Barbra Streisand left fans reeling on Monday after publicly grilling Melissa McCarthy about her weight loss with a ‘rude remark’.
The Broadway legend, 82, couldn’t help but comment on a picture of the actress, 53, posing with pal Adam Shankman, 59, at Sunday’s CTG’s The Gala 2024 at the Ahmanson Theatre.
The comedian – whose weight has fluctuated over the years – showcased her newly slimmed down figure in a stylish mint dress and blazer, prompting Barbra to post: ‘Give him my regards did you take Ozempic?’
The EGOT-winning entertainer was quickly at the receiving end of dozens of responses calling out the nature of her inquiry, and while she didn’t address the backlash, Barbra quietly deleted her comment.
Yet with a reputation of speaking her mind, this isn’t the only time Barbra has unwittingly caused offence…
Is no one safe from Barbra’s barbs? After Streisand sparked outrage with ‘rude’ remark about Melissa McCartney’s weight, a look at the other stars who have fallen foul of her acid tongue (pictured in 2019)
Barbra left fans reeling after publicly grilling Melissa about Ozempic use in a barbed Instagram comment on Monday, which she later quietly removed
Oprah
In 2003, Barbra appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show wearing a white turtleneck and carrying her white dog Sammie around the studio.
After a musical performance during which Barbara used a white microphone, Oprah called her out for matching even the microphone to her outfit and dog.
She said: ‘I want to just say this… I own this studio, I’ve been here I don’t know how many years. I’ve never seen a white mic.’
Barbara replied to Oprah: ‘It’s actually off-white, to match my off-white sweater. I like simplicity, and monochromatic frames.’
‘So you had the mic sprayed?,’ Oprah asked again in an encounter that Comedian Kathy Griffin said was eating at Oprah for weeks in her book Official Book Club Selection.
In 2003, Barbara clashed heads with Oprah Winfrey during an awkward exchange about her personalised props (Oprah pictured in March)
Barbra appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show wearing a white turtleneck and carrying her white dog Sammie around the studio and also insisted on having her mic painted white
Donald Trump
In 2018, Barbra claimed that Donald Trump was making her ‘gain weight’ as she resorted to comfort eating in order to deal with the current state of politics.
She then added to Australia’s Stellar magazine that the ‘lying’ President was making her feel ‘kind of depressed’ as she stayed up until the wee hours after eating chocolate and ice-cream.
‘Trump lied from the beginning, and I just honour the truth – in my work, in my life, I love the truth. I think it’s so powerful,’ Barbra stated.
‘The truth, to me, is the essence of living in a democracy and I guess what offends me so much is Trump seems to care so very little about it, because he continues to lie day after day and make up things, you know?’
She went on: ‘I tell you, when the news gets really bad, like it did the other night listening to (the President) I had to have two coffee ice-cream cones… I had to have two. I was thinking about three.
‘Sometimes when I do that and eat chocolate before I go to bed, I can’t sleep until five, six in the morning. I get very little sleep.’
In 2018, Barbra claimed that Donald Trump was making her ‘gain weight’ as she resorted to comfort eating in order to deal with the current state of politics
Larry Kramer
Barbra and Larry were embroiled in a saga over the television adaptation of his play The Normal Heart for years.
Barbra optioned the rights to The Normal Heart back in 1986 but apparently could not raise the money to get the project made.
A leaked email from Larry to Barbra back in 2012 highlighted his frustration, as he told her she ‘did not have quite the same burning passion to make it as you always claim.’
Yet Barbra defended herself, insisting: ‘In the press, Larry kept speaking out against me.
‘But I think it’s unfair to keep blaming me for the movie not getting made.
‘I worked on it for 25 years, without pay. Larry had the rights for the last 15 years and he couldn’t get it made, either. Those are the facts.’
Barbra and Larry (pictured in 1993) were embroiled in a saga over the TV adaptation of his play The Normal Heart for years, resulting in Barbra claiming he had been lying about her
Bradley Cooper
When Bradley’s 2018 remake of her 1976 film A Star Is Born was released, Barbra couldn’t help but show her disappointment in the finished result.
She confessed she was initially on board before she heard about Bradley’s involvement.
Barbra explained: ‘At first, when I heard it was going to be done again, it was supposed to be Will Smith and Beyoncé, and I thought, that’s interesting.
‘Really make it different again, different kind of music, integrated actors, I thought that was a great idea.
So, I was surprised when I saw how alike it was to the version that I did in 1976..,
‘I don’t care so much about success as I do originality.’
When Bradley’s 2018 remake of her 1976 film A Star Is Born was released, Barbra couldn’t help but show her disappointment in the finished result (pictured with Jennifer Aniston in February)
