Scarlett Johansson Essay On Eating Disorders Blasts The Media

Scarlett Johansson is hopping mad with the media, the tabloid media in particular. The Golden Globe-nominated actress says she is angry over rumors that she is struggling with her weight as shoots scenes for her role as a superhero in the upcoming film Iron Man 2.
I’m frustrated with the irresponsibility of tabloid media who sell the public ideas about what we should look like and how we should get there, she writes in a new Huffington Post essay.
“Claims have been made that I’ve been on a strict workout routine regulated by co-stars, whipped into shape by trainers I’ve never met, eating sprouted grains I can’t pronounce and ultimately losing 14 pounds off my 5′3″ frame….Utter lunacy,” she says. “If I were to lose 14 pounds, I’d have to part with both arms. And a foot.”
Scarlett is referring to recent whispers that she is seeking the assistance of pseudo-fitness guru–and Iron Man co-star–Gwyneth Paltrow in a bid to lose weight.
….While training for an upcoming film, I’ve come to this conclusion: chin ups are near impossible and lunges suck, Scarlett continues. There is no magic wand to wave over oneself to look good in a latex catsuit. Eating healthy and getting fit is about commitment, determination, consistency and the dedication to self-preservation.
She writes: According to the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), as many as 10 million females and 1 million males living in the US are fighting a life and death battle with anorexia or bulimia. I’m someone who has always publicly advocated for a healthy body image and the idea that the media would maintain that I have lost an impossible amount of weight by some sort of “crash diet” or miracle workout is ludicrous.
In conclusion, Scarlett writes: I’m not normally the type to dignify toilet paper rags with a response, but in this case I feel it’s my responsibility to comment. In a way, I’m glad some dummy journalist (and I use the term “journalist” loosely) is banking on my “deflating” so that I can address the issue straight from my healthy heart.