{"id":2235007,"date":"2024-05-01T20:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T00:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melissa-mccarthy-reacts-to-backlash-against-barbra-streisand-over-ozempic-comment\/"},"modified":"2024-05-01T20:31:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T00:31:44","slug":"melissa-mccarthy-reacts-to-backlash-against-barbra-streisand-over-ozempic-comment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/melissa-mccarthy-reacts-to-backlash-against-barbra-streisand-over-ozempic-comment\/","title":{"rendered":"Melissa McCarthy Reacts To Backlash Against Barbra Streisand Over \u2018Ozempic\u2019 Comment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmelissa-mccarthy-reacts-to-backlash-against-barbra-streisand-over-ozempic-comment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2235007&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Melissa \u200bMcCarthy reacted to\u200c backlash over \u2064Barbra Streisand asking if\u2064 she used &#8216;Ozempic&#8217; for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alexei-navalny-goes-on-hunger-strike-russian-prison-service-responds\/\" title=\"Alexei Navalny Goes On Hunger Strike, Russian Prison Service Responds\">weight loss<\/a>. McCarthy playfully \u200cresponded via Instagram, sharing a video and reading \u2063Barbra&#8217;s \u2063book.\u200d Streisand&#8217;s comment\u2063 sparked controversy\u200b online, as she\u2063 mistakenly posted a weight\u200c loss inquiry publicly. McCarthy humorously acknowledges Streisand&#8217;s attention, engaging with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/handmaids-tale-author-under-fire-for-tweeting-article-that-asked-why-we-cant-say-woman-anymore\/\" title=\"\u2018Handmaid\u2019s Tale\u2019 Author Under Fire For Tweeting Article That Asked Why We Can\u2019t Say \u2018Woman\u2019 Anymore\">fans online<\/a>. Melissa\u2063 McCarthy responded to \u2063the backlash against Barbra Streisand after Streisand \u200dasked McCarthy about using &#8220;Ozempic&#8221; for \u2064weight loss. McCarthy playfully addressed the situation on Instagram, reading \u2062Streisand&#8217;s book and sharing\u200c a video. Streisand accidentally made the weight loss inquiry public, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-signs-slate-of-new-gun-control-laws-groups-file-lawsuit\/\" title=\"Newsom signs new gun-control laws, lawsuit filed by groups.\">sparking \u200ccontroversy<\/a>. \u200cMcCarthy\u2064 took it humorously and \u2063interacted with fans\u2064 about Streisand&#8217;s attention.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/actress-melissa-mccarthy-said-a-volatile-hostile-set-left-her-physically-ill-there-were-people-weeping\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Melissa McCarthy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  reacted to the backlash against Barbra Streisand after the singer asked McCarthy if she was <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">taking \u201cOzempic\u201d to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/get-the-ultimate-at-home-detox-with-this-heated-sauna-blanket-now-14-off\/\" title=\"Get The Ultimate At-Home Detox With This Heated Sauna Blanket, Now 14% Off\">lose weight<\/a> in a since-deleted Instagram post.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a fun video posted on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C6aWlBnLG4r\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Instagram<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the 53-year-old actress broke her silence about Streisand\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/melissa-mccarthy-barbra-streisand-ozempic-comment-she-thought-i-looked-good-8641637?utm_campaign=people&#038;utm_content=likeshop&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;utm_source=instagram\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">comment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  while appearing to read a copy of \u201cBarbra: Celebrating an Icon.\u201d She captioned the post, \u201cBarbra Streisand fan club members only!!!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThe takeaway, Barbra Streisand knows I exist,\u201d McCarthy told her followers in the clip. \u201cShe reached out to me and she thought I looked good!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cI win the day,\u201d she added, while appearing to go back to reading the Streisand book.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF;border: 0;border-radius: 3px;margin: 1px;max-width: 540px;min-width: 326px;padding: 0;width: calc(100% - 2px)\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C6aWlBnLG4r\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px\">\n<div style=\"flex-direction: row;align-items: center\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 50%;flex-grow: 0;height: 40px;margin-right: 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14px;margin-bottom: 6px;width: 224px\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4;border-radius: 4px;flex-grow: 0;height: 14px;width: 144px\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;margin-bottom: 0;margin-top: 8px;overflow: hidden;padding: 8px 0 7px;text-align: center\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd;font-family: Arial,sans-serif;font-size: 14px;font-style: