Selena Gomez speaks out after Puerto Rico trash joke

Selena Gomez is speaking out after a comedian called Puerto Rico a “floating island of trash” at Donald Trump's rally at Madison Square Garden over the weekend.

In conversation with diversity on the opening night of the 28th American French Film Festival on Tuesday, October 29, while promoting her film Emilia Perez, Gomez said she “strongly disagrees with any comments that have been made recently,” referring to comedian Tony Hinchcliffe's derogatory comments against the island on Sunday, October 27.

“I definitely want to stand by my people,” he said Just murders in the building Star, 32, of Mexican-American descent.

She told diversity that she announced she would drop her absentee ballot this week because “sometimes can forget that a single vote can change everything.”

Gomez is one of many celebrities to rebuke Hinchcliffe and the Trump campaign in recent days after the comedian said: “There’s a lot going on. I don't know if you know this, but there's literally a floating island of garbage in the middle of it.” I think the ocean is now called Puerto Rico.

Separately, Hinchcliffe said that Latinos “love having babies,” then added a blunt remark: “There is no pulling out. They don't do that. They are coming in, just like they did in our country.”

He also made racist jokes about blacks, Jews and Palestinians during the set.

A month after appearing at a Trump rally to support the presidential candidate, reggaeton superstar Nicky Jam revoked his support on Wednesday, October 30.

“I never in my life thought that a month later there would be a comedian criticizing my country and speaking badly about my country,” the 43-year-old said. “And for that I am withdrawing my support for Donald Trump. Puerto Rico should be respected.”

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Aubrey Plaza also condemned the offensive comments. At Wall Street Journal MagazineAt the 2024 Innovator Awards, the actress said, “As a Puerto Rican woman, I just wanted to respond very quickly to the racist joke that was made at that Trump rally about Puerto Rico, where most of my family is from.” Luckily, my sweet Abuelita was “I'm not here to hear this disgusting remark, but if she were alive today she'd probably be saying, 'Tony Hinchcliffe, get ready.'”

And one of Puerto Rico's biggest stars, Bad Bunny, made a bold statement with an eight-minute Instagram reel with the simple caption, “Trash.” The video is the introduction that will play at the start of the 30-year-old reggaeton superstar's San Juan concerts in 2021 and is full of footage that captures the island's beauty and culture.

Meanwhile, in an interview with Fox News' Sean Hannity, Trump said he had “no idea” who Hinchcliffe was and claimed he had “done more for Puerto Rico than any other president, I think, ever has.” President,” Newsweek reported.

“I have no idea, they used a comedian, which is what everyone does,” the former president added. “You throw in comedians. You don't check them and then you go crazy. It's nobody's fault. But someone said some bad things.”