"None of your business” - The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg defends Selena Gomez over weight loss criticism

Selena Gomez's recent appearance on the 2025 SAG red carpet adorned in a Celine gown has caused conversation regarding her "drastic weight loss" with people even assuming that the actress may have been on Ozempics.

Amidst the assumptions and talks regarding her weight loss, many have come to her defense, including The View co-host Whoopi Goldberg and actor Taylor Lautner.

According to USA Today, The View, an American Chat show, was having a discussion based on a Glamour magazine op-ed titled "It’s Okay to Feel Hurt When Celebrities Lose Weight—but Let’s Unpack It." that discussed how fans feel when celebrities who talked about body positivity or "challenged the beauty norms" later show up with a dramatic weight loss. It was also noted that the article used Gomez at SAG 2025 as an example.

According to reports, during the discussion, the hosts of the show defended Selena Gomez amidst the ongoing discussion about her weight loss. One of the co-hosts, Sunny Hastin, pointed out that Selena's health condition may have caused her weight loss, while Whoopi Goldberg shared that it was also "nobody's business".

It's none of your business! It really is nobody's business. It's none of your business. Listen, everybody makes their choice in life. - Whoopi Goldberg

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Taylor Lautner comes to Selena Gomez's defense.

Meanwhile, Taylor Lautner took to social media on Wednesday to share a post from influencer Alex Light. In her post, Alex Light highlights how people mocked Gomez for her weight gain in 2024 while she was yet again mocked in 2025 for losing weight.

Taylor Lautner shared Alex Light's post on his Instagram story while adding his thoughts. In the story, the Twilight star wrote,

It’s a cruel world full of hate out there. You can never please everyone nor should you have to. In my experience it doesn’t make the words sting less, it just refocuses you onto what matters. And it sure isn’t the shape, color or appearance of your body. Daily reminder to all of us to not forget how beautiful you are inside and out…and be a little bit nicer.- Taylor Lautner via Instagram

In 2023, Taylor Lautner opened up about how people's comments on his body after the Twilight Saga affected his mental health in his Podcast, The Squeeze.

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Selena Gomez on her Weight Fluctuations

According to a Billboard article, in 2023, Selena Gomez, who received a kidney transplant in 2017, on TikTok Live revealed that her Lupus medication causes her to have weight fluctuations,

And that happens very normally (...) And then when I’m off of it I tend to kind of lose weight. - Selena Gomez via 2023 TikTok Live as reported by Billboard

According to reports, Selena Gomez has openly talked about body image issues and has been pretty candid about her Lupus condition (an autoimmune disease) and how it affects her body. She is also known for using her public presence to promote body positivity.