Overview
- Mandy Teefey posted an Instagram carousel on July 12 that began with a mirror selfie of Selena Gomez and her half‑sister Gracie and included memes and captions referencing being “thrown in the trash.”
- Several slides showed pointed images and quotes, including a doll in a trash can captioned “Me when I have to run the business I manifested” and a neon sign reading “She outgrew what drained her.”
- The upload prompted fast online backlash and fan speculation that it signaled family tension, and a screenshot of the post circulated on X where a viral post drew hundreds of thousands of views.
- Teefey replied under her Instagram post to a critic saying the content was a joke—“girl. It’s typically moms not cool joke. Calm down. lol”—and she has framed the exchange as lighthearted.
- Observers note potential PR and reputational stakes because Teefey co‑founded and runs mental health platform Wondermind with Gomez, and Page Six and other outlets have reached out to Gomez’s representative for comment.