The 260-lb teen agreed to appear in the hopes of losing weight, but the lawsuit contends that her trainer shouted at her during a hike and forced her to fall off a StairMaster. Pagliarolo says she suffered serious injuries as a result.
"We haven't received this purported lawsuit but if it does materialize we will defend ourselves against it vigorously and fully expect to prevail," a show rep told TMZ.
"Rachael Ray" has faced legal problems before. In 2008, an anorexic ex-account for the show sued for disability discrimination, after he was asked to leave for telling his immediate boss that she had created a
Christina Pagliarolo, a teenager who hoped to lose 70 of her 260 pounds by taking part in a segment on the Rachael Ray Show, is now suing that show for the abuse she allegedly suffered at the hands of a personal trainer.
According to documents obtained by TMZ, Christina says she was screamed at… forced to hike mountains… and placed on a StarMaster until she fell off after the speed was continually increased to an unmanageable figure.
As you can see in this video, Pagliarolo had extreme difficulty following the regimen at the time of filming:
Says a rep for the show in response:
"We haven't received this purported lawsuit but if it does materialize we will defend ourselves against it vigorously and fully expect to prevail."