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Ashton Kutcher Praises Demi Moore’s ‘The Substance’ Performance While Promoting ‘The Beauty

He made the remark during promotion for Ryan Murphy’s The Beauty, which premieres Jan. 21.

Overview

  • In an Entertainment Tonight interview, Kutcher said he was “so proud” of Moore and that she “killed it” in The Substance.
  • He was responding to comparisons between his new series and Moore’s film, which both center on appearance-altering treatments within body-horror stories.
  • The Beauty casts Kutcher as a secretive tech billionaire behind a so-called miracle drug with deadly consequences, alongside Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, Anthony Ramos and Jeremy Pope.
  • Moore’s performance in The Substance won Golden Globe, Critics Choice and SAG awards in 2025 and earned her first Academy Award nomination.
  • Kutcher contextualized both projects by noting cosmetic enhancement’s growing social acceptance over the past two decades and the potential for unintended consequences.