Since "Yellowjackets" premiered in November 2021, people — especially internet trolls — have had a lot to say about Melanie Lynskey's body. On Twitter, Melanie shared her frustration: "Most egregious are the 'I care about her health!!' people ... b***h you don't see me on my Peloton! You don't see me running through the park with my child. Skinny does not always equal healthy."
Unfortunately, the body shaming wasn't just coming from trolls — it's been an issue she's had to deal with from the production team for "Yellowjackets." She shared with Rolling Stone, "They were asking me, 'What do you plan to do? I'm sure the producers will get you a trainer. They'd love to help you with this." Her castmates, including Juliette Lewis, Tawny Cypress, and Christina Ricci defended her, writing a letter to the producers condemning their body shaming. Eventually, Melanie said enough is enough. "I was losing my mind trying to conform to something that was not physically possible for me," she told People in 2016. "I was like, 'I just need to look the way I'm supposed to look.'"
Along with her "Yellowjackets" co-stars, Melanie's husband has had her back throughout the body-shaming BS. On Twitter, Jason penned a short and sweet recommendation to the haters: "If anyone has any further unsolicited comments about *anybody* else's body, they can feel free to write them in permanent ink onto their own foreheads and swan dive directly into the sun."
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