Selena Gomez's mom, Mandy Teefey, publicly shamed the star on Instagram on Tuesday for appearing in an upcoming Woody Allen film, saying she advised her daughter against it.
Teefey, who fans have speculated is currently on the outs with Gomez, made the comments after fans began to clamor for Gomez to speak out against Allen, who has been accused by his daughter Dylan Farrow of molestation for decades.
Gomez is set to star in Allen's upcoming film, A Rainy Day in New York alongside Timothée Chalamet, Elle Fanning, and Jude Law. Chalamet said on Monday night he will donate his fee from the film in light of the allegations.
After Teefey posted a photo on Instagram on Monday, fans began commenting on the photo telling her to ask Gomez to speak out as well. Teefey responded to one of them, saying she had told her daughter it was a bad idea.
She wrote:
Sorry, No one can make Selena do anything she doesn’t want to. I had a long talk with her about not working with him and it didn’t click. Her team are amazing people. There is no fall person here. No one controls her. She makes all her own decisions. No matter how hard you try to advise. It falls on deaf ears.
Of course, fans lost it. Journalist Joshua Fox tweeted the exchange, writing Teefey "threw her under the bus."
Selena Gomez’s mum just threw her under the bus in this whole Woody Allen mess
Many people immediately started dragging Gomez.
so basically Selena Gomez was literally confronted about Woody Allen yet didn’t even budge or care to think about t… https://t.co/kOkMJbhlad
They called her a "whole-ass dummy."
we been knew selena gomez is a whole ass dummy. sis is really an executive producer on a show that raises awareness… https://t.co/pdnzMUbjMy
And a hypocrite.
Okay but Selena Gomez working with woody Allen while claiming she stands with women who have been sexually harassed is biggest the hypocrisy
"Oh wow Selena Gomez doesn’t care about the women Woody Allen abused. She’s not a feminist. She only cares about the money and clout. Smh."
Oh wow Selena Gomez doesn’t care about the women Woody Allen abused. She’s not a feminist. She only cares about the… https://t.co/nXepI8kQwB
Though some said it seemed Teefey was trying to ruin her daughter's career.
Selena Gomez’s mum is mad about her dating Justin and now is trying to ruin her career it seems
"what’s wrong w selena’s mom lol why is she exposing her own daughter."
what’s wrong w selena’s mom lol why is she exposing her own daughter