According to a source, Selena Gomez decided to remove her emotional video discussing Donald Trump’s deportation policy because she was concerned it might be perceived as a sign of ‘weakness’ and potentially alienate customers of her beauty brand who support the Republican party.
In the video, the 32-year-old singer and actress was seen in tears as she talked about Trump’s immigration policies, sharing her views on the matter via Instagram Stories on a Monday morning.
After posting the clip, Gomez faced backlash from Republicans and supporters of Make America Great Again (MAGA), with US Senate candidate Sam Parker even going to the extent of suggesting that the singer should be deported following her emotional display.
Now, an insider has told DailyMail.com why Gomez, who is engaged to Benny Blanco, swiftly deleted the post and is vowing to ‘stay out of politics’.
‘She realizes that she cannot go up against a Republican backed nation – many of whom are loyal customers of her Rare Beauty brand,’ they said. ‘She does not wish to alienate.
‘She is going to stay out of politics and in her own lane after that drama.’
Selena Gomez deleted her tearful video about Donald Trump’s mass deportation of undocumented immigrants because she was worried it showed ‘weakness’
The singer and actress, 32, also feared it could ‘alienate’ Republican fans of her Rare Beauty brand, insider told DailyMail.com
The source explained that Gomez is extremely ‘passionate’ about the topic but feels like she can ‘never win’ after seeing the negative response.
They added that the actress was only trying to be ‘helpful,’ but believes her message got lost because of her emotional state in the video.
‘Selena thought that she was being authentic and helpful with her video but in retrospect, she realizes that it could have been more powerful without the tears,’ they continued.
‘The tears showed weakness and that is not what she intended.
‘She is very passionate and after seeing critics calling for her to help by donating some of her millions to enrich the lives of immigrants in their home countries, she realized that she could never win.
‘She only wants people to see that most Americans are descended from immigrants. Many people are citizens because their ancestors chose to come here whether documented or not.’
DailyMail.com has reached out to Selena’s rep for comment.
Gomez broke down in tears while sympathizing with Mexican migrants in the video.
Gomez sobbed as the spoke about Trump’s immigration policy in an emotional clip shared to her Instagram Stories on Monday morning
‘All my people are getting attacked, the children. I don’t understand. I’m so sorry, I wish I could do something but I can’t,’ she said between sobs.
‘I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything, I promise.’
The video did not sit well with many social media users, who were quick to slam her for not using her reported net worth of $1.3 billion to take action herself.
People branded her ‘shallow’ and ‘narcissistic’ on X, formerly Twitter.
Some famous faces even got involved, including British journalist Piers Morgan, who said: ‘Posting yourself weeping over illegal immigrant criminals being deported is a new level of absurd celebrity narcissism.’
Trump’s border czar Tom Homan also issued a scathing response to her video meltdown.
‘If they don’t like it, then go to Congress and change the law. We’re going to do this operation without apology,’ he told Fox News.
‘We’re gonna make our community safer… It is all for the good of this nation. And we’re gonna keep going. No apologies. We’re moving forward.’
Predictably, the video sparked a fierce backlash from Republicans and MAGA supporters, including US Senate candidate Sam Parker who called for the her to be deported
Trump’s border czar Tom Homan also issued a scathing response to Gomez’s video meltdown
US Senate candidate Parker wrote on X: ‘Deport Selena Gomez.’
‘Selena Gomez picked illegals over America because she’s the third gen descendent of Mexican illegals who received citizenship in the ’87 Amnesty,’ he wrote on a separate account which he later shared on his professional profile.
‘She has an entitlement attitude toward America, like her illegal grandparents. Maybe Selena should be deported, too?’
Former Miss California and runner-up Miss USA Carrie Prejean Boller also hit out at the Emilia Perez star.
‘Hey Selena Gomez, how about you call all of “your people” you’re crying about being deported and invite them to stay at your mansion behind your big walls and gates until they leave?’ she wrote online.
‘Have them over for dinner, feed them, bathe them, let them sleep in your home, pay for their schooling and medical bills.
‘You could have helped them and you have not and will not … Save your fake tears.’
After removing the post, Gomez shared a message that read: ‘Apparently it’s not OK to show empathy for people.’
Former Miss California and runner-up Miss USA Carrie Prejean Boller hit out at Selena on social media telling her to use her reported $1.3 billion fortune to tackle immigration
After quickly taking down her post, Gomez shared a message that read: ‘Apparently it’s not OK to show empathy for people’
She also responded to Parker’s call for her to be deported in a separate post, writing: ‘Oh Mr. Parker, Mr. Parker. Thanks for the laugh and the threat’
Gomez’s paternal grandparents moved to America from Mexico in the 1970s; once in the US, they welcomed her father, while her mother, Mandy Teefey, is also a US citizen
She also responded to Parker’s call for her to be deported in a separate post, writing: ‘Oh Mr. Parker, Mr. Parker. Thanks for the laugh and the threat.’
The Only Murders in the Building star previously produced a 2019 Netflix documentary, titled Living Undocumented, chronicling the lives of undocumented families in the United States.
At the time, the former Disney Channel star, who was born in Texas, opened up about her family’s own immigration story, which began in the 1970s when her aunt crossed the border from Mexico to America while hidden in the back of a truck.
Her paternal grandparents, Ricardo and Mary, followed their daughter and, once in the US, they welcomed Gomez’s father, who is also called Ricardo. Her mother, Mandy Teefey, is also a US citizen.
In a personal essay for Time magazine in 2019, Gomez said undocumented immigration is an issue she thinks about ‘every day,’ adding: ‘When I read the news headlines or see debates about immigration rage on social media, I feel afraid for those in similar situations. I feel afraid for my country.’
The Golden Globe nominee noted that as a Mexican American woman she feels ‘a responsibility to use’ her platform ‘to be a voice for people who are too afraid to speak.’
‘When I signed on to executive-produce a show about undocumented immigrants, I couldn’t help but anticipate the criticisms I might face. But the truth is, the worst criticism I can imagine is still nothing compared to what undocumented immigrants face every day,’ she explained at the time.
The Rare Beauty founder reminded her followers that ‘fear shouldn’t stop us from getting involved and educating ourselves on an issue that affects millions of people in our country.’
