Selena Marie Gomez (born July 22, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television producer. After appearing on the children's series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), she received wider recognition for her portrayal of Alex Russo on the Emmy Award-winning Disney Channel television series Wizards of Waverly Place, which aired from 2007 until 2012.
Gomez also starred in the films Another Cinderella Story (2008), Princess Protection Program (2009), Wizards of Waverly Place: The Movie (2009), Ramona and Beezus (2010), and Monte Carlo (2011). Thereafter, she focused on more mature roles in Spring Breakers (2012), Getaway (2013), The Fundamentals of Caring (2016), and The Dead Don't Die (2019). She voices the character of Mavis in the Hotel Transylvania film franchise, and serves as an executive producer of the Netflix television drama series 13 Reasons Why (2017–present) and the Netflix documentary series Living Undocumented (2019).
Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga & more celebs hand over their Instagram to black leaders to spread awareness
pinkvilla.comIn an attempt to amplify Black voices, Selena Gomez and Lady Gaga invited Black leaders and anti-racist organisations to take over their Instagram accounts to spread more information about the ongoing Black Lives Matter movement.
Giving the black leaders a platform to reach out to their millions of followers directly, Gomez and Gaga made the announcement on their social media accounts.
Selena was the one who kicked things off on June 6 and introduced Alicia Garza, co-creator of Black Lives Matter.Addressing Gomez’s 179 million followers, Garza posted a video explaining why people started protesting after the brutal killing of George Floyd.
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