Gomez in a hot pink Barbie ensemble says she never really cared about being the most popular person
Two-time Grammy nominee Selena Gomez confessed she’s ‘terrified’ of artificial intelligence among other topics while speaking at the Universal Music Group and Thrive Global’s first Music + Health Conference on Tuesday.
The 31-year-old ‘Texican’ pop star looked sophisticated wearing a Barbie-pink wool Giuseppe Di Morabito pantsuit as she joined Universal Music Group CEO Sir Lucian Grainge
and Thrive Global CEO Arianna Huffington onstage the 1 Hotel West Hollywood.
Selena flaunted a hint of cleavage in the brand’s $710 corset beneath the $1,100 ‘Single-Breasted Oversized’ jacket, $680 ‘Wide’ pants, shimmery pumps, and Tiffany & Co. jewelry selected by stylist Erin Walsh.
Hairstylist Marissa Marino fastened Gomez’s raven faux-nytail and make-up artist Melissa Murdick fully contoured her complexion for the event.
The Single Soon songstress — who boasts 649.5M social media followers — made sure to Instastory a car selfie on the way to the venue, but said she ‘never really cared about’ being the most followed celebrity online.
‘I suppose I’m grateful for the platform, and I would love to continue to use it for what I’m able to do, but numbers are just numbers,’ Selena shrugged — according to THR.
‘It can be a little heavy. I feel for people, and I think that’s what kind of keeps me in check, to be honest.
I think I can be a little reckless with my emotions and having conversations with young people, women who are going through divorces or going through chemo — it’s not just about me, and I’m fully aware of that.
I will just always cherish it. It’s a big responsibility, though. It’s a little scary.’
As for the idea of AI replacing performers and writers, Gomez said she didn’t think anyone in her field ‘wants to feel like they need to lean on a computer in order to translate their story or what they’re trying to say.’
