Taylor Lautner Defends Selena Gomez amid 'Cruel' Body-Shaming Comments: 'Be a Little Bit Nicer'

Mar. 15, 2025

Taylor Lautner, Selena Gomez.Photo:Maya Dehlin Spach/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty;Momodu Mansaray/WireImage

Maya Dehlin Spach/GA/The Hollywood Reporter via Getty;Momodu Mansaray/WireImage

Taylor Lautneris defendingSelena Gomezas social media users continue to comment on the actress’ appearance.

Lautner then added the post to his Instagram Stories on Wednesday, writing, “It’s a cruel world full of hate out there.”

“You can never please everyone nor should you have to. In my experience it doesn’t make the words sting less, it just refocuses you onto what matters,” theTwilightstar continued. “And it sure isn’t the shape, color or appearance of your body."

Taylor Lautner Defends Selena Gomez in his Feb. 26, 2025 Instagram Stories.Taylor Lautner/Instagram;Getty

Taylor Lautner/Instagram;Getty

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Selena Gomez attends the 2025 EE BAFTA Film Awards at The Royal Festival Hall on February 16, 2025 in London, England.Samir Hussein/WireImage

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“I have lupus and deal with kidney issues and high blood pressure, so I deal with a lot of health issues, and for me, that’s when I really started noticing more of the body image stuff,” she said in a November 2019 interview with friend Raquelle Stevens on her video podcastGiving Back Generation.

Taylor Lautner on February 8, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty

Christopher Polk/Variety via Getty

“Don’t find happiness in what you want your body to look like,” Lautner added. “Don’t think just because you lose the 20 lbs. or put on the muscle, you’re going to wake up and look in the mirror and all of a sudden be happy. That’s not where you should be finding value.”

source: people.com