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Selena Gomez's kidney donor Francia Raisa rubbishes feud speculation

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Selena Gomez's organ donor Francia Raisa has dismissed "rumours" of a feud between them.

The 37-year-old actress donated a kidney to the Only Murders in the Building star in 2017 but was reportedly not invited to her recent wedding to Benny Blanco, although she insists that she is "very happy" for Selena.

In an interview filmed before the wedding last month, Francia said: "I know she's getting married, and I'm very happy for her. And look... she has a life and she is already a billionaire and I am grateful that I could do that for her."

Quizzed on what she would advise anyone considering organ donation, Raisa explained that it is about saving someone else's life rather than creating a bond with the person.

The How I Met Your Father star said: "Look, from the beginning the doctors told me, it's a donation.

"If you are going to donate a dollar to St. Jude or somewhere else, you're not going to call to say, 'Hey, what are you doing with my dollar?'

"It's a donation and it's something nice I was able to do. I am grateful that I am alive and I can say that I have saved a life."

Francia issued a firm riposte when asked about reports that she was unhappy with way Gomez, 33, was treating her body following the transplant.

 

She said: "Well, right now what you are asking me is nonsense that has been in the media, and there are too many rumours. I've never said anything.

"When that rumour came out that I had gotten angry or something like that because (Gomez) was smoking, I wasn't aware of those rumours."

The Grown-ish star added: "No one knows what's going on, and neither she nor I are talking about it. One day, maybe we will address it."

Francia declared in 2023 that she and Selena were still friends, despite the fact that their relationship had become more distant.

She told USA Today: "We hadn't spoken much in six years. Especially (in) the last year, we didn't speak at all.

"We've never really had beef with each other. Nothing happened, and if you ask either of us, we don't know what happened, but we needed that time apart. Then when you come back together, you're better people."


 

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