Selena Gomez: Why ‘Only Murders in The Building’ creators did not want to hire her

Selena Gomez isn’t shy when it comes to sharing which one of her songs is her favorite! During a recent interview with TikTok star Mikayla Nogueira during the Rare Beauty launch event, the 29-year-old founder of the beauty brand answered a series of rapid-fire questions.  After talking beauty and admitting that her favorite lipstick from her new line is Gifted and her overall favorite Rare Beauty product is her bronzer stick, the star talked music.

Entertainment Weekly's podcast, per . While Mabel—who starts a true crime podcast with her much, much older neighbors played by Steve Martin and Martin Short—does not have magical powers, she sure does have a similar biting wit as teenaged Alex."I adored being on [Wizards of Waverly Place] so much," she said of the , which ran from 2007 to 2012. "I felt like I did learn a lot.

Awardist Podcast.“I feel like Mabel is an older version of Alex in a way,” she quipped. “I adored being on that show so much.

Selena Gomez rocks a chic blazer dress for the launch of Rare Beauty’s Kind Words Matte Lipstick and Liner Collection held at Santa Monica Proper Hotel on Wednesday night (June 29) in Santa Monica, Calif.

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Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.com If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. It might be summertime but Hulu is delivering hot fall lewks on their murder mystery series “Only Murders in the Building.” Last year star Selena Gomez carried the fashion (quite literally) on her back with stunning burnt orange coats, sunny caps and statement headphones mixed together with bold plaids and turtlenecks.

Cara Delevingne is opening up about her on-screen kiss with Selena Gomez in the new season of Hulu’s ‘Only Murders in the Building,’ revealing that she had a lot of fun shooting the scene with the singer. “Would anyone in the world not like to kiss Selena?” the model responded during a recent interview, after she was asked about her experience on the show.

Selena Gomez is bringing the drama! The actress proved sequins aren’t just for New Year’s Eve as she dazzled in a sparkly look at the season 2 premiere of Only Murders in the Building.

Only Murders premiere look to , breaking down the actor's low-key beat step by step.Gomez's silver look coordinated quite well with her costars' red carpet looks for the event, actually. Martin Short and Steve Martin both wore simple gray suits (Martin opted for tie-less), whose dad-like blandness nicely offset Gomez's stylish sparkles. The which premieres on Hulu on June 28, picks up right where the first season ended—with the three amateur podcaster detectives implicated in the murder of the building's Board President, Bunny Folger, fresh off of solving their very first homicide. Solving murders isn't the only thing on her plate at the moment.

Mixing business with pleasure! After more than a decade of friendship, Selena Gomez and Cara Delevingne took their bond to the next level when the model joined season 2 of Only Murders in the Building.

Selena Gomez has addressed the US Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, calling on men to speak out against the ruling.On Tuesday (June 27), while appearing on the red carpet for the season two premiere of Only Murders in the Building, Gomez used her platform to criticise the decision, while addressing what Hollywood can do to protect American women’s constitutional right to have an abortion.Speaking to Variety, Gomez said: “It’s about getting men – men needing to stand up and also speak against this issue. It’s also the amount of women that are hurting.

Selena Gomez has new music in the works! ET's Will Marfuggi spoke to Gomez and her co-stars, Steve Martin and Martin Short, at the show's season 2 premiere in Los Angeles Monday night, where she revealed that she's back in the studio.«I am actually working on it right now,» Gomez shared when asked if she has new music on the way. «It's just been a little hectic with this, but um I am in the studio. I'm excited.»While Gomez didn't say when she'd be releasing new music, it would be the first new tune from the 29-year-old singer-actress since her Spanish-speaking album, , which she dropped in March 2021.While she's making time for music,  has been keeping Gomez busy, with season 2 of the hit Hulu series premiering June 28.Gomez, who stars in, and executive produces the series, told ET that this time around, she feels like she can relate to her character, Mabel, a bit more.«In a way, but I think it's also a little bit of me actually feeling like I've walked through those moments, some in my life, so yeah, I've had that,» Gomez shared.The cast not only feels more comfortable in their respective characters after season 2, but as friends too, with Short sharing that trio have bonded over the last two years.«I think it's like anything, friendship grows, trust grows and we have a great, happy, loose time on the set,» Short said.

