Food writer Alison Roman apologizes to Chrissy Teigen after calling her a ‘sellout’
ALISON Roman has publicly apologized to Chrissy Teigen for calling her a "sellout" and "causing you pain".
The food writer and New York Times columnist had claimed that the model’s quick rise in the culinary world for her Cravings empire “horrified” her and the comments - which also slammed Netflix star Marie Kondo - went viral for it’s “anti-feminist tone.”
Chrissy later publicly posted a series of tweets in which she revealed the comments had left her "upset" and feeling "crappy", and in reply, Alison apologized and admitted it was "flippant" to use the mom-of-two's company as an example.
“Hi @chrissyteigen! I sent an email but also wanted to say here that I’m genuinely sorry I caused you pain with what I said,” Roman tweeted late on Friday.
"I shouldn’t have used you /your business (or Marie’s!) as an example to show what I wanted for my own career- it was flippant, careless and I’m so sorry.
"Being a woman who takes down other women is absolutely not my thing and don’t think it’s yours, either (I obviously failed to effectively communicate that). I hope we can meet one day, I think we’d probably get along."
Chrissy has not publicly responded but has interacted with supportive fans, and told one that it was "good to know" after it was alleged Alison "mouthed 'she’s so annoying' and elaborated on how much you don’t like her weeks ago on the Murmurr broadcast."
The feud kicked off when Alison told The New Consumer: "What Chrissy Teigen has done is so crazy to me.
"She had a successful cookbook. And then it was like: Boom, line at Target. Boom, now she has an Instagram page that has over a million followers where it’s just, like, people running a content farm for her.
"That horrifies me and it’s not something that I ever want to do. I don’t aspire to that."
In response, Chrissy tweeted: "This is a huge bummer and hit me hard. I have made her recipes for years now, bought the cookbooks, supported her on social, and praised her in interviews.
"I even signed on to executive produce the very show she talks about doing in this article.
Chrissy - who’s been married to singer John Legend since 2013 - explained how she started her Cravings line - which consists of recipe books, cookware, how-to videos and more - because she wanted something for herself.
She said: “I wanted something John didn't buy, I wanted something to do that calmed me, made me happy and made others happy, too. Cravings isn't a "machine" or "farmed content" - it's me and 2 other women.
"I didn't "sell out" by making my dreams come true. To have a cookware line, to get to be a part of that process start to finish, to see something go from sketch to in my hands, I love that.
“I genuinely loved everything about Alison. Was jealous she got to have a book with food on the cover instead of a face!! I’ve made countless NYT recipes she’s created, posting along the way."
She added: “There are many days I cry very hard because Cravings, the site, is our baby we love to pump content onto.
"We do this work ourselves, and there is no monetary gain yet. It is just work, work, work and the reward is you liking it. So to be called a sellout … hooooo it hurts."
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As the backlash first grew online, Alison tweeted: "When women bully other women for being honest about money and how much they do or do not make, well, that’s amore…
"Just wishing I had someone to hold my hand during baby’s first internet backlash.”
Alison also attempted to clarify her comments, adding: "I am not coming for anyone who’s successful, especially not women. I was trying to clarify that my business model does not include a product line, which work very well for some, but I don’t see working for me."