Meg Ryan's Plastic Surgery: Cyber Haters Bash Movie Star, Former Bethel Resident, After Tony Award Appearance

Bethel, CT — "It would be really great if people would realize that stars are only people with the same weaknesses and flaws, not immaculate idols." ~ Meg Ryan

Just one day after the nation's worst mass shooting, the No. 1 trending story on Facebook was Meg Ryan's plastic surgery.

The Hollywood starlet, a 1979 graduate of Bethel High School, made an appearance at the Tony Awards which, according  to Courier Mail online who said "shocked" many viewers.

Ryan introduced a performance by the cast of ‘She Loves Me’ while Twitter exploded with comments of viewers criticizing her "new look." Woman's Day Magazine tweeted:

Woman's Day magazineVerified account ‏@WomansDayAus  5h5 hours ago
#MegRyan says she's apparently never had surgery... but these photos suggest otherwise. http://oak.ctx.ly/r/4r851 

For as many hateful critiques, the actress also received support:

Jessie Sky ‏@itsjessiesky  6h6 hours ago People age, people change, and their bodies and appearance is all their business. Not yours. Get a life people, jeez! #TonyAwards #megryan 

Ashlyn Shawver ‏@Ashlynshawver  15h15 hours ago Listen... 50 people were killed in Orlando yesterday! Maybe leave #MegRyan's face alone, quit body shaming, and worry about REALL issues! 

Anne Keazer ‏@keazera49  35m35 minutes ago Leave Meg Ryan alone. Geeze, she Is 54 for goodness sakes. #megryan 

Rachael Moore ‏@missgemsquash  60m60 minutes ago Aww, leave Meg Ryan alone! Everyone gets older. Pity we live in a looks obsessed society. #megryan 

In a 2015 interview with Porter Magazine, Ryan said, "“There’s a lot of hatred in the world today, it’s so easy to judge....the people I value talk about kids growing up, what kind of world they are going into, what we are eating, what we are breathing.”

Margaret Mary Emily Anne "Meg" Hyra  was born in 1961 and achieved fame from acting in films such as Top Gun, When Harry Met Sally and You've Got Mail as well as her Golden Globe nominated role in Sleepless in Seattle. She has acted in 48 movies, was producer of 5 and director of one film.

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