Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's Chaotic College Years

A rundown of the twins' transient but chaotic college years.

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's college years at New York University were notoriously transient. MK dropped out after just a yr and a half, with Ashley striking in there until round 2007 when she formally confirmed she wasn't returning (despite the fact that she most effective had a 12 months and a part to visit graduate). But even though their college years had been short, they have been filled with controversy — from chain-smoking on the MET Gala to boyfriend drama with Paris Hilton. It's no wonder the twins were quick to run back to LA when things got too loopy. But if you forgot, this is rundown in their chaotic college years.

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1. Mary-Kate's Eating Disorder

The twins' college years have been debatable ahead of they even began. In the months leading up to their first semester, the rumor mill was filled with allegations about consuming disorders and even cocaine usage. Mary-Kate and Ashley both pushed aside the rumors when People brought them up. "We don't have problems! There's nothing to worry about," Ashley said. Mary-Kate added, "If I had a drug addiction, I would be in a thingy — like Promises, the Malibu [rehab] place. You don't see me there. So, like, come on. It's crazy."

Although a month later, that is exactly what came about when Mary-Kate checked into a remedy facility for an eating dysfunction. "She's hanging in there," Ashley Olsen said again then. "She is taking the time she needs for herself right now. Right now is especially a good time right before school so she can get healthy."

The scandal resulted within the twins' "Got Milk" ads being pulled, which almost certainly wasn't one of the simplest ways to start off college.

2. "Remember, we're legal in four weeks!"

Old men, shock rock DJs, and basement-dwelling enthusiasts were extraordinarily creepy concerning the twins' 18th birthday, developing numerous countdown clocks and even relishing in the "jailbait" fantasy via tasteless Rolling Stone covers. But one part of the tale many of us might not bear in mind is that the sisters shockingly played together with it. While webhosting Saturday Night Live, Mary-Kate shouted, "Remember, we're legal in four weeks!" Ew.

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3. Chain-smoking on the Metropolitan Museum

When the twins were not attending categories of their iconic saggy clothes, the two picked up a infamous smoking addiction. The sisters did not even hassle to obey the rules once they were stuck chain-smoking in the bathroom at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art’s Costume Institute Gala.

“Mary-Kate and Ashley (Olsen) rise up in the midst of dinner and walk in, and Mary-Kate is pronouncing she desires a cigarette," a source told New York Daily News at the time. "She then proceeds to chain smoke in the toilet of the Metropolitan Museum!" A spokesperson for the museum wasn't pleased when they heard about it. "We don’t allow smoking," they said. "It’s unlucky that we didn’t spot it."

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4. Partying with Oasis

But chain-smoking was just the beginning of the twins' partying days. In 2005, Mary-Kate was caught being carried out of the British rockers' dressing room after attending their gig at Madison Square Garden. According to Page Six, she was spotted being carried out of the room by her bodyguard and recovering in the V.I.P. bathroom. As for Ashley, the reports never mentioned her, so she was probably off doing her own thing. She didn't party as much as her sister.

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5. Crazy 19th Birthday Shenanigans

The twins went all out for their 19th birthday bash, ambushing New York nightclub Bungalow 8 at 1 a.m. with their entourage. According to People, Mary-Kate took shots, danced, made out with supermodel Natalia Vodianova, and then grinded with girlfriends while donning a cowboy hat. 

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6. That time Mary-Kate almost puked on Penelope Cruz.

While attending Naomi Campbell's 35th birthday party, Mary-Kate showed up with her then-boyfriend, Stavros Niarchos III. An insider told New York Daily News that MK looked like she had a "teensy bit to drink." At one point, while sitting next to Penelope Cruz on a bench, she looked like "she was once at the verge of throwing up." At least she was having a good time?

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7. They admitted to being addicted to coffee when they were 10.

Around this period, the Olsens were always photographed around NYC with their cigarettes and massive Starbucks cups. In 2006, Mary-Kate admitted that she had a coffee addiction and that it started when she was 10. "When I was younger, on weekends, my mother would make us pancakes with our initials on them and then a tiny cup of espresso," she advised W. She temporarily became an addict. "I bear in mind at 10 sneaking my very own coffee and pouring a ton of sugar in and going as much as the playroom and drinking it." So that's how it started.

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8. Chain-smoking with Christian Slater?

At the top of 2005, a supply at The Age described this unusual encounter at LA's Viper Room.

Talk about random.

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9. Chain-smoking CEOs

When the Olsens turned 18, they became the CEOs of their production company, Dualstar Entertainment Group. But the sisters weren't all that interested in running things there. Instead, according to TMZ, the twins would show up every 30 days, hole themselves up in an office, and chain-smoke cigarettes for hours. 

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10. Drama with Paris Hilton

No 2006-era story is complete without some Paris drama. While Mary-Kate was dating Stavros Niarchos III, he cheated on her and eventually dumped her for Paris. MK was so distraught by the scandal that she dropped out of NYU and went back to LA to avoid the drama.

"[Paris and I] always most effective had great things to say about every other," Mary-Kate informed W again then. "Now I assume you'll inform we're not talking... I omit [Stavros] and I really like him and I do not speak with him anymore. It's a hurtful and painful topic. I've pretty much been with somebody my entire lifestyles, so it is a hard time for me."

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11. Ashley hooked up with Jared Leto.

With Mary-Kate back in LA, Ashley stayed behind to continue her studies. During that time, she started a baffling romance with Jared Leto that flew completely under everyone's radars. The pair were spotted around NYC, with a source telling Us Weekly that Ashley looked "like a giddy schoolgirl" whenever she was with him. Weird. Needless to say, but it was a brief romance.

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12. They purchased a $7 million penthouse, then got rid of it.

Before moving to NYU, the twins bought a massive 6,000-square-foot penthouse that they planned to share while attending school. But after a few months after purchasing the $7.3 penthouse, the sisters bought it since the renovations have been taking too lengthy. They then opted to get separate condos instead.

In a way, the penthouse type of sums up their college days — brief and pricey.

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