She later concluded the promotion was not legitimate. “They were lying to me,” Hilton said. “It was all AI.”
Oprah’s Team Has Already Pushed Back
Oprah Winfrey has publicly distanced herself from the debunked diet claims. In a statement shared with Today on May 1, her team warned viewers to be careful about online ads using her name or likeness.
“To help viewers with discernment, unless something is posted on her personal IG page @oprah, it is not something she is involved in,” the statement said, “and consumers should please take extra caution before providing their personal information or purchasing any such products.”
That distinction matters. AI-generated ads and celebrity deepfakes have become a reliable nuisance online, using famous faces to push products that the stars never endorsed. The technology may be new, but the sales pitch is very old.
What Oprah Has Actually Said About Weight Management
While Winfrey has rejected any link to the Jell-O diet scam, she has spoken openly about using GLP-1 medication, a class of prescription drugs used to help manage blood sugar and weight.
“I now use it as I feel I need it, as a tool to manage not yo-yoing,” Winfrey told People in December 2023. “The fact that there's a medically approved prescription for managing weight and staying healthier, in my lifetime, feels like relief, like redemption, like a gift, and not something to hide behind and once again be ridiculed for.”
She added, “I'm absolutely done with the shaming from other people and particularly myself.”
Hilton shared the story in front of fellow RHOBH cast members Kyle Richards, Dorit Kemsley, Erika Jayne, Sutton Stracke and Bozoma Saint John. The reality star is also mother to Paris Hilton, 45, Nicky Hilton, 42, Barron Hilton, 36, and Conrad Hilton, 32.
For viewers, the takeaway is blunt: if a diet ad claims several major celebrities are quietly mixing Jell-O with vinegar and baking soda, it may be worth pausing before the shopping cart stage.
