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).
Selena Gomez has shared a letter she has written to Facebook bosses Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg, calling for their help to stop hate, racism and misinformation on the platform, as well as Instagram.The singer, known for hits like Lose You To Love Me and Come & Get It, shared the note with fans on her Instagram Story today.It makes for powerful reading.‘Mark & Sheryl, Selena here,’ the star writes. ‘It’s been a while since we sat down. ‘We have a serious problem. @Facebook and @Instagram are being used to spread hate, misinformation, racism and bigotry.‘I am calling on you both to HELP STOP THIS.‘Please shut down groups and users focused on spreading hate speech violence and misinformation.‘Our future depends on it.
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