Women in Hollywood are often held to an impractical standard of beauty.
From comments on their weight, to critiques on their fashion choices, they are ridiculed with every step they take…literally. Some bold stars, including singers Pink and Kelly Clarkson, have fiercely fired back at their bullies. Actress Melissa McCarthy is now another who faultlessly bashed a reporter who commented on her appearance.
The actress recently opened up to Entertainment Weekly about a male critic who negatively reviewed her 2014 film Tammy.
She recalled him writing: “I was only a good actor when I looked more attractive and that my husband should never be allowed to direct me because he allowed me to look so homely.”
On Wednesday, McCarthy appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where she spoke about the incident again. She explained she called the critic out when he approached her at the Toronto Film Festival.
While McCarthy pointed out that he would’ve never written those words about a male actor, it was what she told him about his hypothetical daughter that appeared to resonate with him most.
“Just know that every time you write stuff, every young girl in this country reads that and they just get a little bit chipped away,” she also said she told him. “I just think we tear down women in this country for all of these superficial reasons.”
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