News update on the Olsen Twins - she is across the street from Provo Canyon School....
Mary-Kate and her fraternal twin sister, Ashley, have been stars since they first appeared on the TV show Full House as babies, sharing a role. They control a billion-dollar entertainment industry that includes direct-to-video films, home decorating, and clothing lines. In May, they released their second feature film, New York Minute, a box-office disappointment.
In recent months, rumors circulated that Mary-Kate Olsen was suffering from anorexia, and she did nothing to dispel them during her publicity rounds for New York Minute because she appeared frail and bony.
One health expert noted that celebrities are under extreme pressure to be thin.
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Mary-Kate Olsen, 18, who is battling an eating disorder, is being treated at Cirque Lodge in Orem, Utah, Us Weekly reports.
The facility specializes in the "effective treatment of individuals and families afflicted with the disease of alcoholism and other drug addictions," according to its official Web site.
When the news of Olsen's hospitalization broke last week, her longtime publicist, Michael Pagnotta, "categorically" denied to USA TODAY that drugs were involved.
In explaining why Olsen is at a facility that specializes in drug and alcohol abuse treatment, Pagnotta told Us : "It is a multi-treatment facility, which is perfectly capable of accommodating her needs. Mary-Kate has a team of people working with her, including a renowned psychologist in this field and a nutritionist."
He again emphasized to Us that "Mary-Kate Olsen is being treated for an eating-related disorder."
In its new issue, Us reports that Olsen's twin, Ashley, visited her sister at the facility, where they had a loving reunion. "They embraced," the twins' father, Dave Olsen, told the magazine. "Obviously Mary-Kate was very happy, and so was Ashley."
Dave Olsen tells Us Mary-Kate has had an eating disorder for two years.
