{"id":156,"date":"2026-06-29T00:13:53","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T00:13:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=156"},"modified":"2026-06-29T00:13:53","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T00:13:53","slug":"benny-blanco-faces-backlash-over-margot-robbie-comment-made-next-to-selena-gomez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/?p=156","title":{"rendered":"Benny Blanco faces backlash over Margot Robbie comment made next to Selena Gomez"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.arynews.tv\/zip-archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Benny-Blanco-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Benny Blanco faces backlash over Margot Robbie comment made next to Selena Gomez\" title=\"Benny Blanco faces backlash over Margot Robbie comment made next to Selena Gomez\" \/><\/div><p><\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>Benny Blanco is facing online backlash after naming Margot Robbie as the \u201cmost beautiful celebrity\u201d while his wife Selena Gomez was sitting right beside him on his podcast.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>What Happened on \u2018Friends Keep Secrets\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During a June 2026 episode of Friends Keep Secrets, Blanco, co-hosts Lil Dicky and Kristin Batalucco, and guest Selena Gomez discussed attractive celebrities and hypothetical jealousy.<\/p>\n<p>When asked to name the most beautiful celebrity, the 38-year-old producer answered without hesitation: \u201cMargot Robbie\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Selena looked stunned and replied, \u201cWhere the f_ did that come from?\u201d__. The moment went viral on TikTok and Instagram within hours.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why Fans Are Upset<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many fans said the issue wasn\u2019t the answer itself, but the timing and setting. Comments included: \u201cHow humiliating,\u201d \u201cI\u2019m so done with this man,\u201d and \u201cSelena is better than me I would\u2019ve said Justin\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The clip sparked debate about respect in relationships vs. harmless celebrity opinions. Some argued married people can still call others attractive, while others said Blanco should have picked his wife in that moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Context and Reaction<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exchange was part of a lighthearted podcast segment, and Selena laughed it off on air. Some reports note the clip was cut and circulated out of context, making it look more tense than it was.<\/p>\n<p>Selena has not responded publicly to the backlash.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Benny Blanco is facing online backlash after naming Margot Robbie as the \u201cmost beautiful celebrity\u201d while his wife Selena Gomez was sitting right beside him on his podcast. What Happened on \u2018Friends Keep Secrets\u2019 During a June 2026 episode of Friends Keep Secrets, Blanco, co-hosts Lil Dicky and Kristin Batalucco, and guest Selena Gomez discussed&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":157,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/static.arynews.tv\/zip-archives\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Benny-Blanco-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[220,217,218,223,219,225,221,222,224],"class_list":["post-156","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-international-news","tag-backlash","tag-benny","tag-blanco","tag-comment","tag-faces","tag-gomez","tag-margot","tag-robbie","tag-selena"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=156"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/156\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/157"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=156"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=156"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/valutednews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=156"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}