Billionaire bully bride Katherine Asplundh's famous relatives - including ... trends now
The billionaire family embroiled in a scandal over their new influencer daughter-in-law includes a controversial fitness guru and celebrity doctor.
Katherine Asplundh, formerly Driscoll, married Cabot Asplundh, 27, of the Pennsylvania billionaire family at a reception in Palm Beach, Florida, two weeks ago.
The family that she married into founded Asplundh Tree Expert, which in 2021 reported revenue of over $5.4 billion dollars.
The family has now gone viral after Katherine tried to bully an Instagram user by the same name into handing over her handle.
Fellow family members include celebrity physician and TV star Dr. Mehmet Oz and controversial A-list fitness trainer Tracy Anderson.
According to a now-deleted LinkedIn profile for the new Asplundh, she had worked for Anderson as a social media specialist.
Katherine Asplundh, formerly Driscoll, married Cabot Asplundh, 27, of the Pennsylvania billionaire family at a reception in Palm Beach, Florida
Fellow family members include celebrity physician and TV star Dr. Mehmet Oz and controversial A-list fitness trainer Tracy Anderson, seen here
Mehmet Oz, seen here, is known as the retired physician-turned-TV-personality who became famous in part due to Oprah Winfrey who featured him on her talk show
Anderson married into the Asplundh family when she wed Chris Asplundh in 2021 after they started dating in 2018.
According to People, the ceremony took place in the garden of their home in New Hope, Pennsylvania.
The outlet reported that a few close friends and family made the guest list for the event, which happened after they both spent a day at work.
Gwyneth Paltrow, J-Lo and Madonna are all among the A-list client base who have previously praised the 49-year-old for her regime.
An expose by Business Insider last year lifted the lid on the entrepreneur's fitness empire.
Former employees started speaking out about what goes on behind closed doors to reveal a bombshell tale of legal threats, paranoia, and grueling working conditions.
One former employee claimed that Anderson was left paralyzed with fear that someone 'smarter and better was going to steal her stuff.'
She then instigated legal proceedings against a handful of ex-trainers who she branded as 'second-rate copycats.'
Another source said that their bodies were pushed to 'breaking' point with the level of intensity, with the heat of the studios leaving them 'exhausted and dehydrated.'
Anderson married into the Asplundh family when she wed Chris Asplundh in 2021 after they started dating in 2018. The couple is seen here
Gwyneth Paltrow (right), J-Lo and Madonna are all among the A-list client base who have previously praised the 49-year-old (left) for her vision
Anderson trains with invited guests during a private workout at Le Parker Meridien on September 20, 2013 in New York City
Jennifer Lopez is also among the A-list client base who have previously praised the 47-year-old for her vision (pictured together)
Anderson is no stranger to controversy after infamously falling out with one of her most high-profile clients - Madonna - back in 2009.
The singer had reportedly grown tired of Anderson's 'personal baggage,' but the fitness guru would later slam Madonna over her 'demands.'
She enticed the affluent clients by setting up studios across Los Angeles, New York, the Hamptons, and Madrid, and soon memberships became a 'status symbol.'
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Patrons pay $900 per month to learn her Tracy Anderson Method - a dance-based workout in a room heated to 95 degrees with 75 percent humidity.
The cost of her online studio memberships is more achievable, at $90 per month, but this figure is still much pricier than its closest competitors.
Gwyneth Paltrow was her first Hollywood client and, having been so impressed by the results, decided to invest in Anderson's business.
After marrying into the family, she joined Dr. Mehmet Oz who had also married into the family.
His wife Lisa's grandfather cofounded the family business in 1928 with his two brothers.
Oz won the Republican primary for Senator in Pennsylvania in 2022, with former President Donald Trump backing him.
He is known as the retired physician-turned-TV-personality who became famous in part due to Oprah Winfrey who featured him on her talk show.
Dr. Oz has previously come under fire for promoting a vitamin marketing company called Usana.
Oz visits the facility of INVAMED, which produces medical devices for more than 70 countries, in Ankara, Turkiye on May 02, 2024
Former President Trump looks on as Republican Senatorial candidate Mehmet Oz speaks during a 'Save America' rally
The company - which was investigated by federal authorities for its predatory business practices - paid at least $50 million to be featured on Dr. Oz's show, the Associated Press reported.
In 2014, he was summoned to testify before the US Congress about his promotion of a questionable weight loss supplement called Garcinia Cambogia.
In 2016, he was the target of a class action lawsuit about the supplement, with jurors complaining that he knowingly platformed a product with no 'credible scientific evidence'.
At the 2014 hearing, then Missouri Sen Claire McCaskill scolded Dr. Oz, saying, 'I don't get why you need to say this stuff because you know it's not true. When you have this amazing megaphone, why would you cheapen your show?'
Around the time he announced his bid
