Chrissy Teigen backs Selena Gomez after White House attacks singer for crying over migrant deportations
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Chrissy Teigen has come to Selena Gomez's defense after the White House criticized the singer for her tearful video about the deportations of undocumented migrants.
Gomez, 32, has recently drawn a lot of criticism after sharing a since-deleted video of herself sobbing over President Trump's deportation program on Instagram.
The White House responded by sharing a video while the singer received harsh criticism for her tearful video from mothers whose children had been raped or killed by illegal migrants.
Selena Gomez shares new Instagram story crying amid the deportation of Mexicans:
— Pop Base (@PopBase) January 27, 2025
“I’m so sorry. All my people are getting attacked. The children, I don’t understand. I wish I could do something.” pic.twitter.com/9H7ojMhpCN
Chrissy Teigen supports Selena Gomez and encourages 'empathy'
In the since-deleted video, Selena Gomez poignantly addressed the effects of President Donald Trump's deportation policy, particularly for Mexican families.
Teigen, 39, shared her opinions on her Instagram stories and reposted a People article regarding the White House's response.
"Having empathy is now something gross and weird. we love you @selenagomez and boy does the White House have a lot of time on their hands for the dumbest s**t ever."
"You want cheaper eggs? Too bad! Too many people to roast online. Maybe later," Teigen wrote over the story.
Rapper Flavor Flav was another star who came out in support of Gomez. "Team Selena Gomez. Again. That woman is always so brave to share her truth... and so many are quick to bully her," the hip-hop star wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
Team Selena Gomez. Again. That woman is always so brave to share her truth,,, and so many are quick to bully her.
— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) January 28, 2025
The 'Emilia Perez' actress broke down in tears as she talked about Trump's deportation strategies in a reel she posted to her Instagram stories on Monday, January 27.
"All my people are getting attacked, the children," Gomez cried tearfully in the now-deleted video.
The caption she added at the bottom was, 'I'm sorry,' and was followed by the Mexican flag. "Apparently it's not ok to show empathy for people," Gomez stated in a subsequent Instagram stories post shortly after removing the video.
Gomez was called "shallow" and "narcissistic" by several social media users in response to the video. The actress, who reportedly has a net worth of $1.3 billion, was criticized by others for not acting herself.
After posting the since-deleted video this week, the actress lost 800K Instagram followers, per Daily Mail.
White House criticizes Selena Gomez for her crying video amid ICE raids
The White House is the latest to criticize the 'Only Murders in the Building' actress for her sobbing video during recent immigration crackdowns.
The Hollywood star's heartfelt clip was responded to by distraught mothers who lost their own children to illegal migrants in the White House video.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt posted a video showing the mothers of a 12-year-old girl and two women were allegedly murdered by convicted undocumented migrants.
The mother of Kathy Hamilton, who was murdered and sexually assaulted by El Salvadorian national Walter Javier Martinez in a Maryland mobile home, Tammy Nobles, told Gomez, "You don't know who you're crying for."
In an article published on Saturday, the New York Times stated that as of February 1, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had made about 7,400 arrests in nine days.
