Singer Selena Gomez (30 years old) and actress Francia Raisa (34 years old) seem to have reconciled after tensions arose in their relationship.
In a new interview, Selena Gomez called Francia Raisa her “best friend”. Francia was the person who donated one of her kidneys to Selena in 2017, while Selena was having serious health problems caused by lupus. Selena and Francia first met during a volunteer activity at a children’s hospital more than 15 years ago. They have been friends ever since.
In the latest share, Selena said: “My best friend, her name is Francia. She once insisted to me that she must conduct a test to see if she was suitable to donate her kidney to. That’s what Francia did as soon as she learned that I needed a kidney transplant.
Within just 3 days after saying those words, she quickly conducted tests and received the results that she was suitable to donate her kidney to me. It was one of those warm moments that made me feel like another person stood up and extended my arms to protect me. I know that I am a very lucky person.”
Selena added: “In this world, the person I owe the most to is Francia. The thought of someone who didn’t think twice, didn’t take time to consider, but immediately decided that they would donate organ for me, just having the test results show that all the factors are consistent, it makes me feel overwhelmed on a level that’s hard to describe in words.”
Currently, Selena and Francia seem to have a better relationship, but in November 2022, the two sides had a tense period as Selena shared when releasing the documentary My Mind And Me made about her life, that she “only has one true friend in the entertainment industry, and that’s singer Taylor Swift”. This surprised many people because Francia also works in American showbiz.
Although Francia Raisa is not as famous as Selena Gomez or Taylor Swift, she is also an artist active in the field of filmmaking in the US. Yet Selena never mentioned Francia once in the documentary or in side interviews. When discussions on social networks began to appear about the relationship between Selena and Francia, Francia did not officially speak out.
However, Francia commented below a post quoting Selena’s quote about “the only true friend”: “So interesting!”. This comment shows that Francia herself found it difficult to accept that throughout the documentary, Selena did not say anything about herself and only considered Taylor Swift as her only true friend in the showbiz world. After that, Francia immediately unfollowed Selena on social networks.
Regarding Francia’s reactions at that time, the media and the public paid great attention. Before the scandal broke out, Selena only briefly commented on her personal social network account: “Sorry, I didn’t mention everyone I know”.
In fact, the fact that Selena could not maintain a warm relationship with her friend who donated her kidney made many people feel disappointed in Selena. Seeing Selena continue to build new friendships in the showbiz world, such as the friendship with Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz, but she is indifferent to Francia, this makes many fans feel depressed.
A netizen commented on this story and received a lot of response from the online community: “If someone saves my life, if someone donates one of their kidneys to me, I will I remember that person every day of my life, until the day I leave this world.
While Selena is willing to be open about her health issues, from her physical health to her mental health, she never mentions the person who helped her in her time of need, who gave her a healthy life again, which made me feel very confused.
In the documentary, she could have mentioned the friend who donated her kidney, but she didn’t say anything about Francia, which made me feel… cruel.”
Another comment also received a lot of response from the online community: “Selena said she was sorry for not mentioning all the people she “knows”, but I think the person gave you a kidney completely selflessly, just because he wanted to save your life, is not someone you can simply use the word “know”.
After being given the chance to live healthy again, Selena should have felt grateful to the person who saved her. I really feel sorry for Francia. In fact, I can understand if the two of you have a change in friendship and no longer hang out as close as before.
But completely ignoring your benefactor is truly outrageous and incomprehensible. Even if the two are no longer close friends, Selena can still express her gratitude to Francia.”
Fans still hope that Selena will be able to warm up her friendship with Francia, erase the distance, misunderstandings and nurture that friendship again, after what Francia did for Selena. With the latest warm sharing about Francia, Selena Gomez shows that she is also trying to regain her image in the eyes of her fans and rebuild her friendship with the benefactor who donated her kidney.
