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Alexa Chung Squashes Eating Disorder Rumors

British TV personality Alexa Chung wants to let everyone know she doesn't have an eating disorder.

Elle UK's November cover girl told the mag:

"I cannot express how frustrating it is to not be believed when you say, 'I don’t have an eating disorder'. I am naturally very thin. I get even thinner when I’m stressed. And you cannot imagine how stressed I was last year. Anyone could see that I wasn’t doing great and I wasn’t coping. It angers me because I don’t want to be a pin-up for young girls just for being thin. I don’t want to be admired for being thin as opposed to being dressed well, and I don’t want the two to get confused."

And there you have it.

Hopefully this will put an end to all those pesky rumors and people will start focusing on how fab she always looks.

[Image courtesy of Elle UK.]

Tags: deny, eating disorders, elle uk, november 2010, november cover, november issue, rumors

Christina Ricci Gets Touchy-Feely For BlackBook

We haven't seen her in a magazine for a long time!

Christina Ricci has landed on the front of BlackBook's October obsessions issue giving the world a glimpse of what's up her nose.

Luckily the inside spread is MUCH better than the cover with a lot of boob grabbing and fierce high fashion poses.

The actress also dished to the magazine about her life past and present.

Here are some HIGHlights:

On her eating disorder as a teenager:

"I had been really anorexic until I was like 16. They were going to hospitalize me, and I was worried about people force-feeding me through a tube. I didn’t want that, so I fought the disease. I still think about it, but I could never do it again. I remember the overwhelming feeling of hopelessness when I was in the middle of it. My brain had basically become my biggest tormentor. I’d become afraid of myself. I was outed in a magazine article when I was, like, 17, even though I’d been in recovery for about a year. The interviewer talked to a producer, who, being a total jerk, said I wasn’t eating on set. I think that was the thing that caused me to be ridiculously open about everything, so that I never again felt ashamed or embarrassed, or like someone was holding something over me."

On her rebellious past:
I wasn’t very… marketable back then,” she says, laughing. “I always said crazy shit. I was living in New York, and I was uncomfortable and angry. I was going clubbing all the time, partying with Chloë Sevigny and the cool kids. I woke up one day when I was 19, and it was like I hadn’t seen the sun forever. So I moved to L.A., where it was okay to be responsible, so that I’d stop acting like a crazy maniac.

On her new movie Bel Ami, co-starring Robert Pattinson:

"I read the book when I was 13. It was one of my tutor’s favorite stories, so there was a lot of discussion about it my entire life. Getting the part was one of those things that made me sort of believe in…well, fate. But, yeah, Rob’s fans are crazy. We filmed in London, and they were always around base camp, gathered at the barriers."

She sure has come a long way from playing Wednesday Addams, don't U think???

[Image courtesy of Yu Tsai / BlackBook.]

Tags: bel ami, blackbook, eating disorders, interview, october cover, october issue, wednesday addams

Sophia Bush Slams Urban's Anorexia Tee

One Tree Hill actress Sophia Bush has taken to her blog to blast Urban Outfitters for selling that pro-anorexia shirt with the words "Eat Less" across the chest.

The tee, which stirred up quite the controversy last month, has been pulled from the retailer's website but that didn't stop Sophia from giving them a good tongue-lashing.

Here's what she had to say:

UO,

I have been a supporter of your store for many years, but now I'm through.

I am fortunate enough to star on a wonderful TV show called One Tree Hill. I play a fashion designer named Brooke Davis, who started a campaign on the show called "Zero Is Not A Size" and the outpouring of love and gratitude that came my way from girls and women ALL OVER THE WORLD who have body image issues brought me to tears.

To promote starvation? To promote anorexia, which leads to heart disease, bone density loss, and a slew of other health problems, not least of all psychological issues that NEVER go away? Shame on you. I will no longer be shopping at your stores. And I will encourage the tens of thousands of female supporters I have to do the same. I have fought to boycott BP. I never imagined I would also be boycotting affordable fashion.

You should issue a public apology, and make a hefty donation to a women's organization that supports those stricken with eating disorders. I am sickened that anyone, on any board, in your gigantic company would have voted 'yes' on such a thing, let alone enough of you to manufacture an item with such a hurtful message. It's like handing a suicidal person a loaded gun. You should know better.

I sincerely hope that next time you decide that making fun of serious issues is comedic, or 'snarky in a cool way,' that you rethink your decision.

With Sincerity but NO respect,

Sophia Bush

Here is my letter, in defense of all of us who have ever looked in a mirror and felt less than fabulous…

Way to let 'em have it Sophia!

What do U think of her blog entry???

[Image via Adriana M. Barraza/WENN.]

Tags: anorexia, blog, eat less, eating disorders, sophia bush, urban outfitters

Urban Outfitters Promoting Anorexia???

Deja vu!

Retailer Urban Outfitters has debuted a new t-shirt on their website and it's causing quite the controversy!

Some are saying that the "Eat Less" t-shirt promotes bad body image and eating disorders while others say that it's simply just a shirt.

As for Urban, the description reads:

"Eat less or more or however much you'd like in this seriously soft knit tee cut long and topped with a v-neck."

Thoughts??

[Image courtesy of Urban Outfitters]

Tags: clothing, eat less, eating disorders, urban outfitters