Melissa McCarthy

Melissa McCarthy Takes Time Out of Being Awesome to Respond to Rex Reed’s Name-Calling

Back in February, movie critic Rex Reed saw the movie 'Identity Thief,' and instead of judging it based on its content, decided to hone in on one of the film's stars, Melissa McCarthy, and attack her weight. Because he's classy like that. In his piece he referred to the 'Bridesmaids' actress as "tractor-sized" and a "female hippo," and pretty much everyone called him out for it

Cassandra Rose

how did melissa do on snl?

Melissa McCarthy returns for a second time to host 'SNL,' but can she give us a better episode than her so-so first outing? Read on to find out!

Britt Hayes

Rex Reed Forgets Melissa McCarthy’s Name + Blames Backlash on ‘Identity Thief’ Producers

Rex Reed is coming out swinging against the backlash he faced after making unnecessary, pointless remarks about Melissa McCarthy's weight in his scathing review of 'Identity Thief.' And he's missing the point. Surprise!

Jessica Sager

Critic Rex Reed Calls Melissa McCarthy a “Hippo”

Veteran critic Rex Reed is just plain mean to Melissa McCarthy, but why?

Ben Davis

Weekend Box Office Report: ‘Identity Thief’ Steals $36 Million

Is Melissa McCarthy a movie star yet? The opening weekend of 'Identity Thief' suggests that yes, she is. After all, all of those people weren't flocking to this movie because of Jason Bateman (as delightful as he is). Anyway, all of this pretty much means that McCarthy's asking price just doubled.

Jacob Hall