What happened to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen?
In 2005, Ashley filed a $40 million lawsuit against tabloid magazine National Enquirer for printing a headline reading “Ashley Olsen Caught In Drug Scandal,” and the associated story. Ashley and her sister have released The Row, a high-end fashion line inspired by London’s Savile Row. The clothing is sold at high-end retailers such as Barneys, Maxfield, Harvey Nichols, Brown’s, and others around the world. Ashley and Mary-Kate continued their expansion in the fashion industry with the Fall ’07 launch of Elizabeth & James, their contemporary collection inspired by many of their unique vintage finds and pieces in their personal wardrobes. PETA the international animal rights group has a website dedicated to the “Trollsen Twins”. The animal rights organization is upset with the way that the Olsens wear and promote the wearing of fur by including it in their clothing lines. They’ve stated both twins “ignored pleas to stop wearing fur and using it in their fashion collection.” They go on to
