Jamie Lee Curtis says plastic surgery has led to genocide of women, slams AI filters
"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. And it is aided and abetted by AI, because now the filter face is what people want. I'm not filtered right now," the actor went on."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. 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," Curtis added.Plastic surgery isn't new to Hollywood, but Curtis said "I don't care" about co-stars or friends going under the knife. She said, "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."Even though the 66-year-old avoided plastic surgery, she did reveal to 60 Minutes in an earlier interview that she got cosmetic surgery when she was 25 years old. The 'Freakier Friday' actor regretted undergoing the procedure after a cinematographer refused to shoot her on a movie set because he didn't like her face. The movie was 'Perfect' (1985), directed by James Bridges and co-starring John Travolta.Curtis will next be seen in Disney's 'Freakier Friday', a sequel to 'Freaky Friday' (2003). Her co-stars Lindsay Lohan and Chad Michael Murray also reprise their roles from the original.'Freakier Friday' is scheduled for a theatrical release in India on August 8, 2025.- Ends
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