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 ‘can’t sit in silence’ following George Floyd’s death as she urges everyone to ‘do better’
metro.co.ukSelena Gomez has insisted she ‘can’t sit in silence’ after hearing news of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. Floyd died last week after a white police officer knelt on his neck for over eight minutes, despite him insisting he couldn’t breathe.
Celebrities have since been calling for change and demanding justice for Floyd, with his death sparking protests across America.
Encouraging people to ‘do better’, Selena told fans that she ‘can’t sit in silence’ as such social and racial injustice continues.
The 27-year-old wrote on Instagram: ‘I have spent the last 24 hours just trying to process this all. Nothing anyone says can take back what has happened.
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