A bodybuilder who lied to fans about his raw liver diet and admitted to taking drugs is now being sued.
Brian Johnson, aka “The Liver King”, who makes $100 million a year on his all-natural raw meat diet and fitness regime, tells his followers, “I am on steroids.”
According to Johnson, he built a $100 Million a year kingdom by hyping a diet of raw meat and rigorous exercise to achieve “strength, health, and happiness.”
The bodybuilder and supplement seller had previously claimed to be all-natural, but after his private emails leaked revealing he was using been using roughly $11,000 of steroids monthly, he fessed up.
According to a story in the New York Post, a man named Christopher Altomare from New York has filed a lawsuit against Johnson and his firms Ancestral Supplements, LLC and The Fittest Ever, LLC. In the $25 million lawsuit.
The filing also asserts the paleo-inspired eating regimen he hawked was actually “a dangerous and life-threatening diet” that had the potential to make those who subscribed to it while striving for similar Gainz susceptible to serious illnesses.
The diet contained animal liver, pancreas, kidney, spleen, heart, raw sweetbread, and raw bull testicles – all of which were unsustainable for most consumers to avail of and stick with. Thus, it automatically compelled them to resort to the supplements Johnson’s brand produced.
The suit charged by Altomare stated:
“Liver King persuaded millions of consumers to adhere to, or abide by, the Eat Tenet by repeatedly making representations to consumers that his near-perfect physique, and optimal health, were solely attributable to his adoption of the Ancestral Tenets, predominantly the Eat Tenet.”
Both Brian and his wife falsely convinced followers that they were living an ancestral lifestyle to achieve health, strength, and happiness. They often preached living life according to the nine tenets of ancestral living, which include: eating, sleeping, fighting, moving, shining, cold, sun, connecting, and bonding. Brian ate raw bone marrow, liver, and even bull testicles.
Additionally, Liver King revealed that he consumes 120mg of testosterone boosters every week. The YouTuber apologized to his followers for misleading them and claiming that his rugged body was all-natural.
Johnson also shared that he was a bit blindsided by his actions and was unable to grasp the consequences. He said that he was rich and anonymous before rising to fame on social media. However, after social media, he was still rich, but people knew him, and he was no longer an unknown face.
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Sources: AWM, New York Post
What an a**! I hope the guy wins his lawsuit.