Jamie-Lee Curtis slams generations of ‘disfigured' women
The 'Freakier Friday' star criticised the rise in cosmetic procedures: 'The concept that you can alter the way you look through chemicals, surgical procedures, fillers – there's a disfigurement of generations of predominantly women who are altering their appearances,' she told The Guardian.
'It is aided and abetted by AI, because now the filter face is what people want. I'm not filtered right now. The minute I lay a filter on and you see the before and after, it's hard not to go, 'Oh, well that looks better.' But what's better? Better is fake.'
To reinforce her message, Curtis wore oversized wax lips to her photo shoot, expressing, 'The wax lips is my statement against plastic surgery. I've been very vocal about the genocide of a generation of women by the cosmeceutical industrial complex, who've disfigured themselves. The wax lips really sends it home.'
Curtis defended her use of the strong word 'genocide,' explaining it was deliberate: 'I've used that word for a long time and I use it specifically because it's a strong word. I believe that we have wiped out a generation or two of natural human (appearance),' she argued, adding, 'And there are too many examples – I will not name them – but very recently we have had a big onslaught through media, many of those people.'
When asked about plastic surgery speculation around her 'Freakier Friday' co-star Lindsay Lohan, Curtis said, 'I'm bossy, very bossy, but I try to mind my own business. She doesn't need my advice. She's a fully functioning, smart woman, creative person. Privately, she's asked me questions, but nothing that's more than an older friend you might ask.'
She also emphasised that her criticism isn't meant to judge other women's personal choices. 'It doesn't matter. I'm not proselytising to them. I would never say a word. I would never say to someone, 'What have you done?' All I know is that it is a never-ending cycle. That, I know. Once you start, you can't stop. But it's not my job to give my opinion; it's none of my business.'
Curtis described herself as 'pro-aging,' in 2022 on the Today show. She also acknowledged her own experiences with cosmetic procedures, saying, 'I did plastic surgery. I put Botox in my head. Does Botox make the big wrinkle go away? Yes. But then you look like a plastic figurine.'
She admitted to having liposuction and an eye procedure after hurtful comments from a director, which led to struggles with opioid addiction. 'Once you mess with your face, you can't get it back.'
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