While fame and money can be good, they can also be harmful because critics will watch everything a star does. Fans of Selena Gomez were quick to support her after she was criticized for giving a homeless man $20.
The last time Gomez was in New York, she went out to dinner and then stopped to sign autographs and take pictures with friends. At that moment, a homeless guy approached her and told him to eat well while her bodyguard gave him $20, as seen in a video taken by TMZ.
There were a lot of people on the internet who didn’t understand why she gave the man who was calling for money so little. One person, @swankpie, said, “That’s like a penny split into 100 parts for her.” “Wow.
It’s a joke that @jaramie1 wrote, “Hope she can pay her rent this month.” “For $20, you might as well get a pack of ramen noodles,” @Marcuscox5 said. “The girl is full, and that’s all she has left?” “Damn It,” @TalkerReel92 said.
But a lot of Gomez fans rushed to support the 32-year-old star. @Cutieecleo wrote, “She’s so humble.” “I’m glad she asked her bodyguard if he had cash, because I don’t think this poor guy had a credit card reader or a phone to go with it! And @19Lyds said, “Sheesh!” “In case you missed it, she asked her bodyguard for $20.”
A second reply by @iamchrispaezjr said, “She didn’t have cash on her, or she probably would’ve given more.” “She doesn’T need to give anything.” She CHOOSE to! “Never tell anyone what to do with their cash!” Someone wrote @Rob_Inostroz a.
It’s mostly because of her success as a pop star that Selena Gomez’s net worth keeps going up. Gomez became a pop star thanks to her early TV wins. She then went on to become a brand ambassador like no one else.
She also runs her own business and recently joined Rihanna, Taylor Swift, and other famous people who are billionaires. Bloomberg says that Selena Gomez’s net worth is about $1.3 billion as of 2024.
People are looking closely at what Gomez did to help the poor man, but she is known for being generous. She gives 1% of the sales of her brand of cosmetics, Rare Beauty, to the Rare Impact Fund, which is the charity part of the company.
Besides this, Selena was a UNICEF Ambassador in 2009. As per the UNICEF site, “Selena Gomez is a dedicated advocate for the world’s most vulnerable children, participating in numerous campaigns, events and initiatives on behalf of UNICEF.”
After that, the website talks about how Gomez has helped UNICEF help kids in Chile, Ghana, and Nepal. She also wore a Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF t-shirt, held a small concert in Los Angeles to raise $4 million, and encouraged teens to give and auction off personal items on CharityBuzz.com as part of Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF.
