listed ​other matters, more social matters -- justice, equality, freedom -- as being of greater moral concern," said DeBernardo. "For years, Catholic advocates for LGBTQ+ ​people have been saying the same thing."

(Reporting by Joshua McElweeEditing by Gareth Jones)

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“Should’ve Been Enough To Put Him Behind Bars”: 41 Pop Culture Moments And Trends That Aged Poorly

The entertainment industry sells more than concerts and movies. It also promotes a way of life, shaping what’s considered cool and trendy. However, what music producers and Hollywood PR managers push isn’t necessarily what should be normalized in the first place.

Last month, a new subreddit was created. It’s called ‘Why Were We Ok With This?’, and the online community already has 374K members.

According to the group’s ‘About’ section, they post pictures that allow you to look back at shocking things from previous decades that we were okay with for some reason — including exploitative TV shows, tabloids, paparazzi, and random cultural moments that just make you gasp in hindsight.

From crazy diets to (casual) sexism and even potential criminal cases, think of the content as a mix of laughing at the ignorance of the past and critiquing it seriously.

At a Halloween party in 2003, Khloe Kardashian, dressed as a pimp, walked four Black women on leashes. There was no controversy over this at the time and there has only been backlash since it resurfaced in 2022.The four women are sisters Meagan and La'Myia Good and sisters Malika and Khadijah Haqq.When it started getting attention, Meagan said, “That one time on Halloween when you were young and dumb …and clearly didn't think 15 years ahead lol smh. Welp, mistakes were made.”Khloe Kardashian has not commented.

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Now that Taylor Swift has found a fiancé and the Kennedies are relevant again, let's talk about when a woman born from 1989 dates a child from 1994 in 2012. She was signing him out of school for dates, dressing early 60s, taking photos at the graveside (all this was just after his mother passed away, mind you.) She brought the house next door and showed up to a wedding uninvited.

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He was 20 when he dated Mandy Moore and she was 16.He was 24 when he dated Lindsay Lohan and she was 17.He was 29 when he dated Demi Lovato and she was 17.I think That 70s show is cursed.

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Bridalplasty was a show that followed 12 engaged or already married women competing for the wedding of their dreams and their dream plastic surgery procedure. Each woman had a plastic surgery wishlist, and the winner of each week's wedding-themed challenge would win one plastic surgery procedure from her list.The winner of the competition received the wedding of her dreams, and had her entire wishlist fulfilled. The husband-to-be did not see his fiancée until she revealed her new look on their wedding day. Shanna Moakler hosted, and Dr. Terry Dubrow performed the plastic surgery procedures.Challenges including distinguishing between Dom Pérignon and Andre Strawberry Sparkling Wine; winners were rewarded with rhinoplasties, breast augmentations, jowl lifts, and thigh tucks. Bridalplasty’s opening credits show Dubrow hammering a silver pick into a woman’s nose cartilage, pummelling thigh fat with syringes, and forcing silicon implants into torn flesh. This show massively contributed to exploiting people with body image issues and reinforcing beauty stereotypes.The winner ended up receiving a brow-lift, liposuction of the chin, jowls, cheeks, a breast reduction, breast lift, tummy tuck, laser skin resurfacing and liposuction of the inner thighs, outer thighs and arms.

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Black. White was a reality TV show from 2006, produced by none other than ICE CUBE! In which two families of 3 went under makeovers to pass as each other’s races.It won an Emmy for Outstanding Makeup for a Series!

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After, she was uninvited to the grammys, suffered major public backlash, had her songs cut by MTV, suffered record sales for her new album and was blackballed from the industry.

