Fans Question Barbara Streisand's Alleged Ozempic Comment on Melissa McCarthy's Photo
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L: Melissa McCarthy, R: Barbra Streisand
Barbra Streisand appears to have stoked the flames of the Ozempic craze with a recent social media comment.
If screenshots are to be believed, the "Somewhere" singer accused Melissa McCarthy of using the drug to lose weight after the Bridesmaids alum posted a photo showing off a slimmer figure on Instagram on Monday, April 29, where she stunned in a ruffled pastel mint gown with a matching blazer alongside director and producer Adam Shankman.
Based on a screenshot uploaded to the account Comments By Celebs, which documents celebrities commenting on other celebrities' posts, Streisand wrote, "Give him my regards," before asking, "did you take Ozempic?"
The alleged comment no longer appears underneath McCarthy's photo, though a random, unverified account appears to have repeated it, causing some confusion as to whether or not Streisand's version ever really existed in the first place.
Fans argued whether or not it came from Streisand's verified account, with some claiming to have seen the checkmark next to her name and others calling it a fake account or a PhotoShopped screenshot. In the Daily Mail's photo of the post, a checkmark is notably absent from next to Streisand's username.
If it is real, fans can't help but to laugh at the singer's "Facebook Auntie antics 😦," with plenty supplying alternative comments that sound just like your Great Uncle Larry does on social media.
"Beautiful dress. Uncle Morty has prostate cancer," one quipped.
"My regards did you take ozempic? Pam and I were just talking . we saw Bob yesterday.Love Barbra," wrote another.
"Omg Babs, you can’t just ask people if they’re on Ozempic 😳," one quoted the iconic Mean Girls line.
Countless celebs have come under fire for using Ozempic or similar drugs for weight loss, including Oprah — who once called it the "easy way out." Ozempic and other semaglutide derivatives were created for diabetes management and have suffered supply shortages since 2022, according to The Atlantic, leading to much of the public backlash over using them for weight management.
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