Jessica Simpson responded to online critics who claim her weight loss is due to her taking the diabetes drug Ozempic.

During the 42-year-old singer/actress’s cover piece for Bustle magazine, the “Dukes of Hazzard” star hit back and made it clear “it is not” how she dropped the pounds after online trolls suggested the mother of three was “too skinny” and was taking “Ozempic.”

“Oh Lord. I mean, it is not — it’s willpower,” Simpson replied when asked about the anti-obesity medication. “I’m like, do people want me to be drinking again? Because that’s when I was heavier. Or they want me to be having another baby? My body can’t do it.”

“Am I going to let the negativity derail me? No, I’m too old for that,” she added. “I am too connected to myself right now to let that derail me. It doesn’t mean that it doesn’t hurt.”

Simpson said her weight changes over the last decade were a result of alcohol abuse, side effects from psychiatric medications, and hormonal changes, the outlet noted. But Simpson said she sees it now as an asset as a fashion designer.

“I am fortunate to have been every size,” Simpson said. “For [my] brand, understanding the women [who buy our products], and for my psyche.”

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In September 2022, Simpson opened up about losing 100 pounds after giving birth to her and husband Eric Johnson’s third child, a daughter named Birdie.

“I have gained and lost 100lbs 3x so I never thought this moment could or would happen, but I’m finally spring breakin’ wearin’ a BIKINI!!!!!!,” Simpson captioned her Instagram post.

“Hard work,” she added. “Determination, Self Love. I enjoyed a good proud cry today.”

A few months later, Simpson’s Pottery Barn ad sparked concern from fans who thought the singer was acting strangely. Fans said she appeared “frail,” leading them to question her health.

Simpson posted a video in response and said that even though she’s learned to “block out destructive noise…peoples’ comments and judgments can still hurt deeply.”

“I woke up at the same time anxious and insecure but also also angry and defensive,” Simpson captioned her post. “Nothin’ and nobody will rob me of my joy. Ya might come close but it is mine to own.”

The superstar singer has been very open about her personal struggles with everything from weight loss to sobriety as noted in her 2020 memoir “Open Book.”

In 2021, Simpson celebrated her four years of sobriety with an image she posted on Instagram, the day she said she would allow herself “to take back” her “light.”

The discovery of cocaine at the White House could have major implications for security protocols going forward, according to two former Secret Service agents who spoke with The Daily Wire. 

Robert McDonald, a former agent who now teaches criminal justice at the University of New Haven in Connecticut, said the ultimate takeaway from the situation will be determined by the outcome of the investigation into how cocaine ended up inside the White House. 

“While this was cocaine, it certainly could have been something else that either went undetected or was somehow secreted in something that wasn’t able to be visible by the officers,” McDonald said in an interview with The Daily Wire. “This will be an opportunity for the Secret Service to continue to better its procedures and protocols, to evaluate and reevaluate what they’re doing so that something like this doesn’t happen again.”

McDonald said that Secret Service members who screen people coming into the White House employ “much more complex and robust” procedures than what one might expect at a baseball or basketball game. He said the officers in charge of screening are “very, very good” at their jobs. 

“We still need to figure out how this got in there, who brought it in. Once we figure out those answers, I think that’s going to be able to show us whether the Secret Service missed something here or if it was brought in by someone who potentially didn’t go through screening,” McDonald said. 

He said that messaging coming out of the White House on the discovery was “incredibly poor” and only leads to more “speculation,” referencing Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates’s comments on Air Force One that the Hatch Act prevented him from commenting on the investigation. 

Secret Service agents themselves are subject to frequent drug testing, McDonald added 

Charles Marino, another former agent who is now the CEO of Sentinel Security, told The Daily Wire that he believes the Secret Service should be able to narrow down the list of suspects relatively quickly. 

“Based on where the cocaine was found, I’m pretty confident that it was not there for a long period of time, based on the security measures, the sweeps of that area. So that gives the Secret Service some type of a time frame,” he said. 

According to media reports, the cocaine was found on Sunday in a cubby by the lower West Wing entrance, which is immediately accessible from West Executive Avenue. This area is in a restricted and secured area, according to Marino. 

The area would be accessible to outsiders being escorted on a tour by people with a West Wing pass, which would include individuals who work in the area, Marino said. 

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Marino said that the key is to wait while the investigation runs its course. 

“The investigation is going to determine here how this entered the complex. If you have, for example, a family member or a higher-level person that does not have to undergo such screening scrutiny, then that’s going to be one aspect that needs to be looked at. If it’s ultimately found [that the cocaine] came through the normal screening process to enter the White House, then that’s going to, I think, enact other responses,” he said.