Only Murders in the Building” star Selena Gomez took a moment during the second season’s red carpet premiere to speak out against the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, effectively ending federal protections for abortion access.“It’s about voting,” Gomez told Variety.

celebrated its Season 2 premiere with a Los Angeles celebration hosted by stars Steve Martin, Selena Gomez, and Martin Short.

Selena Gomez is looking incredible for her latest red carpet appearance!

Selena Gomez has revealed that she doesn’t give out her trust to a lot of people.

, Cara Delevingne described her emotional state as «shocked and surprised.» Delevingne joined Steve Martin,Martin Short, and longtime bestie Selena Gomez on the hit murder mystery comedy in December. And though filming may be long done, the actress still stumbles for words to describe her giddiness over the entire project. «It was honestly the best project I've ever done,» she recently told ET's Will Marfuggi. «I just didn’t want it to end.»Delevingne plays Alice, a sophisticated New York City art world insider who becomes enmeshed in the Arcadia apartment building's ongoing puzzles.

Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift show fans that they can always count on each other, after years of friendship, the two singers are constantly supporting their achievements, even on social media.The ‘Only Murders in the Building’ star took to TikTok to share a makeup tutorial for her makeup collection Rare Beauty, with one of Taylor’s song ‘The Man’ included in the video, making fans go crazy about the gesture, and quickly getting Taylor to notice.“It’s giving CEO it’s giving gorgeousness it’s giving friends forever,” Taylor wrote in the comment section, praisng her best friend for her successful brand and complimenting Selena on her gorgeous makeup.Fans showed their excitement after seeing the interaction between the two stars, with one person writing “Selena using her besties song,” adding “queen supporting queen,” and another one commenting “The most iconic friendship in the industry!!”“There’s so much of my friendship with Taylor that people don’t know about because we don’t necessarily feel the need to post about everything we do,” Selena revealed during an interview in 2o20.“She has showed up for me in ways that I would have never expected. Flown in because I was hurt and was going through something.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic“Only Murders in the Building” was a surprising triumph last year — a comedy whose amiable, low-key wit built in power as its first season ran on. With fine work by Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez at the center, it added up to a portrait of disaffected and alienated people.In its second outing, “Only Murders” no longer has its element of surprise: We know what it can do.

Selena Gomez, Steve Martin and Martin Short are teasing some new info about Only Murders in the Building season 2.

Selena Gomez has gotten pickier about who she works with and who she dates -- and she owes it all to Steve Martin and Martin Short. ET's Will Marfuggi spoke with Gomez and her  co-stars, ahead of the show's season 2 premiere, about what they've learned from each other and what to expect this coming season.«I think in general, my standards for humor and gentlemen, and just, professionals have been — the bar's been lifted pretty high working with these two, so, it's been really fun, but I'm now a little bit picky,» Gomez said of what working with Martin and Short has taught her.While season 2 sees the already nosey Charles (Martin) and Oliver (Short) trying to meddle in Mabel (Gomez)'s love life, the 29-year-old actress told ET, the legendary actor-comedians are far too protective of her to set her up with just anyone.«They're protective,» Gomez said. «We're very protective of her,» Short agreed. «You know, most of the people we know are dead,» Short joked.

Gallery: He says he’s the happiest man on Earth! Britney Spears and Sam Asghari’s happy ever after. . . (BANG Showbiz)And though Selena hasn't seen them, she loves the idea of the viral pictures.

Selena Gomez is reflecting on her friend Britney Spears' «day for love.» ET's Will Marfuggi spoke to Gomez about attending Spears' fairytale wedding to Sam Asghari and why it was important for the 29-year-old actress to be there.«I think it was a day for love, and I want nothing more than happiness, and for her,» Gomez gushed when asked about Spears wedding, which took place at her Thousand Oaks home earlier this month. «I think it was all the people that loved her, and that was all that matters.»Gomez wasn't the only celeb in attendance at the star-studded affair. She was joined by Paris Hilton, Drew Barrymore, Madonna and more A-list guests, there to support Spears on her special day.While she admittedly didn't see the memes that have come out from the group photos taken at the wedding, Gomez couldn't help but chuckle at the thought of them.«I haven't, no,» she said with a laugh.A post shared by Drew Barrymore (@drewbarrymore)A post shared by Britney Spears (@britneyspears)The busy actress is gearing up for season 2 of her hit Hulu series, , and Gomez said it's been one for the books.«It's been very different than my past experiences,» Gomez said of working with her  co-stars, Steve Martin and Martin Short.

