Much has been made of Jennifer Love Hewitt’s now-famous bikini pics; more specifically about the harsh comments made about the size of the actress’s butt. The critical comments targeted at Hewitt and the discussions raised about a celebrity culture obsessed with weight inspired a number of entertainment magazines to splash Hewitt’s unflattering photos on the cover of their publications.
For example, PEOPLE Magazine claims they “got the story behind Hewitt’s experience,” (pun intended I’m sure) after she was widely ridiculed over the infamous photographs taken of her in a bikini during a recent Hawaiian vacation. The magazine makes it appear as though it is applauding Hewitt and the steps she took following the publication of the snapshots, but in their 5-page spread they blow up the photos in question making Hewitt’s behind look even larger than it first appeared. What purpose does that serve?
In the meantime, since the photos were published (and apparently distributed around the world) several other females in the entertainment industry have gone public with their messages of support for Hewitt.
Model Petra Nemcova came to “The Ghost Whisper” star’s defense by saying that professional photographers know how to angle a camera so that “even if you’re in great shape, they can make you look bad in a photograph.”
The supermodel added that the Hewitt controversy should serve as a wake-up call to parents of teens who strive to look like Hollywood’s hottest stars. In most cases, Nemcova remarked, the look teenage girls are trying to obtain is not real—-it’s the result of professionals who touch up or conceal celebrity’s flaws.
Actress Rosario Dawson also spoke out about the Hewitt brouhaha saying the media unfairly jumps on stars when they gain 5 pounds.
“I think there is a huge obsession with size-zero jeans, and it’s just really scary,” Dawson told PEOPLE Magazine. “I don’t really know where that comes from. We’re not really in the Twiggy era anymore. It makes me really nervous, because I don’t know how in the world we’re supposed to be that thin unless we’re totally starving ourselves.”
Other Hollywood stars including actress Anne Hathaway said she was upset that Hewitt was being ridiculed for the way she looks.
“I don’t think women should only be defined by their bodies and their weight,” Hathaway noted. “It’s a cycle we’ve been in for some time, and I don’t really like it.”
What do you make of the hoopla that has been generated by Hewitt’s photos?
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