A variety of Selena Gomez followers took offense at Peacock’s new and up to date Saved By The Bell when the sequence appeared to poke enjoyable on the singer’s kidney transplant.

On Saturday, scores of Twitter customers expressed their disappointment within the Peacock sequence and tweeted out the phrase “RESPECT SELENA GOMEZ” to point out their help for the “Lose You To Love Me” singer.

“How are you going to even joke a few kidney transplant? What’s even humorous about this?,” one Twitter consumer stated on the difficulty.

The episode in query options a few Bayside Excessive besties gossiping concerning the newest in popular culture. Nevertheless, after college students’ telephones are taken away, the 2 ladies haven’t any approach of checking their sources in terms of figuring out who gave Gomez her much-needed kidney again in 2017 to deal with her Lupus. Whereas the real-life donor was Gomez’s good friend and actress Francia Raisa, Saved By The Bell‘s characters bickered that it was both the mom of ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber or fellow musician and Disney channel alum Demi Lovato.

To take the joke even additional, a Bayside Excessive hallway wall appears to learn “Does Selena Gomez Even Have A Kidney” in black graffiti.

Whereas the joke was meant to showcase the significance of expertise within the college students’ private lives, it didn’t appear to land properly among the many singer’s followers. Because of the backlash following the sequence’ Thanksgiving premiere, Peacock has issued an apology and a donation for the singer’s Lupus analysis fund.

“We apologize. It was by no means our intention to make gentle of Selena’s well being,” NBC’s streaming platform shared in a press release. “We have now been in contact along with her group and will likely be making a donation to her charity, The Selena Gomez Fund for Lupus Analysis at USC.”

See the social media reactions under.

making enjoyable about somebody’s illness won’t ever be humorous. respect selena gomez.

— 2000s (@PopCulture2000s) November 28, 2020

How are you going to even joke a few kidney transplant? What’s even humorous about this? I’ve fairly shitty humor however that is a subject you simply cannot joke about, particularly should you did not expertise it your self. Not a fan of Selena, however respect Selena Gomez! She’s an incredible individual

— ᴮᴱ•♡•⁷ (@Lily_BTs7o1) November 28, 2020

a television present known as “saved by the bell” has “does selena gomez also have a kidney?” written on the wall. that is so disgusting and pointless. selena does not deserve this.

RESPECT SELENA GOMEZ pic.twitter.com/u7IcPX8NqV

— ً (@jndoIIs) November 28, 2020

Saved by the Bell, that is disgusting. Selena virtually misplaced her life, jokes about her kidney transplant is NOT FUNNY. Respect Selena Gomez. pic.twitter.com/c8AZbsU1m0

— Selena Charts (@selenachartsbr) November 28, 2020

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