It's not Selena Gomez, or is it? Conspiracy theories about the "Love You Like a Love Song" singer being replaced by a clone have surfaced online, but she's not taking it seriously. In a skit posted by Micky Gordon on Instagram on April 1, Selena walks up to the receptionist desk at Rare Beauty HQ and asks, "My new assistant is starting today. Is she here?" After learning that her new employee is already in her office, they sit down to discuss the day's tasks on her to-do list. "The foundation casting," Mickey begins, "and then, something about calling a clone. I don't know, we can ignore that."
Selena's cheeky video comes as online users have speculated that the 33-year-old singer has been replaced by a body double, citing changes in her appearance and mannerisms. In one instance, she addressed the speculation about her voice after fans noticed a change in her tone. "I've gotten this question a few times," she said in December. "I don't really care. I think my point is that things happen. My throat kind of swells on the inside sometimes. That's all."
The Rare Beauty founder previously shared that all of the changes she experienced were a result of her ongoing battle with lupus and her bipolar disorder diagnosis. "My lupus, my kidney transplant, chemotherapy, having a mental illness, going through very public heartbreaks," she told Elle in 2021. "These were all things that honestly should have taken me down."
But Selena, who tied the knot with Benny Blanco in November, always tries to remember how impactful her transparency has been for others. "Every time I went through something, I was like, 'What else? What else am I going to have to deal with? You're going to help people,'" she reflected. "That's really what kept me going. There could have been a time when I wasn't strong enough and would have done something to hurt myself."
