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American actress Jamie Lee Curtis remains firm in her controversial stance that plastic surgery and cosmetic procedures constitute a “genocide” of natural human appearance.
In a recent interview with The Guardian, the 66-year-old actress acknowledged the strength of the word but defended its use, stating, “I believe that we have wiped out a generation or two of natural human (appearance).”
Curtis, who previously garnered attention for posing makeup-free in her underwear to highlight body reality, asserted that the “cosmeceutical industrial complex” is disfiguring generations of primarily women through chemicals, surgical procedures, and fillers.
She believes this trend is further fuelled by AI filters, which create an artificial standard of “better” that people aspire to.
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“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?” the Oscar winner questioned, adding, “Better is fake.” She refrained from naming individuals but suggested recent media examples illustrate this point.
Despite her strong views, Curtis clarified that she doesn’t “proselytise” to other public figures who may have undergone cosmetic procedures.
“It’s not my job to give my opinion; it’s none of my business,” she said, emphasising that once someone starts these procedures, it becomes a “never-ending cycle.”
This is not the first time Curtis has spoken out about ageing in Hollywood. In a 2024 appearance on “Today,” she expressed her acceptance of her appearance and her thoughts, defining maturity as owning one’s feelings and being direct.
