America is going through a cultural reckoning. Over the last few years, wrongdoers have been called out during the MeToo movement as well as during the revival of the Black Lives Matter movement following the murder of George Floyd in the Spring of 2020. Now, Oprah Winfrey has come under attack for bluntly asking the Olson twins about their “size” after rumors arose that the then-17-year-old girls were struggling with an eating disorder.
Oprah has been forced to defend herself after the internet erupted in outrage following the resurfacing of the Olson twins’ interview last week. The video, recorded in 2004 when Mary-Kate and Ashley Olson were only seventeen, showed Oprah questioning the girls about eating disorder rumors. Child stars often have it rough.
At the time of the Oprah interview, Mary-Kate was struggling with an eating disorder. Although the twins were already petite and slim, Mary-Kate had to confront Oprah’s awkward “size” question during the broadcast.
Oprah, who was fifty during the interview, directly asked the girls about the eating disorder rumors and sneaked in a question about their sizes.
