Selena Gomez and Francia Raisa met together at a charity event in 2007 and quickly hit it off. Until they suddenly didn’t…
The two have a friendship with as many ups and downs as a married couple, but they always seem to patch things up. How are the two friends today in 2024, and have they reconciled their differences?
A friendship full of ups and downs
Rumors about a failing friendship between the two started after Francia gave Selena a kidney transplant.
The former Disney Channel star was diagnosed with lupus in 2015. She was undergoing chemotherapy at the time.
In 2017, Selena revealed that it was Francia who donated her kidney to help Selena heal and recover.
However, it’s this act of kindness that led people to speculate that something went wrong.
Both losing and receiving a kidney can lead the participants through depression. Though both actresses were prepared for this, they nonetheless went through difficult times. While they never stated as such, it is possible the kidney transplant put a strain on their relationship.
Despite regularly seeing each other and hanging out, controversy brewed in 2022, when Selena stated to Rolling Stone that she felt lonely and didn’t have many famous friends, claiming her only friend was Taylor Swift.
Francia responded to the quote with a simple “Interesting”, though she later deleted the Instagram post.
While she apparently regretted posting, Selena saw the comment, and stated “Sorry I didn’t mention every person I know.”
Despite the drama, if you ask them today, Selena and Francia would say there’s no beef between them…
Francia does not regret helping her friend through dark times. “I just felt it in my heart. I knew I was a match. No one forced me to do anything. It came out of the genuine kindness of my heart.”
Their last social media interaction? Selena posted a birthday tribute for Francia on her birthday on July 26, 2023.
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