From a celebrity-spruiked success to a relic of diet culture. How a changing world of nutrition led to Weight Watchers' bankruptcy.

Weight Watchers aims to minimize debt with the bankruptcy filing and refocus the business on its telehealth services.

WeightWatchers (WW) announced Tuesday that it is filing for bankruptcy in an attempt to crawl out of more than $1 billion in ...

Ozempic and other drugs like it have been threatening the more traditional weight loss industry since they premiered — and it appears that Weight Watchers is the first to get the hatchet. In a note to ...

open image in gallery Oprah Winfrey had been on Weight Watchers’ board for a decade before stepping down last year (Getty for Critics Choice) In 2015, Oprah Winfrey purchased a 10 percent stake ...

Weight Watchers, the brand built on providing support for people who are trying to lose weight, filed for bankruptcy protection. The company is burdened with debt as more customers turn to medication.

WeightWatchers filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in an effort to reduce its debt by more than $1 billion. However, CEO Tara ...

Weight Watchers was founded in 1963 by Jean Nidetch ... Over the years, celebrities like Oprah Winfrey and Jessica Simpson have helped market the brand. In 2014, Simpson appeared in ads at ...

In the years leading up to its bankruptcy filing, the company also struggled with the growth of free or low-cost ...

Reuters reported in April 2025 that WeightWatchers' stock, which traded as high as $100 in 2018, lost most of its value last ...

The type of bankruptcy allows WeightWatchers to continue operating while it restructures its assets and fights to continue ...