Jesse Plemons insists that Ozempic can’t take credit for his recent slimdown.
The actor clapped back at rumors that he uses semaglutide in a Los Angeles Times interview, published Thursday — although he doesn’t think the public will believe him.
“It’s really unfortunate that I decided to get healthy when everyone decided to take Ozempic,” Plemons, 36, joked. “It doesn’t matter. Everyone’s going to think I took Ozempic anyways.”
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The “Friday Night Lights” alum claimed, instead, that he shed weight with the help of intermittent fasting after the practice was recommended by “several people.”
He noted, “I just gave it a shot and [was] surprised at how quickly it was effective. … [Then I] felt like I was in the rhythm, I was feeling better, and something shifted in my head. I just sort of got a handle on it.”
Plemons, who has been married to Kirsten Dunst since 2022, sparked Ozempic speculation in March when the couple walked the Oscars red carpet.
Photos of the Emmy winner posing in a classic black tuxedo went viral on X.
“Ozempic hit jesse plemons like a mack truck,” one social media user wrote at the time, with another calling his appearance “very different.”
A third added, “wow i cannot believe they put our brother jesse plemons on ozempic. his appearance prior to this was PERFECT for that niche acting role that he fills. justice for jesse.”
While issuing his denial, Plemons explained why he decided to lose weight in the first place.
“There was a part that I did that in my mind I could not imagine him as the size that I was,” he recalled, referencing his minor role in “Civil War” alongside Dunst. “I lost a little bit before I did that part.”
The choice was also due to “getting older,” he went on to tell the outlet.
However, Plemons added, “I hate even getting specific because then it turns into a whole thing.”
The “Breaking Bad” alum has been dating Dunst, 42, since 2016.
The couple welcomed their first child, a son whose name they have yet to share, two years later. They are also the parents of a second son James, born in 2021.
