--- title: Fitness Guru Jillian Michaels Files $10 Million Lawsuit description: Fitness star and trainer Jillian Michaels has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Lionsgate over YouTube videos posted to its channel. canonical: https://time.com/3820093/jillian-micahels-lawsuit/ author: Alexandra Sifferlin article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-04-13T20:01:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T06:22:00.233Z article:section: Health og:title: Fitness Guru Jillian Michaels Files $10 Million Lawsuit og:description: Fitness star and trainer Jillian Michaels has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Lionsgate over YouTube videos posted to its channel. og:url: https://time.com/3820093/jillian-micahels-lawsuit/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35022b3478bce8e6/6987eada428a9e38fbccae04/453713704-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2297 og:image:height: 1292 og:image:alt: The Dave Thomas Foundation For Adoption's Kickball For A Home Celebrity Kickball Game og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Fitness Guru Jillian Michaels Files $10 Million Lawsuit twitter:description: Fitness star and trainer Jillian Michaels has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Lionsgate over YouTube videos posted to its channel. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt35022b3478bce8e6/6987eada428a9e38fbccae04/453713704-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Fitness Guru Jillian Michaels Files $10 Million Lawsuit by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Apr 13, 2015 8:01 PM UTC  LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 16: Jillian Michaels arrives at The Dave Thomas Foundation for adoption's kickball for a home celebrity kickball game at University of Southern California on August 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage) LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 16: Jillian Michaels arrives at The Dave Thomas Foundation for adoption's kickball for a home celebrity kickball game at University of Southern California on August 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gregg DeGuire/WireImage)Getty Images by [Alexandra Sifferlin](https://time.com/author/alexandra-sifferlin/) ## Alexandra Sifferlin Apr 13, 2015 8:01 PM UTC Fitness star and trainer Jillian Michaels has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Lionsgate over YouTube videos posted to its channel. Michaels—a former _The_ _Biggest Loser_ host—claims Lionsgate has not compensated her for her workout videos that are used on the [Lionsgate BeFit](https://www.youtube.com/user/BeFit) YouTube channel, [Variety reports](http://variety.com/2015/digital/news/fitness-star-jillian-michaels-files-10-million-claim-against-lionsgate-over-youtube-channel-1201471370/). Michaels says she was not consulted about Lionsgate’s use of her brand and image and that the amount of videos used by the studio has exceeded their contract so she should receive royalties. Michaels says her videos make up nearly half of the 350 million views gained by the channel. 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