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lasttake
Mary-Kate
and boyfriend
David
Katzenberg,
21, son of
DreamWorks
movie mogul
Jeffrey, at an
NBA finals
game in L.A.
Looking rail-thin at the premiere
of New York Minute in May.
In caps
and gowns
at their
high
school
graduation
in L.A. on
June 7.
Rumors of Mary-Kate’s eating disorder
surfaced after fans saw her at their
Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony.
Trouble in paradise
mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen can’t stay out of the
spotlight. First, the sisters made headlines graduating
from high school at Campbell Hall in Los
Angeles on June 7. A week later, they turned 18, and officially became
co-presidents of their billion dollar corporation, DualStar
Entertainment Group and gained control of their $300 million fortune
in childhood earnings. Their merchandise empire includes
books, CDs, videos and a highly-successful line of beauty and
fashion items available at Wal-Mart and Shoppers Drug Mart.
Sounds picture perfect, but before another week had passed,
Mary-Kate Olsen, the darker-haired of the duo, checked into a
facility for treatment of an eating-related issue said to be anorexia.
Rumors of her eating disorder had been circulating for several
months, though the Olsen’s representatives denied them. Reports
indicate Mary-Kate’s problems intensified through June, following
speculation her relationship with boyfriend David Katzenberg
(son of DreamWorks movie mogul Jeffrey), was rocky, and the
disappointing box office take for the twin’s second feature film,
New York Minute.
Spokesman Michael Pagnotta, says of Mary-Kate, who is just
over five-feet tall, “She made a very courageous, precautionary
decision. She wants to be healthy.”
Treatment is expected to last 30 days. Mary-Kate and Ashley are
planning to move to New York to attend NYU in the fall.
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