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Can you imagine living with that maniac? Taking a picture of his then wife Katy Perry at like 4 in the morning then posting it on the internet

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To state the obvious, we know now that Kelly’s relationship with Aaliyah was the tip of the iceberg, but this is one of the best examples of his disgusting behaviour being brushed off at the time.Aaliyah, who sadly passed away at only 22, in a plane crash, started working with Kelly when she was 13 or 14 — he was her musical mentor. It’s alleged that the grooming began at this age. They were illegally married when she was 15 and Kelly was 27, and her age was forged as 18 on the certificate.When the marriage certificate was leaked to the press, after ongoing rumours for some time, some people had ish to say — BUT, people looked riiiight past this so that they could continue enjoying Kelly and Aaliyah’s music. Some people even blamed Aaliyah, shaming her like she wasn’t a child, like the grown man wasn’t to fault.Aaliyah even released an album, under Kelly’s mentorship (i.e. control), at age 15 called ‘Age Ain’t Nothing But A Number’. Kelly wrote the titular track and you can see him looking creepy as hell in the background of the album cover. I wish she’d never had to put her beautiful name to this exploitative album.The marriage was annulled, and records expunged, in 1997 and professional ties were cut. Aaliyah continued to be asked about Kelly in interviews and could not and would not discuss him at all. She also could not discuss him in her personal life. People who were close to her believe this was trauma related — and I don’t see how it couldn’t be.It sickens me that R. Kelly was able to get away with awful, awful things for so long. This alone should’ve been enough to finish him and put him behind bars.May Aaliyah Dana Haughton rest in peace

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During her L.A.M.B era she used Asian woman as silent props. As soon as the album cycle was over she ditched the whole look an the girls in general, I just find it insanely odd they never once spoke.

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I believe Friends did this too (although I never really watched the show). I'm 22 and I remember even as a kid back in 2008 or so watching this and thinking she wasn't *that* fat? A little chubby, sure, but they acted like she was 500lbs, her whole personality was "fat" lmfaoedit: I have to agree with the people stating she's not even chubby, I just didn't know how to describe it as "slightly larger than the other girls on the show"... size medium? Average sized?

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Monica Lewinsky made a youthful mistake. She had a fling with the most powerful man on the planet. She was young, and a charming, powerful man love-bombed her and made her feel important. They had a brief affair.The affair would go on to define her in the public eye. *She* was the villain, *she* was the maniac. Late night talk shows, daytime newsbyte shows, radio hosts, EVERYONE was piling on her.While Bill Clinton did face an impeachment hearing, the public mostly gave him a pass, while crucifying this young woman.She spent the following decades with this cloud hanging over her. She couldn't get jobs. She was a constant punchline. She considered changing her name briefly at the suggestion of others, to have some semblance of a normal life, until she put her foot down, and said "Nobody suggested Bill Clinton should change *his* name.Today, Bill Clinton is embroiled in his own, new scandal. But even in the midst of THAT, nothing he's getting from the public is anywhere near the venom and bile that is still being directed at Monica, who was guilty of nothing more than being young, falling for a powerful man, and trusting a person she thought was a friend. For that, she has been America's Jezebel since the 90's.And I'm not giving myself a pass. I was part of the ridicule for a long, long time. I grew up, and am ashamed of my part in it.Since then, she has become an outspoken activist and public speaker, and she's really just an amazing human being.

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Not forgetting that Beyonce also appeared as the Hindu deity Kali in her Grammy Performance.

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A disclaimer… Yes- I know that the people featured on the show consented to being on the show. Despite this, the way the show is presented makes a mockery and spectacle of subjects of the show. A recent episode I watched spurred me to make this post. The supposed therapists or family members interviewed on the show don’t help either because they don’t seem to really understand the root of the cause or try to be compassionate. A lot of the people featured on the show either experienced trauma that they’re trying to heal from or seem to have undiagnosed neurodivergence.

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Feel like this doesn't get called out enough.

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Second- I’m rewatching the Girls Next Door and listening to the Girls Next Level Podcast that Holly and Bridget made doing their first ever rewatch of the show since it aired.I knew the show was problematic just on the surface but the underlying treatment and grooming of these women is worse than I thought. They didn’t even get credits or paid until much later- they were never even asked if they wanted to be on the show or sign contracts- it was just assumed that they would comply.If anyone needs a rabbit hole to go down- it’s good one.

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And how he frequently stalked Laura, when she put her foot down (rightfully so), and the sad “awww” music would play and we’d all feel bad for him? He’d full on kiss her, pressure her, he was the definition of obsessive. I know they ended up together in the end but … I always think about that show and get the heebie jeebies now. We really felt badly for him

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