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Such talk is an open secret in Hollywood, says one source who has worked closely with a number of young celebrities. "If you're in these circles, people aren't quiet about it," says the source, who says the prescription ADHD drug Adderall XR has become a weight-loss favorite. "To them, taking a diet pill is like drinking a beer. It has simply become an acceptable part of the young Hollywood culture."
In an era when even healthy-looking stars like Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Lopez provoke preg- nancy chatter at the slightest appearance of a less-than-taut tummy, stars say the pressure to be hyperthin is out of control. And with television stars like Jaime Pressly and Portia de Rossi opening up about their struggles to conform to Hollywood standards of slimness, the question of how far TV pushes actresses has taken on new urgency. "Does [TV] put pressure on [actresses] to become anorexic? No," says Desperate Housewives star Felicity Huffman, 43, who has talked of battling bulimia and anorexia in her teens and early 20s. "Does it put pressure on them to become excruciatingly thin? Yes."
JOSH & FERGIE: ROCKED BY SCANDAL
Did he cheat with a stripper?
Married less than a year, the couple denies an Atlanta woman’s claims that she and Josh had a fling
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