The View's Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin defend brutal Selena Gomez comments
The View's Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin have spoken out against negative comments aimed at Selena Gomez's weight transformation.
Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin aren't here for the body shaming.
The View co-hosts defended Selena Gomez on the February 25 episode after a Glamour op-ed discussed the Only Murders in the Building star’s weight loss.
The February 24 article, titled It’s Okay to Feel Hurt When Celebrities Lose Weight - but Let’s Unpack It, examined reactions to Gomez's "visibly slimmer appearance" at the 2025 SAG Awards.
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Sunny Hostin criticized society's obsession with celebrity bodies.
"The sort of cult of celebrity is always interesting to me," she said.
"Like, why look to a complete stranger for inspiration? You don’t know what’s going on in that person’s life."
She pointed out that Gomez has lupus, an autoimmune disease that affects her weight.
"She may have lost this weight for her health condition," Hostin said.
Whoopi Goldberg agreed, noting, "It’s nobody’s business."
"Listen, everybody makes their choice in life," Goldberg said.
"People don’t realize celebrities have their own personal struggles."
Gomez has long been public about how online criticism has affected her.
"I will do a red carpet, I will do whatever; I don’t need to see it; I participated," she said in a 2019 episode of Giving Back Generation.
"I felt wonderful and that’s where the extent of it is."
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She clarified that she doesn't care about public opinions on her body.
"I don’t care to expose myself to everyone and hear what they have to say," she said.
The 32-year-old Ice Cream singer previously said lupus medication causes weight fluctuations.
"It really messed me up for a bit," she admitted. "I really noticed when people started attacking me for that. That got to me big time."
Other stars have also spoken out against body-shaming.
Ava Phillippe, daughter of Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, also called out social media trolls in the past.
In a May 3 TikTok, she revealed she was told she was both "too fat" and "too thin" by different people.
"No one deserves to be picked apart for what they look like," she said.
Bebe Rexha also addressed harsh criticism about her body.
"I know I got fat," the singer tweeted in June.
"I’m just so sick of people talking about it. NEXT!!!!!!" She added that weight changes happen for many reasons.
