Major Slim Downs: Stars Who Underwent Weight Loss Surgery
EJ Johnson and others take drastic measures to get lean.
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EJ Johnson - Magic Johnson's son, EJ Johnson, is the latest high-profile star to take drastic measures to lose weight. He told Wendy Williams that he lost 100 pounds in eight months after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Keep reading for a look at other stars who went under the knife. — Britt Middleton (Photos from Left: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for Sprint, Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week)
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Christie Shapes Up - Long criticized for his large frame, Christie underwent weight loss surgery in February, and said in a recent interview that he's looking forward to "a really active next half of my life." (Photos from left to right: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images, Jeff Zelevansky/Getty Images)
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Jesse Jackson Jr. - Jesse Jackson Jr., the former U.S. representative of Illinois, had gastric bypass surgery in 2004. (Photos from Left to Right: Scott J. Ferrell/Congressional Quarterly/Getty Images, Yuri Gripas / Reuters)
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Star Jones - After climbing to nearly 300 pounds, lawyer and TV personality Star Jones turned to gastric bypass surgery back in 2003. (Photos from Left to Right: Peter Kramer/Getty Images, Jeff Snyder/FilmMagic)
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Al Roker - The Today Show weatherman Al Roker had weight loss surgery in 2002. He documented his journey is his memoir, Never Goin' Back: Winning the Weight-Loss Battle for Good, released in 2012. (Photos from Left to Right: Ron Galella/WireImage, Gregg DeGuire/PictureGroup)
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Randy Jackson - Looking good, dawg. Former American Idol judge Randy Jackson is half the man he used to be after undergoing gastric bypass surgery in 2003. (Photos from Left to Right: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images, Michael Buckner/Getty Images for HSN)
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Patti Austin - R&B songstress Patti Austin underwent weight loss surgery in 2005 and said she went from 300 pounds to 180 in the first year. "That was something that I was in denial about," Austin said in a 2011 interview about her decision to gain control over her weight. (Photos from Left to right: Matthew Peyton/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