Selena Gomez is opening up about one of her most successful albums, revealing that she felt ashamed to pose naked for the cover of ‘Revival’ during her recent conversation with Amy Schumer at the Hollywood Reporter’s Comedy Actress Roundtable.“Someone like Selena, who was sexualized at such a young age, but you’ve just rejected that and have really found your own style and your own presence,” the comedian stated, adding that the media and online users “put you through a system and make you feel like this is how you have to do it.”“It’s really unfair,” Selena declared, “I actually did an album cover and I was really ashamed after I did it,” referring to the 2015 studio album ‘Revival.’“I had to work through those feelings because I realized it was attached to something deeper that was going on,” the singer explained, “It was a choice that I wasn’t necessarily happy that I made, but I think that I’ve done my best, at least I try to be myself.”“I’m not an overly sexual person,” she continued, explaining that sometimes she likes “to feel sexy, but that doesn’t mean it’s for somebody else. It can be for me.” Selena Gomez: Why ‘Only Murders in The Building’ did not want to hire herSelena Gomez proud to be in Michelle Obama’s Voting SquadSelena Gomez reveals the drugstore beauty products she usesShe concluded by saying that she now has a different perspective and wants to take control of her career.

The Hollywood Reporter’s Comedy Actress Roundtable, Amy Schumer brought up how the “Only Murders in the Building” star was sexualized at a young age.“Someone like Selena, who was sexualized at such a young age, but you’ve just rejected that and have really found your own style and your own presence,” Schumer, 41, said. “Because I know they put you through a system and make you feel like this is how you have to do it.”“It’s really unfair,” the 29-year-old singer and actress responded.

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There was a sense after the first season of Hulu’s hit “Only Murders in the Building” that this would be a tough act to follow. How many murders can there be in the Arconia? And much of the charm of that season relied on the renewed chemistry between two comedy veterans and their unexpected straight woman from another generation.

Selena Gomez was one of the special celebrity guests at Britney Spears‘ wedding to Sam Asghari earlier this month.

Selena Gomez just revealed some sweet new info about Britney Spears’ wedding!

TV’s unlikeliest trio made a hilarious appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”.

Selena Gomez is opening up about the industry's «unfair» practice of sexualizing stars at a young age. Case in point: one of her album covers that made her feel «ashamed.»The 29-year-old singer and actress made the admission during 's Comedy Actress Emmy Roundtable that included Tracee Ellis Ross, Amy Schumer, Molly Shannon, Quinta Brunson and Bridget Everett.

Some of TV’s funniest women have teamed up for The Hollywood Reporter‘s Comedy Actress Emmy Roundtable interview.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday, June 15, stepped out in an off-the-shoulder emerald green dress, which she styled with thick hoop earrings and a low side-pony. To complete the look, the 29-year-old wore patent peep-toe sandals.Elegant, easy, and appropriate for all dress codes (really, though, what is black tie “optional”??), Gomez's look should definitely be on your wedding guest mood board.While prepping glam for the show, the actor paused for a moment to record a TikTok (her fave social media), lip synching over an audio that's evergreen, really. This content can also be viewed on the site it from.The Rare Beauty founder has been busy promoting the second season of Hulu's , which she stars in alongside Steve Martin and Martin Short.

Selena Gomez opened up about her unique life in the spotlight on last week's episode of podcast. «I felt like it was very difficult for people to take me seriously,» the actress said of her time after leaving Disney Channel. «I have slowly pushed through that, and I'm really glad, but it was very frustrating. I felt like a joke, you know?»Now 29, Gomez began her acting career at age 7 and quickly made a name for herself on between 2007 and 2012.

Selena Gomez teaming up with Michelle Obama to encourage voting and to fight to preserve American democracy. The ‘Come and Get it’ singer joined the former first lady in Los Angeles for the first Culture of Democracy Summit.The latina star, took the stage on Monday, June 13th at the Banc of California Stadium to emphasize the importance of registering to vote. “This work is incredibly important to me, especially when I think about the people who sacrificed so we can all exercise our right to vote.