Celebrity plastic surgeon Dr Terry Dubrow has defended Jim Carrey’s bold new look after he was bombarded with “mean” comments.
The “Botched” star revealed that paparazzi have been asking for opinions on Carey’s appearance ever since she attended the Cesar Awards ceremony in Paris last month.
“All they want to do is talk about how poor Jim Carrey looks,” he said Monday during an appearance on Tori Spelling’s “misSpelling” podcast. “What do you say when you’re faced with something like that? It’s so mean, isn’t it?”
While Dubrow acknowledged that the comedian looks “different” now, he said it’s because fans are “used to” him looking “younger” for “years.”
“I still think he’s great,” the reality star told Spelling.
Dubrow said he did not know whether the “Truman Show” star had plastic surgery, but noted that facial swelling “takes a long time to go down” after surgery and can temporarily change his appearance.
“He’s like our national comedic treasure. Can we be a little kinder?” Dubrow implored.
“It’s like all the plastic surgeons in the world are dissecting him under a microscope, talking about how little skin his upper eyelids have and his eyebrows are high online. I think that’s very unfair and uncool.”
She also called the criticism of Carey’s face “body shaming” and asked people to sympathize with her as the comments may be having a negative impact on Carey behind the scenes.
“So if you’re a human, it bothers you, and I just think it’s really uncool,” Dubrow concluded.
Carey, 64, raised eyebrows while accepting the César d’Honneur Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 51st Cesar Awards Ceremony on February 26th.
After a video of his red carpet interview circulated on social media, many blamed the actor’s dramatically changed appearance on plastic surgery. That includes Dr. Rachel Mason, who exclusively told Page Six that his unusual appearance could have been achieved with “extensive surgical modification” costing more than $60,000.
Other users accused him of being an “impersonator” or “clone” because his appearance is so different from his past public appearances.
However, Carey has silenced claims that a “clone” of her attended the Cesar Awards.
“Jim Carrey attended the Cesar Awards and received an honorary Cesar Award,” the “The Mask” actor’s agent, Maria Leslie, told Page Six on March 2.
Gregory Collier, executive director of the Cesar Awards, also slammed the impersonation allegations, calling Carey’s rare outing a “historic moment.”
“Jim Carrey’s visit has been planned since this summer. From the beginning he was very moved by the Academy’s invitation,” Collier told Variety.
The reclusive star is considering taking a break from acting in 2022 and rarely appears in public. However, after exhausting his savings, he came out of retirement for Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which was released in 2024.