normal;font-weight: normal;line-height: 17px;text-decoration: none\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/C6aWlBnLG4r\/?utm_source=ig_embed&#038;utm_campaign=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Melissa McCarthy (@melissamccarthy)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The \u201cBridesmaids\u201d star\u2019s comments came after <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/barbra-streisand-steps-in-it-with-awkward-attempt-to-defend-anti-trump-da-fani-willis\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Streisand<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  was slammed for asking <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/monique-insists-shed-be-more-famous-if-she-was-white-my-name-would-be-melissa-mccarthy\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">McCarthy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  if she had joined the celebrity fad in taking \u201cOzempic\u201d for weight loss, as previously <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/barbra-streisand-being-called-out-for-melissa-mccarthy-ozempic-comment\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">reported<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the comments section underneath a picture the \u201cGhostbusters\u201d star posted of herself, the 82-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sia-deletes-twitter-account-amid-woke-backlash-over-her-movies-autistic-character\/\" title=\"Sia Deletes Twitter Account Amid Woke Backlash Over Her Movie\u2019s Autistic Character\">singer wrote<\/a>, \u201cGive [Shankman] my regards, did you take Ozempic?\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The post has since been deleted, but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/yashar\/status\/1785164094963888274\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">screenshots<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  of the comment are all over social media, with some people suggesting the \u201cFunny Girl\u201d star thought she was sending a direct message [DM] and didn\u2019t realize her post was public.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBless her, she thought she was in the DMs,\u201d one <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@olivialilymarks\/video\/7363579199430446368?q=barbra%20streisand&#038;t=1714493266315\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">TikToker<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  wrote.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Another person on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Komaniecki_R\/status\/1785156620269560221\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">X<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  agreed, writing, \u201cOmg somebody please teach Barbra Streisand how to send a DM.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Others suggested it was \u201crude\u201d and \u201cnasty,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/radaronline.com\/p\/barbara-streisand-melissa-mccarthy-ozempic-deleted-instagram-post\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">RadarOnline<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWow really!\u201d one Instagram user wrote. \u201cWhat happened to not talking about Bodies! As a mother of a daughter that\u2019s not ok, we as women need to not focus on appearance.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Then there were those on social media who just cracked jokes about what Streisand did, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glamour.com\/story\/fans-roast-barbra-streisand-seriously-misguided-ozempic-comment?utm_brand=glm&#038;utm_social-type=owned&#038;utm_source=twitter&#038;utm_medium=social&#038;mbid=social_twitter_glamourmain\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Glamour magazine<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  noted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cOh my God, Barbra, you can\u2019t just ask people if they\u2019re on Ozempic!\u201d one person wrote, with a GIF from \u201cMean Girls.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Following reports of a backlash against the superstar, Streisand responded on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BarbraStreisand\/status\/1785389557682176500\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">X<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">  that, \u201cOMG I went on Instagram to see the photos we\u2019d posted of the beautiful flowers I\u2019d received for my birthday.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cBelow them was a photo of a friend Melissa McCarthy, who I sang with on my Encore album,\u201d she added. \u201cShe looked fantastic! I just wanted to pay her a compliment. I forgot the world is reading.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/barbra-streisand-being-called-out-for-melissa-mccarthy-ozempic-comment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Barbra Streisand Called Out For Melissa McCarthy \u2018Ozempic\u2019\u00a0Comment<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melissa McCarthy responds to backlash directed at Barbra Streisand for her &#8220;Ozempic&#8221; weight loss comment in a now-deleted Instagram post. 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