jillian michaels: "Apparently I'm an actress? Shame on the Los Angeles Times for saying I'm a fraud"

Is the famous TV trainer and diet/health expert Jillian Michaels a fraud?

That is the accusation from some people recently, including some published in the Los Angeles Times.

The response from Jillian Michaels: "Apparently I'm an actress. Shame on the Los Angeles Times for saying I'm a fraud and not a trainer. I currently own two certifications, one of which doesn't expire." For more see below.

In recent months she has been facing several lawsuits over her dietary supplements, with some people claiming they do not offer the diet and fitness benefits their health conscious creator claims.

jillian michaels: "Apparently I'm an actress? Shame on the Los Angeles Times for saying I'm a fraud"
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Jillian Michaels, who has appeared on NBC's The Biggest Loser and Losing It with Jillian, is firing back at the Los Angeles Times, which printed a scathing op-ed piece this week, calling her "an actress playing the role of fitness trainer." Among the allegations in the piece (written by James S. Fell, a certified health expert based in Canada): Michaels' techniques are shoddy and her routines unsafe. PHOTOS: Amazing Biggest Loser makeovers Asked about the claims Wednesday at a Guess/Marie Claire event, Michaels scoffed. I developed my own continuing education program for trainers, with sports medicine doctors. I've been a trainer since I was 17-years old for 19 years."