Selena Gomez has deleted a video the place she breaks down over Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown after receiving backlash.
The 32-year-old American singer and actress, who’s of Mexican heritage, seemed to be reacting to Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.
The president has promised the most important deportation in US historical past, and the White Home shared photographs on Friday of males in shackles being taken on a army aircraft with the caption: “Deportation flights have begun.”
On a now deleted Instagram video on Monday, Gomez mentioned by way of tears: “I just want to say that I’m so sorry. All my people are getting attacked.
“The kids. I do not perceive. I am so sorry I want I may do one thing however I can not.
“I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything, I promise.”
After receiving some backlash on-line, she changed the video with a publish on her Instagram story which learn: “Apparently it’s not ok to show empathy for people.”
That publish has now been deleted too.
One among her critics was Republican US Senate candidate Sam Parker, who mentioned she ought to “be deported” on X.
Gomez appeared to reply on her Instagram story, writing: “Oh Mr Parker, Mr Parker. Thanks for the laugh and the threat.”
Gomez lately starred within the Oscar-nominated Spanish-language musical Emilia Perez, taking part in one among 4 Mexican ladies concerned with a cartel.
