Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
K-Pop stars BTS invited to White House to address 'diversity and inclusion' with Biden
dailystar.co.ukJoe Biden is set to will welcome K-Pop sensations BTS to the White House on Wednesday to speak at an event on anti-Asian hate crime.The global superstars will speak to Biden about the 'importance of diversity and inclusion' amid a rise in Asian hate crimes, as figures show a staggering 339 per cent rise in 2021 compared to 2020.A White House statement read: “President Biden and BTS will also discuss the importance of diversity and inclusion and BTS' platform as youth ambassadors who spread a message of hope and positivity across the world.”The event will take place at The White House on WednesdayThe group are the latest celebrities the White House has turned to on their agenda after Jill Biden welcomed Selena Gomez to talk about mental health and the president had the Jonas Brothers appear in a video on vaccines.Biden is facing some criticism amid the announcement as a distraught community still awaits an announcement on his visit to Uvalde, Texas, where a gunman shot and killed 19 school children and two teachers.The president has said he would travel to Uvalde 'in the coming days.'Last week, Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris condemned attacks against minority Asian communities at a White House event on Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.“Hate can have no safe harbor in America.
And every person deserves to be treated with dignity and respect,” Biden said.A shooting at a Taiwanese southern California church that killed one and injured five earlier this month is now being investigated as a hate crime, as is a shooting at a Dallas salon this month that wounded three women of Asian descent.In an effort to connect with his younger voter base, Biden has brought a whole host of TikTok.
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