Peacock, the streaming platform owned by NBC, has apologised for using the Ice Cream singer's health as the butt of a joke after widespread criticism on social media.
You can watch a clip of the jokes below:
According to The Wrap, the broadcaster explained it was "never our intention to make light" of the transplant.
"We apologise. 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," they told the publication.
It comes after fans demanded "respect" for Selena's health condition recently, as the reboot aired a series of jokes about it.
The gags are part of a scene in the sixth episode of the show, where the students at Bayside High School have their phones confiscated, and proceed to chat about pop culture - because, you know, what else do teenagers do when they're bored AF?
As the show goes on, the celeb chat turns nasty, as two of the teens begin to argue in the hallway about who donated a kidney to Gomez back in 2017.
One of them thinks the donor was her ex Justin Bieber's mother, while the other claims it was fellow tween icon, Demi Lovato. (As it turns out, they're both wrong. It was actually her friend, Francia Raisa).
Later in the episode, a piece of graffiti can be seen, which reads: "Does Selena Gomez even have kidneys?"
The scenes come two years after she told fans she had been diagnosed with autoimmune disease, lupus, and spoken very candidly about her struggles.
10 months agoAnd taking to social media, Selena's fans jumped fiercely to her defence after the scenes aired. Plus, amongst the fury, the hashtag #RESPECTSELENAGOMEZ also started trending on Twitter.
While another penned: "Why is the Saved By the Bell reboot ... using Selena Gomez's health problems as a joke?"
A third chipped in: "It's the disrespect for me. When did it become comical to make fun of ANYONE w/ an autoimmune disease that required life-saving surgery? F*ck that you Great Value brand 'Saved By The Bell'. #SelenaGomez".
As a kidney donor I want to show love and let other donors know that you are not alone. You are seen. You are appreciated. You are so brave and your selfless act is very much appreciated and valued! :pray:
November 28, 2020
- Francia Raisa (@franciaraisa)
As Twitter blew up, Selena's donor, Francia Raisa wrote: "As a kidney donor I want to show love and let other donors know that you are not alone. You are seen. You are appreciated.
"You are so brave and your selfless act is very much appreciated and valued."
She added: "Appreciate the apology but let's not forget about the donors that potentially felt offended and dismissed from the spray paint written on the wall".
November 30, 2020 at 07:20PM
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