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ARTICLE · 13 OCTOBER 2020

F Factor CEO Sues Influencer Alleging Defamation And More

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This week, registered dietitian and creator/CEO of the popular F-Factor Diet sued Instagram influencer Emily Gellis (@emilygellis) for allegedly making "4,500-plus false, defamatory...

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This week, registered dietitian and creator/CEO of the popular F-Factor Diet sued Instagram influencer Emily Gellis (@emilygellis) for allegedly making "4,500-plus false, defamatory, and/or harassing statements" from July 22, 2020 onward.

Gellis, who regularly shares both organic and sponsored fashion content via her Instagram page, began sharing posts about the F Factor diet on her Instagram this summer after she was "inspired to action by an anonymous Instagram post from someone who said she was a former client of Ms. Zuckerbrot's" that "said she had been told she should consider going off antidepressants because they could be contributing to weight retention or gain" (according to a New York Times article published this summer highlighting the social media feud between Zuckerbrot and Gellis).

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Originally published by the New York Legal Ethics Reporter

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