WHAT?! You mean the Kardashian sisters didn't get their bikini bodies from knocking back magic pills? Blasphemy!
The Kardashian sisters are being sued $5 million for promoting a diet pill called Quicktrim because the plaintiffs claim there's no way the girls lost weight with a pill — especially one in which the main ingredient is caffeine.
According to the suit, which was filed in New York by Bursor & Fisher: "The FDA has determined [caffeine] is not a safe or effective treatment for weight control."
The plaintiff's claim the sisters fed lies through commercials, magazines and social media, including Kim's endorsements on Twitter:
The plaintiffs claim they never would have bought the product if the sisters hadn't made their testimonials. There's no comment from the Kardashian clan so far.
I never understood why people believe celebrity testimonials since they're usually being paid for their work. I'm especially hesitant when I see diet pills because they seem to do more harm than good. So on the one hand, I find it unbelievable that so many people could be "fooled." But I also think celebrities should be more careful about the brands they represent in the future. Representing a makeup palette is one thing but why promote dangerous diet pills that they probably don't take in the first place?
