Jillian Michaels dramatically stormed off her own podcast live on-air this week after a fiery debate about Israel and Charlie Kirk.
The 51-year-old, who is the lead host of Her Take, a political talk show, was speaking alongside right-wing YouTuber Amy Dangerfield, former DNC fundraiser Lindy Li and progressive firebrand Ana Kasparian.
In Monday’s episode, Michaels lost her cool when a conversation about Kirk’s memorial turned into criticism of Israel.
The former Biggest Loser host became particularly incensed after an unsubstantiated claim was made that Benjamin Netanyahu had offered Kirk’s Turning Point USA organization $150million to take on a more pro-Israel stance.
‘There’s no proof of that, in fact the opposite is true!’ Michaels said, clearly exasperated by the topic.
‘Where is your proof that $150million dollars was offered from Bibi Netanyahu? Where is the proof?’ she snapped at Li.
‘I didn’t want to cover this and you guys insisted, and I told you if you cover this s**t I’m gonna rip you apart. Where is the proof?’
As the conversation continued to heat up, Michaels and Kasparian started to clash, with Kasparian eventually screaming, ‘Hold on! Let me finish my f***ing thought!’
Jillian Michaels sensationally stormed off her podcast Her Take during a fiery debate about Israel and Charlie Kirk this week
Former DNC fundraiser Lindy Li, Michaels, right-wing YouTuber Amy Dangerfield and progressive firebrand Ana Kasparian on Monday’s episode
Finally fed up with the ongoing back and forth, Michaels said, ‘I don’t know how every show ends up being about how do we bash Israel.’
Snatching up her laptop and pulling off her mic, she continued, ‘This is not for me. I’m not interested in this. I love you guys, I’m sorry. I have zero interest in doing this.’
Talking over her, Kasparian said, ‘Let’s be good about precious Israel! The country committing a genocide.’
With that, Michaels stormed off the set and quit the series.
Addressing her walk-out on James Li’s Today-ish podcast, the Trump ally insisted that she had been ‘misled’ about the segment before going to air.
‘I said “Guys, this has been covered a week ago, this is the first day of Rosh Hashanah, we’re gonna look like a**holes doing this literally the day after they buried [Charlie Kirk],”‘ she explained.
Michaels said that there were other more interesting aspects to Kirk’s assassination that they could’ve focused on other than Israel, but said that her co-hosts ‘insisted’ on discussing Kirk’s ties to Israel.
‘I said, “I do not want another show that just bashes Israel. This is not the time.”‘
Michaels got into a heated debate with Kasparian over Israel, which resulted in Kasparian snapping at the former Biggest Loser star
Her co-hosts carry on the podcast after Michaels stormed off
Michaels also insisted that she supports a ‘healthy criticism of Netanyahu and his party,’ but that there should also be a ‘healthy criticism’ of what happened on October 7.
‘Where is the balance?’ Michaels asked, before claiming that Kasparian has ‘gone down the rabbit hole’ on Israel.
When asked if she could ever work with Kasparian and her co-hosts again, Jillian simply said that she ‘won’t be participating’ in Her Take moving forward.
The podcast was launched in May by conservative commentator Patrick Bet-David’s Valuetainment Studios.
‘This is a show that was missing from today’s media landscape,’ Bet-David said in a statement at the time.
‘This show is about giving a voice to women who are shaping the moment and offering our audience something that feels both real and essential, while aligning with their lives, beliefs, and perspectives.’
Michaels, who served as the lead host on Her Take, also expressed her excitement over the venture during its May launch.
‘I couldn’t be more honored to sit at the table with this powerhouse group of women. Her Take isn’t just another talk show — it’s a sharp, unfiltered, and fiercely intelligent show where real conversations happen,’ she said.
‘We’re not here to echo each other or toe a party line. We’re here to challenge, listen, debate, and — when it makes sense — find common ground. It’s everything I’ve wanted to see in the media for years and I’m beyond proud to help bring it to life.’
