A version of this article was originally published 10 May 2024.
Back in May 2023, Jemima Kirke posted an image of herself to her Instagram. Among the comments, a few were just one word: “Ozempic.”
“If you motherfuckers only knew. I wish it was fucking Ozempic. How can you make such specific inferences and judgments about a person through their size?” Kirke replied. How can we? Easily. Crying “Ozempic!” anytime a public figure appears thinner is so common in this era of new weight-loss drugs that it’s become a meme. Dozens of celebrities – from Mindy Kaling and Kim Kardashian to Jonah Hill and Lana Del Rey – have been subject to the same accusation as Kirke.
While the specifics of the accusation...
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