Selena Gomez shared her thoughts after a social media user called her out for drinking excessively even after her kidney transplant procedure.
For years, Selena Gomez has been open about her health issues and the kidney transplant procedure she underwent years ago. She talked about her drinking habits again through a TikTok video, where a fan reacted negatively instead.
The clip features Dr. Dawn Bantel, a naturopathic doctor who medically explains how a heavy drinker is determined.
“The [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] defines heavy drinking as 15 or more drinks a week for men and eight or more drinks per week for women,” she said.
The Ice Cream hitmaker then jokingly bit her nails and mouthed “Oh” as she listened to the explanation. But she quickly captioned her video, “It’s a joke.”
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Despite that, an individual still called her out for drinking too much.
“So one of your best friends gives you her kidney and you continue to drink excessively. Damn Selena,” the user wrote, to which Gomez replied the since-deleted comment, “It was a joke a–.”
In 2017, she revealed she received a kidney from her best friend, Francia Raisa, and underwent transplantation to save her life.
She, reportedly, needed to receive treatment after suffering from autoimmune disease, Lupus, which harmed her organs and tissues.
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“I’m very aware some of my fans had noticed I was laying low for part of the summer and questioning why I wasn’t promoting my new music, which I was extremely proud of,” Gomez said. “So I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my Lupus and was recovering.”
She then expressed her gratitude toward her friend who sacrificed her life and donated her other kidney to the singer.
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Before undergoing the procedure, she previously had to cancel her tours due to the complications of her illness. She also suffered from anxiety and depression because of it.
Selena joined the list of celebrities who suffered and survived Lupus, including Toni Braxton and Kelle Bryan.
Meanwhile, despite having an extended life because of her friend, she, reportedly, cut ties with her in 2018 because of Gomez’s unhealthy lifestyle. At that time, she started consuming alcohol again despite her fatal health conditions.
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She, reportedly, got back to her unhealthy lifestyle again after Justin Bieber married Hailey.