Kathy Bates says ‘f--- you’ to critics who credit Ozempic for her 100 pound weight loss

Kathy Bates defends her 100-pound weight loss journey against critics who claim she only used Ozempic, revealing years of work following her diabetes diagnosis.

"People say, ’Well, it was the Ozempic.’ F--- you, it was the Ozempic! It took me years to do this." Lori Bashian is an entertainment production assistant for Fox News Digital. 

"People say, ’Well, it was the Ozempic.’ F--- you, it was the Ozempic! It took me years to do this. I got this diagnosis about diabetes — my father died of it; his mother died of it; one of my sisters is in peril," she explained. "When they said ’diabetes,’ I figured out what to do to slowly, over years, to lose the weight. And then when Ozempic came along, I was able to lose the last 15 to 20 pounds and keep it off."

Bates is making history this weekend as the oldest person to receive a nomination in the lead actress in a drama category at the Emmy Awards. She was nominated for her role as Madeline Matlock in the CBS reboot of "Matlock."