Selena Gomez Loses Over 800k Instagram Followers After Crying About The Ongoing Deportations

A source recently revealed that the “Ice Cream” singer deleted her emotional deportation video because she was worried it showed “weakness” and feared it could “alienate” Republican fans of her beauty brand.However, she may lose that title as reports suggest she has lost over 800,000 followers in the last 30 days after the website CritiqueJeu analyzed her social media account.

“She realizes that she cannot go up against a Republican-backed nation – many of whom are loyal customers of her Rare Beauty brand,” the insider told the Daily Mail.

They continued, “She does not wish to alienate. She is going to stay out of politics and in her own lane after that drama.”

They further noted that Gomez was only trying to help, but her message may have been lost because she was so emotional.
“Selena Gomez had a great end to 2024, but the start of 2025 has not been so gentle on her,” Paul Lenglet, co-founder and editor of CritiqueJeu, said about the situation, per Daily Mail. “The star has been facing many criticisms over her participation and performance on Emilia Pérez, a film directed and filmed in Paris, but with a story that takes place in Mexico.”

He added, “The film’s backlash, especially from Mexican audiences, is now combined with backlash from her video condemning the deportation of Mexican immigrants by ICE. Gomez has been known for publicly speaking out, but this can alienate different segments of her fanbase—and potential Rare Beauty, her make-up brand, customers.”

The “Wizard of Waverly Place” actress came under for sharing a now-deleted video where she cried in response to President Donald Trump’s mass deportation of undocumented migrants.

“All my people are getting attacked, the children. I don’t understand. I’m so sorry, I wish I could do something but I can’t. I don’t know what to do. I’ll try everything, I promise,” Gomez said in the clip, which she captioned: “I’m sorry [Mexican flag emoji].”

Shortly after sharing the clip, Gomez was heavily criticized, prompting her to delete the clip swiftly.

The “People You Know” singer has amassed 422 million followers on the popular media-sharing app since dethroning Kylie Jenner in March 2023 to become the most followed woman on the platform.

Selena Gomez has seen a massive drop in her Instagram followers after sharing a now-deleted video in which she cried about the ongoing deportation of illegal migrants.

Reports claim the singer deleted her controversial clip because she was worried it showed “weakness” and could put her beauty brand in a bad spot with Republican fans.

Since posting the now-deleted video clip, top political figures, including Donald Trump’s Border Czar, have slammed Selena Gomez for her reaction to the deportations

“She realizes that she cannot go up against a Republican-backed nation – many of whom are loyal customers of her Rare Beauty brand,” the insider told the Daily Mail.

They continued, “She does not wish to alienate. She is going to stay out of politics and in her own lane after that drama.”

They further noted that Gomez was only trying to help, but her message may have been lost because she was so emotional.