Flavor Flav defends Selena Gomez amid backlash for immigration comments

Selena Gomez recently made a statement regarding Donald Trumps’ immigration laws. After coming into power, Trump took over immigration in the country with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). This reportedly resulted in the arrest of 956 people on Sunday (January 26) alone. This left Selena overwhelmed, holding back her tears the singer-actress shared a video, which she later deleted. After the video, Flavor Flav came to Selena Gomez‘s defence.

The video which currently has been deleted by Selena, had her saying, “I just wanted to say that I’m so sorry. 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. I don’t know what to do, I’ll try everything I promise”.

The reason why she took the video off, was the constant backlash she faced. She was heavily trolled for expressing herself, not holding her emotions, and expressing her opinion on the matter. Thus, in another story she wrote - “Apparently it’s not OK to show empathy for people”.

Amid all the criticism, Flavor Flav hailed Selena for her comments. “Team Selena Gomez. Again. That woman is always so brave to share her truth,,, and so many are quick to bully her,” he wrote on X.


Selena is one of the artists who never holds back her thoughts and opinions. Earlier, in 2019, when she hosted the show Living Undocumented, she was very vocal about her support of undocumented migrants in the US.

“Undocumented immigration is an issue I think about every day, and I never forget how blessed I am to have been born in this country thanks to my family and the grace of circumstance,” she said at the time.