Valerie Bertinelli expresses some regret at contributing to 'diet culture' by hyping Jenny Craig

Valerie Bertinelli is speaking out about her past “buying into the diet industry” after posting an emotional video in which she reacted to a body shamer online.

While the video ended on a note of empowerment in which the star called for people to employ empathy when they see that a public or private figure in their lives has gained weight, some took notice of the fact that the former pitchwoman for Jenny Craig is now speaking out about body shaming issues.  In response to one particularly aggressive commenter on Twitter, Bertinelli copped to the fact that she has "helped create the problem" in the past when it comes to giving people negative body image issues.