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Selena Gomez calls out 'The Good Fight' for mocking her kidney transplant
Selena Gomez had underwent a kidney transplant surgery in 2017. (Photo Credit: Instagram/@selenagomez)
- A scene that aired on the law drama featured some of the characters debating about what they could and could not joke about
- Gomez's transplant was put in the latter category
- Gomez's fans then sent "respect Selena Gomez" trending
Pop star Selena Gomez has questioned 'The Good Fight' , an American legal drama, for a reference to the kidney transplant that she received in 2017.
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A scene that aired on the law drama last month featured some of the characters debating about what they could and could not joke about and Gomez's transplant was put in the latter category. Gomez's fans then sent "RESPECT SELENA GOMEZ" trending, reports Yahoo.
Selena says that she is "not sure how writing jokes about organ transplants for television shows has become a thing but sadly it has apparently."
"I hope in the next writer's room when one of these tasteless jokes are presented it's called out immediately and doesn't make it on air," she further said.
The 'Feel me' hitmaker's tweet comes days after her fans pointed out about the scene. Selena received the transplant in 2017 amid her battle with lupus, reports The Hollywood Reporter.
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She also thanked her dedicated fans, and asked them to sign up to be organ donors.
"My fans always have my back. Love you," she added, along with dropping a link to sign up to be an organ donor," she wrote.
Mocking Gomez's health conditions has not happened for the first time. Peacock's 'Saved by the Bell' reboot was criticised for the same offense late last year. In response, Peacock apologised for making light of Gomez's health struggles, in addition to making a donation to The Selena Gomez Fund for Lupus Research at USC
After blowback from Gomez's supporters, the network apologized and removed the scene. They also promised to make a donation to the Selena Gomez Fund for Lupus Research at the University of Southern California.