A Texas Republican is accusing Selena Gomez of crying “crocodile tears” in a since-deleted video of the star sobbing that was posted amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
“@SelenaGomez’s crocodile tears aren’t for deportations — it’s a PR stunt to distract @TheAcademy from Hispanics HATING her movie,” Rep. Monica De La Cruz stated on X on Monday.
Within the clip that had appeared on Gomez’s Instagram web page earlier than reportedly being eliminated on Monday, the “Only Murders in the Building” star was seen wiping away tears as she stated, “All my people are getting attacked,” with a picture of the Mexican flag showing onscreen.
“I’m so sorry, I want I may do one thing, however I can’t,” the 32-year-old performer cried.
The video posted for Gomez’s greater than 420 million Instagram followers got here amid President Trump’s ramped-up efforts on deportation and on the southern border.
In her publish on X, De La Cruz stated of Gomez’s video, “I represent a 90 percent Mexican-American border community. Where was she when the cartels targeted our kids?”
“It’s ALL fake — just like her TERRIBLE ‘film’!” the lawmaker stated in an obvious reference to “Emilia Pérez.”
The film — which tells the story of the top of a Mexican cartel who undergoes gender affirmation surgical procedure and has been referred to as a “divisive Oscar front-runner” — picked up 13 Academy Award nominations after they have been introduced final week.
Some critics of the movie have accused it of taking part in into stereotypes about Mexico, and GLAAD, an LGBTQ media advocacy group, stated it was a “step backward for trans representation.”
However Gomez — who in 2019 wrote an op-ed detailing what number of of her relations entered the U.S. from Mexico within the Seventies — additionally discovered some help for her social media publish.
Media pundit Geraldo Rivera wrote on X that Gomez “should be commended for her compassion and sincerity.”
“People attacking her on social media should be ashamed. You can disagree without being disagreeable,” Rivera, 81, stated.
“We need comprehensive immigration reform. We can’t arrest our way out of our immigration crisis. Bravo Selena,” the TV persona stated.
A consultant for Gomez did not return ITK’s request for remark.
