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 fans raise hell over joke about kidney transplants
nypost.comreferences to her health battles. In Season 5, Episode 4, a conversation between characters Marissa (Sarah Steele), Jay (Nyambi Nyambi) and Jim (Ifádansi Rashad) about comedy and cancel culture arises.
In the show, Jay explained that nowadays, it feels like one “[needs] a permission slip to tell a joke.” Jim then proceeds to print out some jokes.
Jay then asked if there are any contentious topics that were banned. “Um, necrophilia?” Jim answered back. “No, that could be funny,” Marissa chimed in. “Autism,” Jay added. “Selena Gomez’s kidney transplant,” Jim continued.
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