Chmerkovskiy slammed Alley for ending their friendship over Scientology. But everyone is entitled to their own insanity. In , women in Hollywood began speaking up about the awful treatment they'd endured at the hands of some of the most powerful people in the entertainment industry.
Abuse and exploitation were rampant, and some producers, actors, and directors had been getting away with it for years. While the women who added their voices to the MeToo movement did get plenty of support from other celebrities and the general public, some were met with backlash and suspicion.
Unfortunately, Alley wasn't about to come to their defense. In fact, she took to Twitter to share her criticism of the movement, asking, "We now live in a country where people lose their jobs when accused of something without proof or trial or in some cases with anonymous accusers?
Former fans of Alley's felt that she was victim blaming in an attempt to defend her friend Matt Lauer, the NBC Today show co-host who was fired from his position after women from the network exposed his predatory behavior.
Honestly, Alley might want to work on finding better friends. Throughout her career, Alley has publicly struggled with her weight. She's faced endless scrutiny in the tabloids after gaining a few pounds, and at one point, she even starred in her own semi-autobiographical TV show, Fat Actress , which chronicled her attempts to lose weight so she could start landing the roles she wanted again.
The show ran for one season in However, her dilemma wasn't entirely dramatized for the show. Alley says that casting directors really did pass over her after she gained weight. She knew that she was being judged by her appearance rather than her acting ability, and she was understandably frustrated. Alley credits her commitment to Jenny Craig for getting her back on track, and she became a spokesperson for the company. Her willingness to address the experience of being scrutinized for her weight in Hollywood actually made her come across as more endearing and relatable, but overall, it seems like the negative judgment held her back.
Even when Alley was at a high point in her career, she still had some weak spots. She was definitely a star on the small screen with Cheers , but when it came to film, her performances didn't really put people in seats. For whatever reason, her talents just didn't translate as well to this medium, and casting directors took notice. Yes, she kicked off her career with a supporting role in a Star Trek film, and granted, Look Who's Talking made a lot of money.
But for the most part, Alley's films didn't really set the box office on fire. We're looking at you, For Richer or Poorer. This didn't stop Alley from trying, of course, and she felt motivated to prove critics wrong and appear in more successful films.
I walked out of his office thinking, 'I want revenge! So what's on Alley's plate as far as future projects? As of right now, she has nothing officially lined up, and if she is signed on to anything in particular, she hasn't announced it yet.
But that doesn't mean she's throwing in the towel and getting ready to retire. In fact, there is one role she wouldn't mind playing again: Rebecca on Cheers. Although there are no real plans for a Cheers revival right now, Alley has said that she would be open to the idea, under one condition. It can't be a very special moment or fantasy island or something.
Only time will tell. Of course, other members of the original cast would have to be interested as well. But perhaps bringing back Cheers would put Kirstie Alley in the spotlight once again. Kirstie Alley has money on her mind. Her sitcom was axed.
Scream Queens didn't survive. After Cheers bid farewell in , Alley experienced some career highs and lows. She won an Emmy Award for the television movie David's Mother in That same year, however, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for her supporting role on the dramatic miniseries The Last Don.
In , the actress starred in Showtime's Fat Actress , an unscripted comedy about the media's obsession with celebrity weight. Her publicized struggles with weight loss lead to Alley's affiliation with Jenny Craig weight loss centers. Appearing on Oprah Winfrey's talk show, she showed off her new figure by donning a bikini.
Alley served as a Jenny Craig spokesperson until December Alley signed a deal with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Productions in March to develop television projects. During that year, however, she made more headlines for her changing shape than her professional efforts.
Alley regained the weight she lost while on the Jenny Craig program. She told People magazine in May that she "fell off the horse" and would have to "work harder than last time" to slim down. She then hired a trainer to help her meet this goal, and developed the Organic Liaison weight loss system. The series chronicled her journey with her weight loss program to her life as a single mother trying to raise two teenagers in the Hollywood. In September , Alley made headlines again, this time for her comments about director Roman Polanski.
In a tweet , Alley revealed that she put an end to her drug problems. Sadly, Kirstie Alley's mother was tragically killed in a drunk driving accident in , which was incidentally the same year Alley's career started to take off. Not only did Alley's mother never get to see how successful her daughter would become, but the drama surrounding her death followed Alley for years, as the woman responsible spoke to tabloids about it years later.
According to Radar Online , the woman who was driving the vehicle that crashed into Alley's parents and killed her mother, Cherrie White, expressed remorse.
For as nice as those sentiments are, White also requested to meet Alley, which made things a little strange. Kirstie Alley's acting career really took off in the '80s, and after that, she landed a ton of great roles. But in , her own show, Kirstie, actually got canceled after only one season. The show featured Alley as a star on Broadway whose biological son shows up out of the blue when the mother who adopted him dies. For a while, it seemed as though Kirstie , which aired on TV Land, might be Alley's big break back into television after Veronica's Closet ended.
However, that wasn't the case; as intriguing as that storyline was, it wasn't meant to be. In an interview with Parade , Alley herself expressed dismay at the show being canceled. It must have been embarrassing for Alley to have her show canceled, especially since it seems that this was her last big attempt at a television career for a while.
Though Kirstie Alley's career was wildly successful for many years, her personal life was a bit more complicated. Notably, she was married to Parker Stevenson for almost 14 years; they adopted two children, William and Lillie, before splitting up, according to Us Weekly. Family was likely always important to Alley, but one event made it even more so.
Yes, in , it seems as though Alley's family grew even more as she became a grandmother. Alley took to Twitter to share the happy news that she was officially a grandma. Welcome Waylon Tripp Parker. As Alley's career had already started to slow down before the birth of her grandson, it would make sense that she'd see this as an opportunity to spend more time with her growing family.
Scientology must majorly appeal to many celebrities, as Kirstie Alley is far from the first or the most famous celeb to take part in the religion. But Alley doesn't think her religious choices should be as controversial as they are. At one point, Cruise was under fire for his religious actions, and Alley's decision to stand up for him led to her becoming just as controversial as Cruise.
Speaking to Entertainment Tonight , Alley explained her choice to stand by Cruise and Scientology as a whole. Clearly, Alley has no remorse for her beliefs and is proud of her church. Though Scientology is highly controversial and has been accused of being a cult via The Washington Post , Alley remains dedicated to the religion. In Hollywood, there's obviously a lot of pressure to look a certain way, and that especially pertains to body image.
Sadly, the perfect body doesn't exist, but Kirstie Alley herself has certainly dealt with weight issues throughout her career. Specifically, Alley has struggled with a lot of fluctuating weight issues and has never found them easy to deal with. In an interview with Parade , Alley explained that she was constantly confused by how her body gained weight so easily.
Additionally, Alley added that she'd had to learn how to take better care of herself. I've gotten a little more responsible," she continued. And what, exactly, was the most important lesson Alley learned? Hey, balance is key.
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