Fans didn’t like it when Selena Gomez gave a poor man a $20 bill.
She is 32 years old and worth $1.3 billion. On Tuesday night, she was seen leaving the fancy restaurant Nobu Fifty-Seven in New York City while giving a homeless man a $20 bill.
She gave the panhandler the money and told him to “have a good meal” after taking pictures and signs for fans.
Many people on social media didn’t like her move, especially since she was just named a billionaire.
Someone wrote, “Should have given him at least $50.” These days, $20 isn’t worth much in New York. You can’t even get a pack of cigarettes and a tall boy beer for that price anymore.
“That’s like a penny split into 100 pieces for her,” said someone else.
But some fans defended the star and praised how kind she was.
Someone wrote, “For those who missed it, she asked her bodyguard for $20.” She didn’t have any cash on her, or she would have probably given more.
“Before you all comment, how much did you give the homeless guy?” asked someone on social media.
Selena said a few weeks ago that she finds talking about money “disgusting.”
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the Rare Beauty mogul talked about how successful her business is in response to being a billionaire.
On September 30, she said, “I’m very grateful.” “I find it unpleasant to talk about money, but I feel that the people who buy my products deserve all the credit.”
“They made this dream of mine come true,” she said. That makes me very, very proud and happy.
Bloomberg said on September 6 that the multihyphenate is worth more than $1.3 billion, making her the first person on their list of billionaires.
The outlet says that since Rare Beauty launched in September 2020, it has become very popular with Gen Z and influencers, and it makes up “vast bulk” of Gomez’s wealth.
She also made a lot of money from her acting career, which included parts on Disney’s Wizards of Waverly Place and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, and her Grammy-winning music career.
She also sees success in working with and endorsing a lot of brands.
The data company said that Gomez made about 81% of her money from her role in the beauty business.
Endorsements bring in 6.9% of her wealth while traveling brings in 4.8%.
Time reported earlier this year that Rare Beauty is one of the best-selling items at Sephora and has been moving up the ranks every year with more sales.
If someone said in May that Selena was going to sell her makeup business when it got to $2 billion in worth, she hit back.