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Oprah Winfrey recalls being body shamed by Joan Rivers on The Tonight Show: 'I'll let you come back if you lose 15 pounds'
Oprah Winfrey recalled the moment she was body-shamed by the late Joan Rivers while making her first appearance on The Tonight Show in 1985.
Winfrey ultimately landed the role of Sofia in The Color Purple, and later received an Oscar nomination for her performance; Pictured in a still with Akosua Busia, Whoopi Goldberg, and Rae Dawn Chong Speaking in An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution, the star fought back tears as she revealed how the drugs had meant she was no longer 'constantly thinking about what the next meal is going to be'. Along with messages of support online, some viewers slammed Oprah, accusing her of 'promoting big pharma and pushing Ozempic' and criticizing her for taking the drugs after spending nine years promoting Weight Watchers.
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