{"id":474140,"date":"2026-06-12T18:25:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:25:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/474140\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T18:25:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T18:25:10","slug":"selena-gomez-says-she-wasnt-shading-taylor-swift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/474140\/","title":{"rendered":"Selena Gomez Says She Wasn\u2019t Shading Taylor Swift"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Reports of Selena Gomez\u2019s Instagram shade have been greatly exaggerated \u2014 according to her, at least. The singer had to explain herself on Thursday after some of her posting led people to believe she was knocking Taylor Swift<\/a> and other celebs<\/a> who attended the Knicks<\/a> game on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Underneath a post of Swift and Mariska Hargitay<\/a> celebrating the Knicks\u2019 historic win, Gomez commented, \u201clol.\u201d Now, to be fair, it\u2019s a funny photo. Hargitay looks like she\u2019s just gone to war, and Swift is hugging her with a big smile on her face. I, too, would say \u201clol.\u201d What really got Gomez in trouble was an Instagram Story post in which she wrote, \u201cMad respect for the game!! Congrats to the peeps that represent! What a comeback. So funny how some are all the sudden [sic] fans though lol.\u201d Oop!<\/p>\n

Selena Gomez shades celebrities who attended the Knicks game like Taylor Swift, Hailey Bieber, Timoth\u00e9e Chalamet, Kylie Jenner, Tate Mcrae <\/p>\n

“so funny how some are all the sudden fans though lol” pic.twitter.com\/FhBz3m9IIX<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Selena Gomez Updates (@selgnewsg) June 11, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Now, obviously, this could be about anyone. There were lots of celebrities other than Swift at Wednesday\u2019s game, including Sydney Sweeney, Tate McRae, Kylie Jenner, the Haim sisters, and, of course, Hailey Bieber. Was Gomez firing off shots at her best friend, Swift? Or was this another chapter in her icy, long-running relationship with Bieber, who is married to Gomez\u2019s ex-boyfriend? Maybe she really didn\u2019t like that McRae (a Canadian) is suddenly repping New York.<\/p>\n

Turns out it was none of the above. In an Instagram Story post<\/a> on Thursday, Gomez clarified that she meant no harm with either the comment or the Story post.<\/p>\n

\u201cWoke up and was sent so many texts,\u201d Gomez wrote. \u201cI would never insult my friends nor was it an insult. The comment was a reaction to the first slide on the page.\u201d In her defense, it is an \u201clol\u201d-worthy photo.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecond I bet my friends on the game,\u201d Gomez continued. \u201cThe friends in the text chain I posted. I lost but was poking at my opponents, my friends. Believe it or not I do have other friends in my life. But quickly forget that most assume otherwise. also \u2026 It\u2019s a basketball game.\u201d Well, it was kind of the best basketball game ever and the people of New York will not respect flippancy toward the matter, but point taken.<\/p>\n

Something that should be taken into consideration here is that Gomez is from Texas and rooting for the Spurs. She watched them blow a 29-point lead in such spectacular fashion that she was probably just a little ticked off. Understandable! That being said, maybe she should delete Instagram off her phone ahead of game five, just to be safe.<\/p>\n

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