Barbra Streisand recently sparked controversy when she left a comment on one of Melissa McCarthy’s Instagram posts.
McCarthy shared two photos of herself attending a gala. In the comments section, Streisand wrote, “Did you take Ozempic?” referencing the GLP-1 medication, one of several popular drugs that can aid with weight loss.
Streisand was quickly called out for her comment, which many said was fat-shaming.
In an Instagram story posted hours later, she wrote, “OMG – I went on Instagram to see the photos we’d posted of the beautiful flowers I’d 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 her a compliment. I forgot the world is reading!”
