What Melissa McCarthy Thought When a Reporter Commented on Her ‘Tremendous Size’
Funny lady Melissa McCarthy lit up the room at the 76th Golden Globe Awards (where she passed out ham and cheese sandwiches in secret)-but the actress still deals with her share of haters.
"Years ago, I was at a press conference for either The Heat or Tammy and somebody from a very big organization kept asking me, 'Why do you always feel the need to be so grotesque?'" McCarthy told InStyle. "It was a huge interview with maybe 100 people in the room and he was sneering."
In the moment, Melissa remained composed, asking the reporter what he was referring to. "You look sloppy, you’re not wearing any makeup, your hair is not done, you’re yelling at people."
Melissa responded by calling out the double standard that exists for women and men in film. "I was like, ‘OK, so have you ever asked this of a guy? I’m playing a character. You need to get out more if you don’t think there are real women like that,'" she said. “[The reporter] goes, ‘Oh, fine, I’m aggressive, call it whatever you want. If you don’t want to answer the questions, you shouldn’t come to the panel.'"
Melissa stayed calm. "I was like, 'I really want to answer your questions. I’m sorry I didn’t wear makeup in a part. I’m sorry I didn’t look pleasant for you. But I also don’t think you should be here writing about movies,'" she said.
During promotion for her breakout role in the movie Bridesmaids, she remembers another media person who attempted to make the conversation solely about her appearance.
She told InStyle a reporter kept asking, "Are you shocked that you actually work in this business at your tremendous size?" she said. "I just remember all the blood drained out of me. I thought, 'With my tremendous size, I could tackle you so quickly,'" she said.
But of course, she kept it classy.
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