A food blogger has threatened to sue Ashy Bines for $150,000 amid claims the fitness guru stole five of her recipes.
Allie Dodd, from Brisbane, has accused the 29-year-old Gold Coast mother of copying recipes from her blog Mealspiration to her own ebook on healthy eating.
The 26-year-old said she was skimming through Ms Bines’ ebook, which was published in 2012, when she allegedly spotted her exact recipes for salmon and cauliflower sushi, kangaroo rolls and chicken mince quiche.
‘I started reading [Ms Bines’ book] and thought that’s exactly what’s written in my blog – there were pictures of my hands,’ Ms Dodd told 9News as she pointed to a heart tattoo on by her thumb.
Brisbane food blogger Allie Dodd has threatened to sue Ashy Bines (pictured) for $150,000 amid claims the fitness guru stole five of her recipes
Ms Dodd (left) has accused the 29-year-old Gold Coast mother of copying recipes from her blog Mealspiration to her own ebook on healthy eating (right)
In 2015, Ms Bines revealed she learned some of the recipes used in the publication were not new and blamed the error on nutritionists she hired
Ms Dodd, who claims Ms Bines never got in touch with her to apologize, said the alleged rip-off left her unmotivated and she stopped blogging for a while.
The ebook was taken out of circulation in 2013.
In 2015, Ms Bines revealed she learned some of the recipes used in the publication were not new and blamed the error on nutritionists she hired.
‘It’s recently come to my attention that some recipes were not originals at all and have been copied from other sources,’ the social media sensation admitted in a video.
‘Unfortunately, I may have been too naive to think I wouldn’t have to check the origins of each recipe.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Bines for comment.
‘It’s recently come to my attention that some recipes were not originals at all and have been copied from other sources,’ the social media sensation admitted in a video (pictured)
Ms Bines’ (pictured) ebook was taken out of circulation in 2013
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Ms Bines for comment. She is currently in the Maldives celebrating her birthday (pictured with her husband)
Ms Dodd said she intends on taking Ms Bines (pictured) to court and will rely on crowd-funding for her legal fees
Ms Dodd told The Courier Mail she intends on taking Ms Bines to court and will rely on crowd-funding for her legal fees.
‘I used the funds I originally raised and now the next step is going to be in the vicinity of $5000, possibly more, to lodge the documents with the court and engage a lawyer to do further work,’ she said.
Ms Dodd is now blogging under a new name – Mama Nourish.
‘I really want to stand up for myself, I really don’t want to back down…’ she told 9News.
Ms Dodd, who claims Ms Bines (pictured) never got in touch with her to apologize, said the alleged rip-off left her unmotivated and she stopped blogging for a while