Actress and pop star Selena Gomez is engaged to her boyfriend Benny Blanco, a record producer, singer and songwriter. Gomez shared the engagement news in an Instagram post, writing in the caption, "forever begins now.."

Ultimately, Selena Gomez’s And Benny Blanco’s engagement is no one else’s business but theirs, yet the very nature of the internet and the parasocial bonds many form with celebrities, makes people feel they have a license to be unkind, which we’re seeing play out in full time with the memes and reactions to the news.