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Hollywood’s Ozempic craze has ‘changed the narrative’ of body positivity as celebs are noticeably slimmer than ever

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The Ozempic trend sweeping Hollywood is fueling unrealistic body standards once again.

The popular diabetes-turned-weight-loss drug (and similar Semaglutide variations) have “definitely changed the narrative” when it comes to body positive messaging in the entertainment industry, Rutgers University psychology professor Dr. Charlotte Markey exclusively told Page Six Monday.

“It’s hard not to realize that celebrities like Mindy Kaling, who are very proudly body positive and not especially petite, are slimmed down,” Markey said of the actress, who claimed she lost 40 pounds by changing her eating habits after being accused of using Ozempic in 2022.

“We’re getting a lot less messaging about self-acceptance and the fact that people just naturally come in different body sizes and shapes,” Markey added.

The ”Body Image Book for Girls” author acknowledged that a person’s desire to be thin is nothing new. However, she believes society had made great strides in overcoming unhealthy beauty standards in recent years — until Ozempic came along.

“I think there was real progress [toward body positivity],” she explained. “I think that as people came to understand that restricting what you ate and different fad diets were not going to be effective long-term, people appreciated that self-acceptance was a much more reasonable and healthy option in terms of physical and psychological health.”

While Ozempic has made weight loss more attainable for celebrities, as well as for the masses, Markey isn’t sure how long the craze will endure.

“There’s a lot of attention devoted to weight loss medications and current trends surrounding them,” she said. “I don’t know if that will stick or not, but I think we’re going to hear more and more about undesirable side effects.”

While Markey emphasized the importance of body autonomy, she still has concerns, arguing that weight loss drugs are “essentially inducing disordered eating symptoms.”

“What weight loss drugs offer is sort of overruling what is normal hunger for a lot of people and making weight loss more possible,” she said.

The mental health expert advised consumers of pop culture to be weary of the various measures taken by A-listers to maintain their otherwise unattainable figures.

“We have to appreciate that most celebrities have access to resources that we do not, whether that is medications or personal trainers or personal chefs or whatever,” she said. “They are going to get much more hands-on support in achieving whatever look they want to and it’s also nearly a full-time job for many of them.”

She continued, “Celebrities are paid in part for how they look, so it’s important to keep that perspective and remember there’s something a little bit sad about being caught up in a world that does value your appearance.”

Several stars have historically gone to great lengths to lose weight due to the pressures of the industry.

In 2020, Jessica Simpson admitted to struggling with a decades-long addiction to diet pills after her record label wanted her to slim down. Earlier this year, Demi Moore also shared that she developed an eating disorder at one point after a producer told her to drop some pounds.

Meanwhile, rumors have swirled that Kim Kardashian — who once said she would eat poop if it made her look younger — turned to Ozempic to quickly lose weight before her 2022 Met Gala appearance. The theories are just speculation, however, as Kardashian has never publicly admitted to using the weight loss drug. She consistently works out with a personal trainer and follows a healthy diet.

Still, media consumers have become ultra-aware that famous faces were suddenly showing up to high-profile events looking more slender than ever with the development of weight loss drugs.

Ozempic and other weight loss drugs quickly became the go-to tactic for celebrities like Fat Joe, Kathy Bates, Macy Gray, Kelly Clarkson and Rebel Wilson.

In February 2024, Oprah Winfrey famously stepped down from her role at WeightWatchers after admitting to using a weight loss drug similar to Ozempic to trim her figure.

Despite the skinny aesthetic trending in Hollywood once again, Markey believes body image health is a concept that is here to stay.

“Body positivity is not over. Most people want to feel positive in existing versions of themselves and body positivity was never about seeking perfection. It was always about psychological health,” she argued.

“To say body positivity is over is to say we’ve given up on psychological health, and I don’t think any of us are ready to give that up.”

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Yapping about Timothée Chalamet as an honorary Knick, Prince Harry’s surprise appearance & more

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Ben Stiller is screaming court side, Prince Harry’s arrival was a surprise, Timothée Chalamet has champagne in his eyes, Knicks in five! Thanks to Jordyn Woods’ lucky purse, all of New York City is going wild over the New York Knicks winning the 2026 NBA championship. The “Dune” actor was practically an honorary player, as he joined in on the locker room celebration and even dissed the Oscars while doing so. The Duke of Sussex made an unexpected solo appearance and was spotted exchanging words with Spike Lee. Even though Jalen Brunson’s favorite A-list fan Mariska Hargitay couldn’t make it, the MVP gave her a nod when revealing his future plans after the big win. The “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star was last seen at game four being comforted by Taylor Swift, but the “King of New York” defended a sports reporter after she said some heated words about the singer’s appearance. Lauren Levy, Eric Todisco and Brianna Dunkers-Brown are unpacking everything you need to know about celebrity row in this weeks Yap Session!

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Producers step in after Mido gets into alarming fight with Debby and her friends

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“90 Day Fiancé” producers stepped in after Mido and Debby got into an explosive argument on Sunday’s episode.

