Anna Nicole Smith Sued Over Weight Loss Product
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Anna Nicole Smith, 39, the former Playboy Playmate, widow of an octogenarian oil tycoon, and tragic mother, has been sues by Janet Luna and three people identified as her guardians were named in a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges deceptive business practices and a violation of California’s unfair competition law. They also sued the TrimSpa Inc. They are asking for unspecified damages, restitution and an injunction preventing Smith and New Jersey-based TrimSpa, maker of TrimSpa X32, from making claims that users of the pills can lose substantial amounts of weight. Angry Janet Luna claims she used Trimspa X32 and expected the “rapid and substantial weight loss” the product promises - but it didn’t work for her.
Former model and reality TV star, reportedly lost 31.29 kilograms (69 pounds) and according to Smith, the secret to her weight loss is TrimSpa and a “colon cleanser.” Anna Nicole Smith says the secret to her stunning weight loss is to take TrimSpa with a particular kind of chaser. When asked at the lounge Curves inside the Aladdin Casino & Resort in Las Vegas what she would tell dieters, Smith told Star they should take TrimSpa and a “colon cleanser.” She laughingly explained: “When I was really thin but not losing some of the problem spots, I tried the colon cleanser and that just knocked the pounds off! You take those two together and you can’t go wrong!” But, in the interview with ET, Smith admits the diet has taken its toll on her. She says, “You eat, like, small portions and you do it for, like, two weeks, and also they have a colon cleanser and you’re just, like, on the pot all the time… You lose that weight quickly. “I do take two pills a day to maintain (the diet), you know.”
Last month, the Federal Trade Commission announced TrimSpa would pay $1.5 million to settle allegations that the company’s weight-loss claims were unsubstantiated. TrimSpa released a statement following the announcement saying it supported actions to clean up the weight-loss industry, but disputed the federal agency’s allegation that a handful of TrimSpa advertisements that ran in 2003 and 2004 had insufficient substantiation. TrimSpa also disagreed with any inference that its X32 product has no scientific support.
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February 10th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
[…] On Tuesday, Smith was included in a class-action suit against a company, TrimSpa, for which she had worked as a spokesperson. TrimSpa makes a product it claims leads to substantial weight loss. The lawsuit alleges the marketing of the product, TrimSpa X32, was false or misleading. Smith had battled with her weight for years but had slimmed down recently, losing 69lbs. […]