Barbra Streisand has offered an explanation after asking Melissa McCarthy if the Bridesmaids star took the weight loss drug Ozempic.
Monday, McCarthy posted a photo of her and director Adam Shankman while attending a charity gala honoring famed choreographer Matthew Bourne.
Fans and famous faces flocked to the comments section, including Streisandwhose now-deleted post gained attention for the wrong reasons.
The Funny Girl star wrote: “Hi, have you taken Ozempic?”
The comment was quickly spotted by McCarthy’s followers, one of whom wrote on Twitter: “Oh my god, please teach Barbra Streisand how to DM.”
Streisand’s post was later deleted and she is now explaining why she wrote it in an article on X.
The 82-year-old wrote: “OMG I went to Instagram to see the photos we had posted of the beautiful flowers I received for my birthday!
“Below them was a photo of my friend Melissa McCarthy who I sang with on my Encore album. She looked fantastic!
“I just wanted to pay him a compliment. I forgot people read.”
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McCarthy, 53, did not respond to any of Streisand’s messages.
Ozempic – a treatment originally designed for people with diabetes – works by suppressing the appetite and extending the time food stays in the stomach, leading to weight loss – at least as long as you continue to eat. take them.
It was banned as a treatment for obesity in the UK due to high demand for the drug, causing a global shortage.
Many Hollywood stars have reportedly used Ozempic for weight loss, but only a handful of celebrities have admitted it publicly.
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Stephen Fry was prescribed the drug in the United States “years ago” and said earlier this year: side effects included vomiting up to five times a day.
Oprah Winfrey said she also takes weight-loss medication, although she declined to specify which one.
