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- Comedian Robby Hoffman and podcaster Alex Cooper faced backlash on X and Threads after Hoffman dismissed celiac disease on May 20, 2026.
- Robby Hoffman joked a celiac reaction would look like Will Smith’s swelling in *Hitch* (2005).
- Alex Cooper agreed, saying celiac diagnoses seem recent compared with childhood allergies.
- The Mayo Clinic says celiac disease affects one in 133 Americans (?1%) with up to 83% undiagnosed, and May is Celiac Awareness Month.
