Al Roker Defends Kelly Clarkson Amid Criticism Of Her Weight Loss Drug Use
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The weatherman's comments come after the singer said she's taking medication that has helped her drop pounds.
Al Roker has a message for Kelly Clarkson’s critics who slammed her for saying that she’s taking medication for weight loss.
“There’s too much judgment going on,” Roker, 69, said Tuesday on the “Today” show while discussing Clarkson’s recent revelation.
“People, as long as they’re working with their doctors and being healthy about it, people ought to just back off and let them live their lives,” the famous weatherman added.
Roker, who has been vocal about his own battle with obesity, recalled that it was “not easy” to slim down after gastric bypass surgery in 2002.
“Listen, I took a raft of stuff when I had bypass surgery. It’s not easy, whatever you do, so get off people’s backs,” he said.