TATOOINE — Despite rumors circulating that the infamous gangster had transformed his look with the help of the trendy weight-loss drug, the now 150-pound Jabba the Hutt issued a public statement denying the use of Ozempic.

Holonet celebrity gossip reports had been buzzing with reports that Jabba had begun taking injections to shed thousands of pounds of unwanted fat, but the now-svelte crime lord was adamant that he dropped the weight the old-fashioned way.

"Neena chawa mala pampa," Jabba said, which, when translated by his interpreter droid, said, "I've just been eating right and exercising."

Jabba's full statement, when translated from Huttese, called any reports of Ozempic use completely false. "I worked hard to look like this," he said. "People trying to say I took the easy route by

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