An ancient photograph of Selena Gomez became a trend this week, after a user on the social network X (formerly Twitter) insinuated that the singer consumed cocaine, unleashing a wave of speculative and offensive comments. The image, which corresponds to the celebration of her 30th birthday in 2022, shows the artist sitting next to a black marble table. Two visible white lines on the surface were quickly associated with drugs, despite being natural veins of the material.
The original tweet, accompanied by the message in capital letters “those two stripes at the table?”, Reached more than 44.3 million visualizations. Shortly after, another user ironized about the context of the image by saying: “His friends hate her because … why would you publish this?”, Insinuating that photography was shared with bad intention.
Content viralization generated all kinds of reactions, including personal attacks. Some nicknamed the singer “Cokelena”, while others joked with her kidney donor, France Raisa, suggesting that “she should report her.” The controversy was further fueled due to Gomez’s recent weight loss, which shot rumors about the use of Ozempic – medical indicated for type 2 diabetes and used in weight loss contexts – or the consumption of other substances.
However, his most faithful followers soon denying the accusations. They argued that the photo was taken almost three years ago in the luxurious Baccarat Hotel & Residences in New York, in a suite where the decoration includes marble tables with white veins, similar to those that appear in the image. “Someone has had to look for this to try to leave Selena badly,” a user wrote in his defense.
This type of confusion is not new. In 2017, Kim Kardashian faced an almost identical controversy when users mistakenly interpreted veins at their marble table as drug lines. At that time, the businesswoman explained that she first thought it was sugar spilled by her children, but then confirmed that they were a natural part of the surface design.
So far, Selena Gomez has not spoken about it. The singer has been firm in her decision to stay away from social networks for mental health reasons. In recent interviews it has underlined how the constant pressure of the digital environment affects your emotional well -being.
Currently, Gomez is focused on the preparations for his wedding and filming the next season of the series ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDINGone of the most successful productions of his recent career. Despite the controversy, its professional and personal agenda continues to progress, while its fans continue to support it to the unfounded attacks that arise in the toxic ecosystem of social networks.
