Dualstar Entertainment Group Announces Partnership

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Dualstar Entertainment Group Announces Partnership With Teen Expert Jessica Weiner for mary-kateandashley.com

Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen's Dualstar Entertainment Group today announced a partnership with teen expert and author Jessica Weiner, who will write a regular advice column entitled "Real Girls/Real Advice" for mary-kateandashley.com. Dualstar originally debuted the broad lifestyle Web destination in 2000, seeking to offer 'tweens and teens an upbeat community environment with features and advice on health, beauty, fashion, entertainment and the mind-body-soul connection.

The partnership with Weiner ensures that mary-kateandashley.com, which receives over one million unique visitors per month, has an editorial expert on its team to give young women the support they are requesting. Jessica's column, under the website's "Mind, Body and Soul" banner, will provide 'tweens and teens with advice on issues important to them, including addressing the many requests on mary-kateandashley.com for advice young girls have on issues ranging from self esteem, boys, popularity, friendship, family and body image.

"We are excited to offer mary-kateandashley.com users this column and look forward to a most successful partnership with Jessica," said Ashley Olsen. "Jessica is the perfect person to represent mary-kateandashley.com which aims to support young women in their daily lives," said Mary-Kate Olsen.

"The partnership between mary-kateandashley.com and Jessica Weiner represents the first of many partnerships for an ever expanding lifestyle web environment reaching users from all over the world," stated CEO Diane Reichenberger. "Jessica is an extraordinary woman, and we are looking forward to our new relationship with her."

"I am thrilled to be an ambassador for mary-kateandashley.com. The site receives many requests for advice on issues ranging from self esteem, boys, popularity and body image, and I am hoping that I can aid and empower young women on these topics through a continued honest and open dialogue," says Jessica Weiner. "Oftentimes, these topics are so sensitive to talk about, that even a best friend or sister may not be able to offer advice. With the help of mary-kateandashley.com, I'm hoping to be a resource for many young women," Weiner adds.

Jessica Weiner, on the front line of self esteem and teen issues for over ten years, is an actionist. She motivates and inspires people to take action in their everyday lives by reaching audiences through groundbreaking and empowering work as an author, speaker, performer and role model. Jessica's new book, Do I Look Fat in This? Life Doesn't Begin Five Pounds from Now (published January/2006 by Simon Spotlight Entertainment, a division of Simon & Schuster), attempts to decode the "language of fat" that women speak everyday and explores how body image controls the way women think about all aspects of their lives: health, wealth, family, career and relationships.

Her first book, A Very Hungry Girl (Hay House/September 03), chronicles her own self-discovery and ultimate recovery from an eating disorder, and explores how she has helped thousands of young people address a multitude of self-esteem related issues.

Weiner currently serves on the Ambassador Council for the National Eating Disorders Association, is a spokesperson for "National Love Your Body Day" and is a board member of the Eating Disorder Coalition. She was recently honored with the Outstanding Young Californian Award by the California Jaycees, recognizing community leaders under age 40. She has been featured on Oprah, CNN, MTV, The View, The Today Show, Good Morning America and in The Washington Post, Teen People and countless other media outlets. The Hollywood Reporter just anointed this rising star the "next Oprah Winfrey!" To learn more about Jessica's work, visit www.jessicaweiner.com.