CNN —Barbra Streisand is addressing a divisive comment she wrote under a photo that actor Melissa McCarthy posted on her Instagram page on Monday.
In the comment, Streisand asked McCarthy if she took Ozempic – a popular weight loss medication, among its other functions – spurring backlash online.
“Below them was a photo of my friend Melissa McCarthy who I sang with on my Encore album,” she wrote.
I forgot the world is reading!”CNN has reached out to representatives for McCarthy and Streisand for comment.
Ozempic is a brand name for the generic drug semaglutide, and is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat diabetes.
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