Flavor Flav sends message to Selena Gomez after backlash

Rapper Flavor Flav has called Selena Gomez “one of the strongest and most beautiful people inside and out” after she spoke out against people who bodyshamed her online.

On October 29 Only murders in the building star Gomez attended a special screening of her new film Emilia Perez in Los Angeles. She was photographed in a black ruffled dress and some images shared online showed her with her hands covering her stomach.

This sparked research and speculation online, with one TikTok The user assumed that the actor and singer was trying to hide her stomach after attending another event the day before. On October 28, Gomez attended the premiere of Wizards Beyond Waverly Place.

According to a screenshot shared by the Daily mailGomez responded in the comments section of the since-deleted video, writing, “This makes me sick. I have (SIBO, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth) in my small intestine. It’s flaring up. I don’t care if I don’t ‘I don’t look like a stick figure. I don’t have that body.

In response to Gomez’s statement, Flavor Flav – whose given name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr. is – itself to X, before Tweetto share a statement of your own.

Sharing a photo of Gomez in a black dress and tagging her, the Public Enemy star expressed his admiration for her “clap back” at her detractors.

“I don’t know her personally,” Flavor Flav began his post on Monday. “But Selena Gomez is one of the STRONGEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL people inside and out. I applaud her for being so open about her health and mental health. And I applaud her even more for clapping back at haterz,,, but she shouldn’t be doing that. must.”

Newsweek has reached out to representatives from Gomez and Flavor Flav via email for further comment.

I don’t know her personally,,, but Selena Gomez is one of the STRONGEST and MOST BEAUTIFUL people inside and out. I applaud her for being so open about her health and mental health. And I applaud her even more for clapping back at haterz,,, but that shouldn’t be necessary.
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— FLAVOR FLAV (@FlavorFlav) November 5, 2024

Gomez, who confirmed she had been diagnosed with lupus in 2015, has been open about her health issues in the past. In 2020, she revealed that she suffers from bipolar disorder. In a September interview with Vanity fairthe star revealed that she is cannot transport children due to various medical problems.

In her Vanity fair In an interview, Gomez discussed her experiences opening up to the world about her mental health.

“I want to remind people that this is certainly not close to where I am today. My mind was out of whack and chemically imbalanced, and it was really hard,” she said.

“People called me a victim. That frustrates me, because being vulnerable is actually one of the strongest things you can do. That story is not going to take over my life. I am grateful every day. And I have my days like everyone else, but I I’m not a victim. I’ve just survived a lot. There’s no part of me that wants anyone to feel sorry for me.”

What is SIBO?

According to Mayo Clinic, SIBO occurs “when there is an abnormal increase in the total bacterial population in the small intestine, especially types of bacteria that are not commonly found in that part of the digestive tract.”

The condition is often caused by surgery or illness, which can slow the passage of food and waste products in the digestive tract, creating a breeding ground for bacteria. The excess bacteria often cause diarrhea and can cause weight loss and malnutrition.’

Although surgery is sometimes necessary to help SIBO, the medical center states that antibiotics are the most common treatment.

“SIBO is not only miserable, but it can also have significant health consequences and increase the risk of other conditions such as insulin resistance, diabetes, autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto’s, vitamin and mineral deficiencies, hormonal imbalances and other digestive conditions,” says Kaytee . Hadley, a functional medicine dietitian, SIBO specialist and founder of the insurance-based private practice Holistic Health and Wellness, previously shared Newsweek.

“SIBO is treatable, but cannot be eradicated through a healthy diet alone and requires an individualized approach with an expert healthcare provider… I cannot stress enough the importance of working with a SIBO specialist as treatment is not easy and may require many months of targeted interventions.”