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- Jamie Lee Curtis slams plastic surgery industry as 'genocide of women'</p>
<p>Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY July 28, 2025 at 10:18 PM</p>
<p>Jamie Lee Curtis is stirring controversy with her latest comments on plastic surgery.</p>
<p>The "Freakier Friday" actress, 66, a longtime critic of cosmetic surgery, doubled down on her distaste in a new interview, likening it to genocide.</p>
<p>"I've been very vocal about the genocide of a generation of women by the cosmeceutical industrial complex, who've disfigured themselves," Curtis told The Guardian in an interview published July 26.</p>
<p>Genocide, a term of oft-debated definition, refers to the intentional destruction, in whole or in part, of an ethnic, national, racial or religious group, according to the United Nations.</p>
<p>Of the various acts that can result in a genocide, including the intent to prevent birth in a group, or mass killing, plastic surgery does not find a natural home.</p>
<p>Jamie Lee Curtis attends the world premiere of Disney's "Freakier Friday" at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles on July 22, 2025.</p>
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<p>But the "Knives Out" actress doubled down about her use of the word, saying she employed it precisely because of the reaction it might provoke.</p>
<p>"I've used that word for a long time, and I use it specifically because it's a strong word," said Curtis, who wore a pair of comically large plastic lips for the interview's photo shoot, as part of a tongue-in-cheek commentary on the lip injection trend that has grown in popularity in recent years.</p>
<p>"I believe that we have wiped out a generation or two of natural human (appearance)," she continued. "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."</p>
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<p>Curtis herself previously disclosed that she regretted opting for an unspecified cosmetic procedure in her mid-20s after a cinematographer criticized her under-eye bags. Her "Freakier Friday" co-star, Lindsay Lohan, has shrugged off incessant rumors of plastic surgery in recent years.</p>
<p>The problem Curtis sees, she told the outlet, was the industry dogma that at a certain age, you need to conform to a standard of eternal youth or risk being ousted from the screen.</p>
<p>"It is aided and abetted by AI," she said, "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.'</p>
<p>"But what's better? Better is fake," she continued. "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."</p>
<p>Curtis walks a fine line with her commentary on plastic surgery, a subject matter long at the center of a "feminist or not" debate. While some argue that it is an inherently empowered thing to decide to change your body on your own terms, others malign it as a response to unrealistic beauty standards, created and upheld by men.</p>
<p>The "Everything Everywhere All At Once" actress has more ire for the cosmetic industry than the women who opt in, she said.</p>
<p>"I'm not proselytizing to them. I would never say a word," she said of others in Hollywood who have chosen to nip and tuck. "I would never say to someone: 'What have you done?' All I know is that it is a neverending 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."</p>
<p>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Jamie Lee Curtis slams plastic surgery trends as 'genocide'</p>
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