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The Weeknd gets incredibly shady about that kidney lyric he wrote for Selena

Would he? Wouldn't he?? - by Bianca Mastroianni
  • 03 Apr 2018

The Weeknd officially dropped his new album My Dear Melancholy, where he truly opens up about the heartbreak he experienced with both Bella Hadid and Selena Gomez.

However, what most people were focusing on was a particular lyric in "Call Out My Name", which suggests that he was about to give a kidney to Selena.

As you know, Selena underwent a kidney transplant while she and Abel were still together (from her best friend Francia). However, the lyrics suggest the entire thing could have gone a lot differently.

"I almost cut a piece of myself for your life / Guess I was just another pit stop / 'Til you made up your mind."

Ouch.

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We all are also aware of the fact that Selena evidently chose her ex, Justin Bieber over The Weeknd. Which explains the shady lyrics.

"We found each other / I helped you out of a broken place / You gave me comfort / But falling for you was my mistake," he continues to sing.

But did he really consider giving Selena a kidney? We think the hell not.

According to Entertainment Tonight, "It’s just a lyric and he knew it would strum up attention and that people would interpret it exactly as they have, but he was never actually going to donate his kidney to Selena. Sure, he was her boyfriend at the time, so it perhaps crossed his mind to get tested to see if he was a match — which is incredibly rare — but it never got anywhere close to actually happening."

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I'm very aware some of my fans had noticed I was laying low for part of the summer and questioning why I wasn't promoting my new music, which I was extremely proud of. So I found out I needed to get a kidney transplant due to my Lupus and was recovering. It was what I needed to do for my overall health. I honestly look forward to sharing with you, soon my journey through these past several months as I have always wanted to do with you. Until then I want to publicly thank my family and incredible team of doctors for everything they have done for me prior to and post-surgery. And finally, there aren't words to describe how I can possibly thank my beautiful friend Francia Raisa. She gave me the ultimate gift and sacrifice by donating her kidney to me. I am incredibly blessed. I love you so much sis. Lupus continues to be very misunderstood but progress is being made. For more information regarding Lupus please go to the Lupus Research Alliance website: www.lupusresearch.org/ -by grace through faith

"Selena would never, ever have asked him," the site adds. "She wouldn’t have even wanted him to even entertain the idea! It was difficult enough for her to allow a lifelong friend to do it, but a new boyfriend? No way."

"To be honest, they were never as intense as he’s making it seem," the report continued. "The Weeknd was always much more concerned with his career than his relationship. Selena leaned on friends and family during the surgery more than anyone."

A lyric is somethings just a lyric.

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