Fans 'Boycotting' Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty Over Comments On Israel-Hamas War

Following her speaking out on the Israel-Hamas war, pop star Selena Gomez has faced severe backlash from her fan base, and it does not seem to be stopping anytime soon.

The singer recently shared that she was "deleting" her Instagram page due to the onslaught of criticisms, but her business page, Rare Beauty, is still up, and now fans are threatening to boycott Gomez's beauty products.

"Come & Get It" singer Gomez did not expect the backlash she received after sharing comments on the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. 

The pop diva has now decided to take a break from social media, most likely due to the harsh criticisms she has received over the past few days. 

Gomez wrote on her Instagram stories, "I'm taking a break and deleting my Instagram. I do not support any of what's going on."

This comment comes after she made a post stating how her "heart breaks" over the Israel-Hamas conflict, which has resulted in the death of thousands.

She wrote at the time, "I've been taking a break from social media because my heart breaks to see all of the horror, hate, and terror that's going on in the world. People being tortured and killed or any act of hate towards any one group is horrific."

Gomez emphasized in her post that "we need to protect ALL people, especially children, and stop the violence for good."

"I'm sorry if my words will never be enough for everyone or a hashtag," the singer added. "I just can't stand by innocent people getting hurt. That's what makes me sick. I wish I could change the world, but a post won't."

After her recent announcement that she is deleting Instagram, fans flooded Gomez's business page, which is still active, threatening to boycott the beauty brand.

Under the latest post on the business page, a person wrote, "Kindness b------! Boycott rare beauty for no humanity."

Another person commented, "'I wish I could change the world, but a post won't.' Fine, you guys [are] still running the business by a post." 

A third person said, "Um no ma’am. I will no longer buy this brand until your CEO is replaced with someone who believes in human rights for all."

"I hope you lose all your followers. I'm unliking all your pictures... what's the purpose of having a voice if you are not going to use it anyways... not that you sing pretty anyways," a fourth fan commented.

Amid the criticisms, some fans chose to defend Gomez, noting that she is human and can choose to take a break from social media if she wants to.

"People need to realize that she’s a human too… I'm sorry but yall be putting attention to the wrong things!!! What’s wrong with [you] all? Have yall seen the videos? KIDS WITH THEIR BRAINS OUT!!!! I’m sorry, but I would take a break from social media too."

They continued, "It’s not about support this or that it’s innocent humans being murdered on both sides. No matter what she said she [was] always gonna get criticized, judged or canceled. Leave her alone omg."

Despite being the most followed woman on Instagram, Gomez regularly takes a break from the app for her mental health.

During an interview with Dazed in 2020 Gomez was asked if she would get rid of Instagram if she could with the "hit of a button."

Gomez said, "Oh gosh! I think I'd have a lot of people not liking me for saying yes. If I could find a balanced, happy medium that would be great, but I would be lying if I said that it isn't destroying some of my generation, their identity."

She added, "What I do now is to only go on it when I feel like I need to, and then I'll just log off, I won't take time to explore or look at anything else."

The "Slow Down" singer also shared how she copes with criticism online, noting that she does not "read" the comments.

"Well, I don't read anything, I don't read any single thing," Gomez said. "That's been kind of hard because I was used to reading everything for so long. But I don't, and I mean that."