Selena Gomez landed in controversy after she released a tone-deaf statement about the Israeli onslaught on Gaza where more than 10,000 civilians have been killed in airstrikes. Selena joined more than 400 celebrities who signed a petition calling for US President Joe Biden to ensure a ceasefire in Gaza.

selena gomez has signed an open letter asking US president biden to call for an immediate ceasefire in gaza 🫶 pic.twitter.com/trn6YjcsYB

— ℋ (@hasl2i) November 5, 2023

The singer’s bestselling beauty brand ‘Rare Beauty’ has announced it will be making donations to the Palestinian Red Crescent Society and International Red Cross/ Red Crescent Society, as well as to UNICEF to provide urgent medical and humanitarian relief to the civilians of Gaza.

“Rare Beauty will be making donations to the International Red Cross/Red Crescent Societies – Magen David Adom, & Palestinian Red Crescent Society – who are providing urgent care on the ground. We will also be donating to UNICEF to help get urgent medical relief & resources to the children of Gaza.”

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Magen David Adom is an Israeli national medical service who are not based in Gaza.

Palestinian civilians have stressed time and time again they are no longer receiving donations as the Rafah border crossing in the South of Gaza remains closed. Civilians in Northern Gaza report they have not received any water or fuel.

Social media users shut down Rare Beauty’s ‘damage-control’ statement.

pls read thru the whole thing before u say anything omg. they did not say they’re explicitly pro palestine. theyre playing both sides and donating to an isr*eli organization as well. the caption is misleading. moreover, aid is not entering gaza so this is all nothing but a show+ https://t.co/gKhmqbHct9 pic.twitter.com/qdcyIqifNN

— sun (@faintlamps) November 6, 2023

Selena Gomez caused outrage on social media when she released a statement on her Instagram stories, writing that she had been on a social media break because of the violence in the Middle East. After the statement was criticised for being insensitive, the ‘Only Murders In The Building’ actress threatened to shut down her Instagram account, leading to users slamming her for having a “victim complex”.

when i have a victim complex and my opponent is selena gomez pic.twitter.com/jd6tkCLzdF

— andy (@littlvrs) November 3, 2023

selena gomez is being so stupid right now. she is downplaying her massive following and being hypocritical. if a post can’t help change the world why call yourself a philanthropist?? why post about mental health, blm, womens rights, american elections etc etc pic.twitter.com/iw61aOxAIf

— jav (@parkwoodfilms) October 31, 2023