Jessica Simpson is finally clapping back at claims she lost weight by taking Ozempic.
When asked about the diabetes drug in a Bustle interview published Thursday, the fashion designer clarified “it is not” how she dropped pounds.
“Oh, Lord,” the actress, 42, said of social media haters calling her “too skinny” and speculating about her Ozempic usage, crediting her slimdown with simple “willpower.”
“Do people want me to be drinking again?” she asked. “Because that’s when I was heavier. Or they want me to be having another baby? My body can’t do it.”
Simpson noted that while trolls’ comments “hurt,” she doesn’t let “negativity derail” her.
“No, I’m too old for that,” the “Dukes of Hazzard” star said. “I am too connected to myself right now.
“I am fortunate to have been every size,” she continued. “For [my] brand, understanding the women [who buy our products] and for my psyche.”
The “Open Book” author revealed in September 2022 that she had lost 100 pounds after welcoming baby No. 3, daughter Birdie. (Simpson is also the mother of daughter Maxwell, 11, and son Ace, 10, with her husband, Eric Johnson.)
When Instagram users expressed concern over her appearance in a Pottery Barn ad two months later, she subtly clapped back with a video of herself singing to “block out destructive noise” in her studio.
“I woke up at the same time anxious and insecure but also also angry and defensive,” Simpson captioned the November 2022 footage. “Nothin’ and nobody will rob me of my joy. Ya might come close but it is mine to own.”
The “Irresistible” singer posed confidently in all-white outfits in Thursday’s interview, from a bralette and briefs to a cutout gown. In a rare denim look, she sported backless, bedazzled pants.
Simpson covered more than her weight loss in the wide-ranging interview, seemingly shading her ex-husband, Nick Lachey, for his behavior on their “Newlyweds” reality show.
When asked about the 98 Degrees member’s “initial good impression” before TikTok users labeled him a “villain” 20 years later, Simpson simply shrugged and said, “It’s amazing what publicity can do.”
