People are rallying behind Chrissy Teigen and Marie Kondo after food writer Alison Roman appeared to criticize their successful brands in an interview

In response to backlash from her interview, Roman said: "I am not coming for anyone who's successful, especially not women."

A post shared by Alison Roman (@alisoneroman)May 6, 2020 at 1:59pm PDT

"I want to clarify, I am not coming for anyone who's successful, especially not women," Roman tweeted on Friday. "I was trying to clarify that my business model does not include a product line, which work very well for some, but I don't see working for me."

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The "Dining In" author's interview has sparked disappointment and debate on Twitter among both commentators and fans who've loved her recipes for years.

Roman tweeted an apology to Teigen, describing her comments as "flippant, careless."

—alison roman (@alisoneroman) May 9, 2020

"I sent an email but also wanted to say here that I'm genuinely sorry I caused you pain with what I said," Roman wrote, tagging Teigen on Twitter. "I shouldn't have used you /your business (or Marie's!) as an example to show what I wanted for my own career- it was flippant, careless and I'm so sorry."

Roman continued in another tweet, saying: "Being a woman who takes down other women is absolutely not my thing and don't think it's yours, either (I obviously failed to effectively communicate that). I hope we can meet one day, I think we'd probably get along."

Roman did not appear to tweet a direct public apology to Marie Kondo, who also has a public account on Twitter, along with her brand, KonMari.

Representatives for Roman, Teigen, and Marie Kondo did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

Teigen defended her "Cravings," saying in response to Roman, "I didn't 'sell out' by making my dreams come true."

Teigen shared her reaction to Roman's interview on Twitter, saying: "This is a huge bummer and hit me hard."

—chrissy teigen (@chrissyteigen) May 8, 2020

On Friday evening, Teigen shared an article from Page Six recapping Roman's interview.

"This is a huge bummer and hit me hard," Teigen wrote. "I have made her recipes for years now, bought the cookbooks, supported her on social and praised her in interviews. I even signed on to executive produce the very show she talks about doing in this article."

Roman also shared her thoughts on the business model of Chrissy Teigen, author of the cookbook "Cravings" and creator of a cookware line — saying: "That horrifies me."

Later in the interview, Roman used professional home organizer and author Marie Kondo as an example to illustrate what she said she doesn't want her brand to become.

Marie Kondo, center, in a shot for her Netflix series "Tidying Up with Marie Kondo." Netflix

The interview continued with Roman saying that she enjoys cooking "because you're making something, but it goes away."

"Like the idea that when Marie Kondo decided to capitalize on her fame and make stuff that you can buy, that is completely antithetical to everything she's ever taught you… I'm like, damn, b----, you f------ just sold out immediately! Someone's like 'you should make stuff,' and she's like, 'okay, slap my name on it, I don't give a s---!'" Roman said.

She continued: "That's the thing — you don't need a ton of equipment in your kitchen to make great food," Roman said. 'For the low, low price of $19.99, please buy my cutting board!' Like, no. Find the stuff that you love and buy it. Support businesses and makers. It feels greedy. Unless something just simply didn't exist that I wish existed, but that would make an inventor, which I'm not."

The interview continued with Roman saying that she enjoys cooking because you're making something, but it goes away.

Like the idea that when Marie Kondo decided to capitalize on her fame and make stuff that you can buy, that is completely antithetical to everything she's ever taught you… I'm like, damn, b----, you f------ just sold out immediately! Someone's like 'you should make stuff,' and she's like, 'okay, slap my name on it, I don't give a s---!' Roman said.

She continued: That's the thing — you don't need a ton of equipment in your kitchen to make great food, Roman said. 'For the low, low price of $19.99, please buy my cutting board!' Like, no. Find the stuff that you love and buy it. Support businesses and makers. It feels greedy. Unless something just simply didn't exist that I wish existed, but that would make an inventor, which I'm not.

On Thursday, digital publication The New Consumer published an interview with Roman, where she talked about the direction she's hoping to take her brand.

Alison Roman attends "The Bloomberg 50" Celebration at The Morgan Library on December 09, 2019 in New York City. Clint Spaulding/Getty Images for Bloomberg

The New Consumer, a website described as "a new publication covering the intersection of technology and consumer brands" created by Dan Frommer, published an interview with Roman on Thursday called "What Alison Roman wants."

The focus of the interview seemed to be on Roman's next step in building her brand.

"Roman, 34, has emerged as one of the most interesting and visible people in the food media world, at a time when cooking at home has unexpectedly taken over our lives," Frommer's article began.

"And she's now at a crossroads: How to build a bigger business without selling out?" Frommer continued in The New Consumer.

Roman, who has sold her first TV show, said in the article that turning her brand into a lifestyle line with a variety of products related to cooking, home, and style, may not be something she's interested in.

"I'd rather stay small and always be myself," Roman said. "But at the same time, I do need to figure out how to turn this into money."

The New Consumer, a website described as a new publication covering the intersection of technology and consumer brands created by Dan Frommer, published an interview with Roman on Thursday called What Alison Roman wants.

The focus of the interview seemed to be on Roman's next step in building her brand.

Roman, 34, has emerged as one of the most interesting and visible people in the food media world, at a time when cooking at home has unexpectedly taken over our lives, Frommer's article began.

And she's now at a crossroads: How to build a bigger business without selling out? Frommer continued in The New Consumer.