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Celebrities back Jennifer Aniston’s tabloid takedown

FILE - In this April 13, 2016 file photo, Jennifer Aniston arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Mother's Day." Aniston says she’s not pregnant and she’s fed up with predatory tabloid culture that defines women by their looks and maternal status.  (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this April 13, 2016 file photo, Jennifer Aniston arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Mother's Day." Aniston says she’s not pregnant and she’s fed up with predatory tabloid culture that defines women by their looks and maternal status. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File) FILE - In this April 13, 2016 file photo, Jennifer Aniston arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Mother's Day." Aniston says she’s not pregnant and she’s fed up with predatory tabloid culture that defines women by their looks and maternal status. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

NEW YORK (AP) – Jennifer Aniston’s takedown of tabloid culture is winning support among fellow celebrities.

“Ghostbusters” star Melissa McCarthy tells Entertainment Tonight that she agrees “one hundred thousand billion percent” with Aniston’s essay for the Huffington Post in which she writes constant paparazzi coverage contributes to a “dehumanizing view of females, focused solely on one’s physical appearance.”

McCarthy says “everyone needs to stop tearing down women” and calls the attention to women’s looks “a ridiculous thing.” She says she hopes “it gets to the point where it’s embarrassing for people to have such a shallow thought.”

Aniston’s piece also has received positive mentions on Twitter from actor Jason Bateman and comedian Margaret Cho .