Barbra Streisand left fans in shock after publicly grilling Melissa McCarthy about Ozempic on Instagram on Monday.
McCarthy, 53, posted a photo on Sunday of herself and her friend Adam Shankman, 59, in Los Angeles at the 2024 CTG Gala at the Ahmanson Theater.
The comedian – whose weight has fluctuated over the years – showed off her newly slimmed-down figure in an elegant dress and mint-colored blazer.
‘Pastels only to honor the incredible @matthewbourne13 at the @ctgla gala last night with this guy @adamshankman!!’ the Oscar-nominated actress captioned the image “This is much closer to my dream of dancing on stage.”
Streisand, 82, responded in the comments thread by asking: “Hi, have you taken Ozempic?”
The EGOT-winning artist quickly received dozens of responses calling out the nature of her request.
Barbra Streisand, 82, asked Melissa McCarthy, 53, if she used Ozempic in an Instagram comment on Monday
The singer is photographed in New York in 2019
The actress attended the 2024 CTG Gala at the Ahmanson Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday. The star, whose weight has fluctuated over the years, is pictured in 2014.
‘Oh really!’ » said one user. “What happened to not talking about the bodies!” As a mother of a daughter, it’s not okay for us as women to not focus on appearance.
Another user told Streisand: “I’m so surprised you can ask her this on social media for everyone to see? I love and adore you, I really do, but this disappointed me.
Another user said: ‘Whether she did it or not is no one else’s business’, while others described the line of questions as ‘rude’, ‘mean’ , “disgusting and disrespectful”.
One user said Streisand’s remark was indicative of a vapid mentality in Hollywood: “Movie stars will never stop focusing on their appearance.”
Another user said that McCarthy “looks healthy no matter how she got there” and that they were “surprised at the lack of respect” Streisand showed with her question.
“How about just being healthy for the sake of being healthy?” » » added the user.
Another user asked Streisand, “Did you really have the audacity to ask her that?!” Especially here on social media!!!’
One user questioned the possibility of someone posting under Streisand’s handle, saying “this can’t be the real Babs.”
One user told Streisand: ‘Women shouldn’t focus on their appearance’
The thread was full of commenters defending McCarthy
People described Streisand’s questions as “rude,” “nasty,” “disgusting and disrespectful.”
One user questioned the possibility of someone posting under Streisand’s handle, saying “this can’t be the real Babs.”
Another suggested that Streisand “meant it to be a private message.”
One user said: “This doesn’t sound like what Barbra would say. »
Not everyone was offended, as one user said they were “in shock at this comment” with a pair of hysterical, laughing emojis.
One user chose to explicitly tell The Prince of Tides star, “BARBRA YOU CAN’T JUST ASK IF ANYONE IS ON OZEMPIC HAHAHAHAHA SAVAGE.”
Of course, Barbara isn’t the first to wonder if McCarthy’s transformation is the result of Hollywood’s new favorite weight-loss drug.
For months, fans have also pointed to the star’s changing waistline as a sign that the star might be using Ozempic, but she has not publicly confirmed or denied the rumors.
