Selena Gomez Kidney Jokes flies off in ‘Saved by the Bell’ reboot, angry fans

Selena Gomez has been the butt of a few jokes about the “ Saved By The Bell ” reboot that many consider tacky – and rage even more.

Mega fans of the pop star found two references to Selena’s kidney transplant in 2017 in the new Peacock series which just dropped in full last Wednesday … and then posted the “RESPECT SELENA GOMEZ” trend on Saturday because of their fury.

The first scene features one of the new characters wandering the halls of the high school and walking past two classmates discussing Selena’s kidney transplant in an incredibly cavalier way … with an insistent girl. Justin bieberthe mother of the mother was the real donor, while the other daughter refutes this saying that it was in fact Demi Lovato.

A fan account of Selena responded by saying, “Saved by the Bell, it’s disgusting. Selena almost lost her life, the kidney transplant jokes are NOT FUN. Respect Selena Gomez.” Selena’s second dig is more subtle.

There’s another scene where a soccer player is talking to a girl, and right behind him … there’s graffiti or paint on the wall that reads in big, bold letters, “SELENA GOMEZ A-T- IT EVEN KIDNEYS? ” The eagle-eyed fan who spotted this one noted that the joke wasn’t funny – and went so far as to call it disgusting.

Here’s what we’ll say … Selena’s cracks are weird and really cringe-worthy. Also, they are super dated. Selena had her procedure a full three years ago … so talking about it like a running gag in 2020 is tired, especially when everyone knows her friend, France Raisa, was the real donor … who was well documented.

More importantly, her fans are here … Selena’s kidney transplant was, in fact, a question of life or death – and something that is probably not to be joked about, especially on a new streaming service from a large network.

Peacock has yet to resolve the backlash, and neither does Selena. Stay tuned …