Kirstie Alley is still hawking a diet plan called Organic Liaisons. so there is alot riding on the perception her diet elixir is working.
kirstie recently posted on Twitter
"I've lost over 50 lbs...and I'm having the time of my of my life...30 more to goooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo," she tweeted on Wednesday.
She has a huge vested interest in loosing the pounds,first for health reasons, the second is she had a huge sum of money wrapped up in a business start up,and also a
recently produced Television show (Kirstie Alleys Big Life)
Kirstie started off by promoting her diet plan on Oprahs show. a high profile send off for her new brand.
Later she appeared on Today Show to promote the product. on that show Kirstie Alley denied that her new diet system, Organic Liaison, is helping the Church of Scientology profit.
The question came right after her opening segment -- in which the veteran Hollywood Reporter's Roger Friedman claimed Alley's company was made of top-level Scientologists .for making the Scientology connection.
co-host Meredith Vieira questioned a possible connection.
"It's not true. It's not true," its ****-**** Kirstie said.
Meredith Viera asked. "So there's no connection between your diet program and [Scientology?]"
"God no! No. Zero," Kirstie answered.
Kirstie went on to say her Accountant Saul Lipson is a Scientology Jew.and the address in the clip was that of her accountant in Clearwater. Lipson's address is not in Clearwater, but Coral Springs, Fla. but we will let Kirstie Have that one.even if what she said isn't true.
the headlines read Kirstie Alley Rips 'Bigotry' on 'Today Show' after the appearance
Kirstie fired off a several Twitter Salvos
"GOING TO HAVE Mr. Attorney call Mr. Friedman's Attorney tomorrow..Mr. Friedman is treading on thin LIBELOUS ice with my company. Crackkkk," she wrote.
"P.S. I do NOT hate Meredith…just STRIKE one on blindsiding..and my bad..didn't see the "do you STILL beat your wife" ambush coming…WHAP" Kirstie wrote in a later Tweet on Tuesday.
"If you Google Mr. Friedman, you'll see he has had longtime problems with Scientology. He has written numerous articles against them,"
and put out this in a press release
"There was a claim that my product is a front for Scientology. This is not true. Organic Liaison is its own L.L.C. and is not affiliated with The Church of Scientology or the World Institute of Scientology. The proof is in the numbers," she continues. "Out of the 25 approximate employees, there may be 26, of Organic Liaison, 4 are Scientologists. Organic Liaison does not discriminate in its hiring practices, including religion ... It boils down to roughly 10% of my company is Scientologists, 90% are non-Scientologists," Alley added.
ok so its either a little white lie or shes horrible at Math (Hint) its around 16% well Kirstie its a good thing you have an accountant because the math is off.
In February of 2010 Womans day published an multi-page article titled "Kirstie Alley's fat farm freak out" checked into a ritzy California fat farm,in which they claim she made a mockery of the facility's strict rules on dieting and exercise.keep in mind she is promoting Her Diet program!
Next Kirstie Show airs on A&E and has awful ratings and the show may have run its course. the show was an advertisement for her weight loss vitamin supplement.
that looks as if it won't pan out. the show was a flop.
There may have been one notable quote from the show,when Kirstie introduces the TV audience to L Ron Hubbard's quackery while her chubby buddy was bedridden and feeling ill and pretending to be under the weather, Kirstie explained to him that in her Religion when some is ill "its because you have a Suppressive Person in your life" thats right its someone else's fault your sick. Scientologist believe that if you remove the suppressive person your illness will vanish.
She also coyly used Hubbard terms like "Natter" when talking to her staff in another episode. promoting Scientology along with her diet elixir on her semi scripted reality program. along with a small cast of Scientologists, John Travolta-Kelly Preston several employees and an obscure Australian Actor who was her boy-toy in the last episode "Cougeroo", who was also a Scientologist.
even is the show was thinly laced with Scientology and Scientologists we will give her that too.
Kirstie next move is to hire a new spokes person for Organic liaison, he choice is actress Jenifer Aspen star of the recent TV hit Glee and also a Scientologist, not a smart move if your trying to convince the public,otherwise. but then its her company.
Kirstie can be thought of as a bit of a Twitter-hoic, her tweets are the fodder of gossip blogs at times, you may remember her feuds with Joy Beyhar and late Night TV host Conan O'Brien, she even had an episode devoted to the subject on "Big Life" trying to make me go to "Tweet-hab" Kirstie has for month used her twitter accounts to shamelessly and exclusively promote her products.
Often using twitter it to promote a 30 day sauna purification detox she was doing not to long ago and promoting "L Ron Hubbard's book Clear Body Clear Mind" along with Her diet tips and suggestions. purely a gotcha moment if the public was paying attention. the public may be willing to let that slide.
Now she's in the headlines again with titles like these "Kirstie Alley: I've lost 50 pounds1" after she posted a photo of herself surrounded by 5 hulking Italian men in suits, if you look at the photo you don't see much of her. just a head shot,this picture was shot by a professional photographer Troy Plota. and her hair and makeup is no doubt done professionally and she looks 10-15 years younger.
looking at that photograph one thing stands out immediately, Kirstie is the only one back-lit in this photo. looking at it leaves no doubt its weight loss through photo-shop.
See it for what it is call it disingenuous-it's celebrity at its finest PT Barnum would be proud. thanks Again Kirstie!
Kirstie will soon be 60!. shes had a good ride. now shes tabloid fodder.
a funny quote from WWP sums it up
All right Mr DeMille I'm ready for my (close up) photoshop