Selena Gomez Fans Call Out ‘The Good Fight’ Over Kidney Transplant Joke

Selena Gomez’s fans have had enough with folks making fun of her kidney transplant, which threatened her life four years ago.

In the season five episode “And the Clerk Had a Firm…” of CBS’ The Good Fight the show referenced the Disney alum’s health battle, in a discussion between Marissa (Sarah Steele), Jay (Nyambi Nyambi) and Jim (Ifádansi Rashad) discussing the topic of comedy and cancel culture, E! notes. Jay says it feels like you now “need a permission slip to tell a joke.” Jim then prints some joke permits, wondering if there are any topics that are off limits.

“Um, necrophilia?” Jim replies.

“No, that could be funny,” Marissa responds.

“Autism,” Jay says.

“Selena Gomez’s kidney transplant,” Jim states.

After seeing the scene, several of Gomez’s fans began tweeting “Respect Selena Gomez.”

This isn’t the first time a show brought up Gomez’s kidney transplant, which she received in 2017 by her friend, Francia Raisa, just two weeks away from kidney failure. Last November, the Saved by the Bell reboot came under fire for scenes showing students gossiping over who donated the kidney and graffiti that read “Does Selena Gomez Even Have A Kidney.” After receiving backlash, Peacock, UTV and executive producers issued an apology and the scenes were removed completely.

“We apologize. It was never our intention to make light of Selena’s health,” the statement read. “We have been in touch with her team and will be making a donation to her charity, The Selena Gomez Fund for Lupus Research at USC.”

GALLERY: 15 Quotes Selena Gomez Said That Are Beyond Her Years

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  Nobody really knows everything, and they can only assume.

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  Most of the time, people say negative things for a reaction, and I can't even bear to give them the satisfaction. So there's something that I gain from feeling like I'm the bigger person, from walking away from a situation.

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  I think it's healthy to gain a perspective on who you are deep down, question yourself, and challenge yourself; it's important to do that.
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  I think love is blind. You don't see it; you don't hear what people are saying or what you're saying. You don't see what you're doing. All you see is the person in front of you. That's it.

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  I don't trust anyone... It's something that I have to live with, and I have to find the balance of who I want in my life and who isn't good for me.

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  When people ask me if there’s something that I would tell my younger self, I always said, 'Go ahead and do it.'...I want to say it’s okay not to know what you want to do with the rest of your life. It’s a journey to find your direction or your passion so don’t get frustrated by the mistakes and setbacks, as they happen to all of us.
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  I’ve learned there’s power deep down inside yourself, and you can find it when you don’t give up on yourself and when you ask for help.

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  Success is nothing if you don't have the right people to share it with; you're just gonna end up lonely.

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  I realize everybody wants what they don't have. But at the end of the day, what you have inside is much more beautiful than what's on the outside!
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  You reflect on the people who used to be in your life, and it's like, 'Wow, I can't believe that person was ever really in my life.' But people are put into your life for seasons, for different reasons, and to teach you lessons.

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  We only have one life, and it is very precious, and there's a lot we can do, and there's a lot we should do.

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  The older I’ve gotten, the more I’ve learned that I have to open myself up to all opportunities. Maybe I’ll get burned and not meet the right people, but I won’t know until I do it.
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  If you are able to look yourself in the mirror every day with the decisions that you make, that’s where power starts.

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  If you are broken, you do not have to stay broken.

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  You have the right to live a beautiful life.