Francia Raísa Denies Being “Forced” to Donate Kidney to Selena Gomez

This was not the first time Francia spoke about what led her to donate a kidney to Selena. “When I found out I was a match, it wasn’t in the way I’d expected,” she told Self in 2018. “One day I got a phone call from Selena, a FaceTime, and she’s like: ‘You’re a match!'”

At the time, Francia said she was “angry” that someone broke the news to Selena before she did. “I had a way that I wanted to tell her when I made the decision,” she explained. “I knew it was going to happen, I just needed that time.”

Last month, Selena paid tribute to Francia on her birthday, calling the star a “special human being” in an Instagram post.

The 31-year-old added, “No matter where life takes us, I love you.”