Mido, 41, moved from Egypt to New Orleans to be with Debby, 55, on this season of “90 Day Fiancé,” but it hasn’t been smooth sailing for the unlikely couple. Mido appears to want to pursue his dream of becoming a movie star in the US more than he actually want to marry Debby, which he all but confirmed during the episode.

Mido participated in an acting class, where he butted heads with the coach, Jim, because he didn’t want to follow the coach’s directions during an exercise.

After the exercise, Jim told cameras, “If I had to give Mido a grade for his participation today, I would give him a C+. For emotional availability, he did very well, but there is definitely room for improvement in being coachable.”

During a conversation with Jim after class, Mido asked him about his opinion about him moving to Hollywood to pursue acting. When the coach replied that there were a lot of aspiring actors who never achieved A-list stardom and said that many had to take survival jobs, Mido wasn’t having it.

“I’m not trying to find another job because if I work another job maybe it will take from my focus,” he said. “I know that Debby, she will support me and she knows that’s my passion.”

He also told Debby he couldn’t do chores in the house like washing the dishes or taking out the trash, because his “hands sometimes hurt.”

Later, Debby and Mido dressed up as a pharaoh and a queen to spend his first Halloween in the US together, and although Debby was excited since it was the first time Mido would be meeting her friends, he clearly wasn’t in the mood. Mido dismissively said he didn’t care if her friends like him or not.

Debby told cameras about her fiancé’s sudden cold attitude, “Mido can go from one to 100 in five seconds flat. iI’s whiplash. One minute can be great, and the next minute it can be something about something.”

When the couple met up with Debby’s friends at a haunted house, Mido was more interested in interacting with the haunted house performers than talking to her friends. The mood further plummeted when Debby gave one of her friends, Laura, a ride home and Mido stayed silent for the entire car ride.

When Debby stepped out of the car and returned, Mido was annoyed when she started crying. He showed no empathy for her and refused to have a conversation about why he was being so rude, harshly telling her to focus on her driving and shushing her.

Debby refused and told him to take an Uber if that’s what he wanted, and said she wouldn’t tolerate him yelling at her. Things quickly escalated and turned explosive when Mido told Debby, “F–k you.”

Debby yelled that she was done “with the whole f–king thing” and that Mido was “going home,” which is when a producer stepped in and tried to diffuse the situation.

Mido continued to yell and mock Debby for crying, calling her a “b–ch.” She then said she needed him out of her house as they took the argument outside of the car. One of her friends, Astra, stepped in after he told Debby to shut her mouth, which quickly escalated into Mido and Astra getting into a shouting match.

Mido yelled at her that she didn’t understand, while she yelled back, “That’s not how you treat woman in America, mother-f–ker!”

Mido eventually refused to engage and sarcastically thanked Astra for showing him respect. Debby eventually got back into the car and drove off solo, leaving Mido standing on the curb.

“F–k you,” he told her one last time as she drove off.

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Jalen Brunson jokes about his plans after Knicks win — and it involves Mariska Hargitay

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Dun dun.

Jalen Brunson playfully joked about snagging a role alongside Mariska Hargitay on the crime series “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” after winning the NBA Finals 2026.

On Saturday night, the New York Knicks star was asked what was next for him after he and his team defeated the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5.

“Try to get on, try to go to ‘SVU,’” he quipped, per an Instagram video shared by the NBA.

Following the historic win, Hargitay, 62, took to Instagram to celebrate the Knicks’ win with a throwback photo of Brunson as a kid, repping a T-shirt for the NBA team and holding a basketball.

“You found a way” was written atop the photo of the point guard, now 29, in orange-and-blue letters.

“And you lead the way for so many,” the actress captioned the photo. “Congratulations to you all and deepest thanks. #NBAFINALS CAPTAIN @jalenbrunson1 @nyknicks CHAMPIONS #BELIEVE.”

Hargitay has portrayed New York Police Department detective Olivia Benson on the long-standing NBC series since 1999.

There are currently 27 seasons of the crime drama, which also stars Christopher Meloni as Elliot Stabler and Dann Florek as Donald Cragen.

Brunson has been candid about his admiration for Hargitay, admitting that he looks for her at every Knicks game hosted at their home stadium, Madison Square Garden.

“Love her to death [and] she knows it,” he confessed on a previous episode of “The Richard Jefferson Show.”

The athlete referred to himself as the “Lake Placid” star’s “No. 1.”

As a loyal Knicks fan, Hargitay has attended several games this season, including the Eastern Conference Finals game against the Cleveland Cavaliers in May.

She was also present at several NY-based matches during the NBA Finals, including Game 3, which she attended with Meloni, her “SVU” co-star.

Cameras also captured the moment Hargitay jumped up and down with pal Taylor Swift to celebrate the Knicks’ win at Game 4.

Hargitay looked relieved that the Knicks won, joking that the team’s comeback win may have surpassed her 2004 wedding to Peter Hermann as the “greatest night of her life.”