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Model Chrissy Teigen unloaded on social media after a New York Times’ food columnist was critical of her cooking business.
The 34-year-old who, along with husband John Legend have been outspoken critics of President Trump and his administration, took to Twitter to lament the harsh words about her “Cravings” cooking empire from Alison Roman.
Following tweets by both women defending their views, and Teigen declaring that Roman’s remarks “hit her hard,” Roman apologized, saying her comments were “flippant” and “careless.”
The author of the bestselling books “Nothing Fancy” and “Dining In” spoke of Teigen’s business in an interview with The New Consumer, remarking on the “Cravings” line which was launched by the model from her love of cooking. The company includes a website, cookbooks, and a line of products sold at Target, as well as Teigen’s interaction with her massive social media following.
“Like, what Chrissy Teigen has done is so crazy to me. She had a successful cookbook. And then it was like: Boom, line at Target. Boom, now she has an Instagram page that has over a million followers where it’s just, like, people running a content farm for her,” Roman said.
“That horrifies me and it’s not something that I ever want to do. I don’t aspire to that. But like, who’s laughing now? Because she’s making a ton of f–king money,” Roman added.
Teigen reacted to the interview on her Twitter account Friday, saying Roman’s comments were “a huge bummer and hit me hard.”
“I have made her recipes for years now, bought the cookbooks, supported her on social and praised her in interviews. I even signed on to executive produce the very show she talks about doing in this article,” Teigen tweeted.
this is a huge bummer and hit me hard. I have made her recipes for years now, bought the cookbooks, supported her on social and praised her in interviews. I even signed on to executive produce the very show she talks about doing in this article. https://t.co/9xrvQBInAp
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 8, 2020
She added that it hurt to be called a “sellout” and that the business requires a lot of work, and little monetary reward, for her.
I didn’t “sell out” by making my dreams come true. To have a cookware line, to get to be a part of that process start to finish, to see something go from sketch to in my hands, I love that.
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 8, 2020
there are many days I cry very hard because cravings, the site, is our baby we love to pump content onto. we do this work ourselves, and there is NO monetary gain yet. it is just work work work and the reward is you liking it. so to be called a sellout….hooooo it hurts
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 8, 2020
Teigen pointed out that the “farm” mentioned by Roman “doesn’t exist” and reiterated how “bummed” she was by Roman’s words, which included criticism of organizing consultant Marie Kondo.
I don’t think I’ve ever been so bummed out by the words of a fellow food-lover. I just had no idea I was perceived that way, by her especially. And Marie, too. Marie is awesome.
— chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 8, 2020
Ahead of Teigen’s comments, Roman had tweeted about women bullying other women.
when women bully other women for being honest about money and how much they do or do not make, well, thats amore
— alison roman (@alisoneroman) May 8, 2020
She soon apologized to Teigen, adding that “being a woman who takes down other women is absolutely not my thing.”
Being a woman who takes down other women is absolutely not my thing and don’t think it’s yours, either (I obviously failed to effectively communicate that). I hope we can meet one day, I think we’d probably get along.
— alison roman (@alisoneroman) May 9, 2020
In another tweet that did not mention the model, Roman defended her own remarks.
I want to clarify, I am not coming for anyone who’s successful, especially not women. I was trying to clarify that my business model does not include a product line, which work very well for some, but I don’t see working for me.
— alison roman (@alisoneroman) May 8, 2020
Teigen found plenty of sympathy from her 12.7 million Twitter followers.
“It has been crappy to deal with this all day but I couldn’t not say something,” Teigen had written in one tweet. “I know the actual tears I put into the work I do and it’s really hard to see someone try to completely invalidate it. Someone I really liked.”
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