Singer Selena Gomez, through her Instagram story, demonstrated that she did not like the fact that her reactions during the 2023 VMAs had become a meme. The award ceremony took place on Tuesday night, the 12th, and in addition to the winners, the artist’s expressions in the presentations caught attention.
In the post on her social network, she wrote: “I will never be a meme again. I’d rather sit still than be attacked for being who I am. With love”.
A reaction that gained repercussion was her expression that showed she was scared during the performance by American singer Olivia Rodrigo. In it, Selena appears with her eyes wide open and her hand over one of her ears, but only because she was scared by the structure of the stage falling. The “accident” was part of the performance.
Another one that went viral was the face she made when Chris Brown was announced at the event. Her celebration of SZA’s victory also became a meme on X, formerly Twitter.
Not just as a meme, Selena Gomez also won this year’s VMAs. The single “Calm Down”, her partnership with singer Rema, won in the “Best Afrobeats” category. In addition, she had been nominated in the “Collaboration Clip” and “Song of the Year” categories. The winners were, respectively, Shakira and Karol, with the video for “TQG”, and Taylor Swift with “Anti-Hero”.
