NBC streaming service Peacock has issued an apology after viewers lambasted the Saved by the Bell reboot for joking about Selena Gomez's kidney transplant. On Nov. 28, the platform and the show's executive producers released a statement to Variety, saying: "We apologize. It was never our intention to make light of Selena's health. We have been in touch with her team and will be making a donation to her charity, The Selena Gomez Fund for Lupus Research at USC."
The apology came hours after "Respect Selena Gomez" began trending on Twitter as fans slammed the series for making Gomez's surgery a punchline during the sixth episode. In one scene, a pair of Bayside students argue about the identity of Gomez's donor, unable to verify their claims because their phones have been taken away. "I know for a fact that Selena Gomez's kidney donor was Justin Bieber's mom. God, I...
The apology came hours after "Respect Selena Gomez" began trending on Twitter as fans slammed the series for making Gomez's surgery a punchline during the sixth episode. In one scene, a pair of Bayside students argue about the identity of Gomez's donor, unable to verify their claims because their phones have been taken away. "I know for a fact that Selena Gomez's kidney donor was Justin Bieber's mom. God, I...
- 11/29/2020
- by Brea Cubit
- Popsugar.com
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