{"id":1978958,"date":"2025-08-25T16:31:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T16:31:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1978958"},"modified":"2025-08-25T16:31:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T16:31:13","slug":"selena-gomezs-fiance-benny-blanco-criticized-for-eating-200-blueberries-amid-economic-struggles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/selena-gomezs-fiance-benny-blanco-criticized-for-eating-200-blueberries-amid-economic-struggles\/","title":{"rendered":"Selena Gomez’s fianc\u00e9 Benny Blanco criticized for eating $200 blueberries amid economic struggles"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Benny Blanco<\/strong> may have a platinum touch in the studio and a diamond ring on Selena Gomez<\/strong>\u2019s finger, but it\u2019s his taste for blueberries that has the internet talking about him.<\/a><\/p>\n

The 37-year-old music producer and fianc\u00e9 to the pop star is facing a wave of criticism after posting a TikTok video showing off what he called the “biggest blueberries” he had ever seen, individually wrapped and delivered in a luxury black box with a jaw-dropping $200 price tag.<\/p>\n

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\"Benny\u00a9 BennyBlanco\/Tiktok<\/span><\/div>\n

Benny Blanco\u2019s TikTok video showing the $200 blueberries.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cThis is insane. Look at this blueberry,\u201d Blanco said in the clip. \u201cOh my God \u2026 it\u2019s like a f—ing meal. Can you guys even see the scale of this? They\u2019re f—ing huge. They\u2019re delicious. I think the box is like, $200. That\u2019s crazy.\u201d And just like that, TikTok turned on him.<\/p>\n

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\"Fans\u00a9 BennyBlanco\/Tiktok<\/span><\/div>\n

Fans call out Benny Blanco for viral $200 blueberry video<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

While Blanco appeared genuinely excited by the extravagant gift, many online weren\u2019t charmed. The video, which quickly went viral, drew backlash for what viewers deemed a “tone-deaf” display of luxury during a time when many are struggling to afford even basic groceries.<\/p>\n

\u201c$200 is two weeks\u2019 worth of groceries for me and my family\u2026 this is nuts,\u201d one viewer commented. \u201cI gasped at $7.06 for Cotton Candy grapes last week,\u201d another joked. \u201cIt\u2019s giving Hunger Games,” someone added, \u201cWhy do the rich get all the PR packages?\u201d<\/p>\n

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\"Selena\u00a9 Emma McIntyre<\/span><\/div>\n

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s giving let them eat cake,” an online user wrote. The comment section quickly turned into a public square for economic frustration, with users sharing personal hardships, from delayed maternity leave checks to empty bank accounts. \u201cI don\u2019t even have $200 in my account! Must be nice spending that much just for blueberries,\u201d one person commented.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\"Selena\u00a9 Backgrid\/The Grosby Group<\/span><\/div>\n

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

A few fans came to his defense, pointing out that the multi-platinum producer has earned his lifestyle. \u201cEveryone hating on him because he\u2019s rich and can afford $200 blueberries\u2026 he earned his success and money,\u201d one supporter wrote. \u201cDamn, I\u2019m early and getting some fire blueberry content,\u201d another added.<\/p>\n

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\"Selena\u00a9 Amy Sussman<\/span><\/div>\n

Selena Gomez’s fianc\u00e9 Benny Blanco criticized for eating $200 blueberries amid economic struggles<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Still, the viral moment showed the disconnect between celebrity lifestyles and everyday realities. Despite his refined palate, Blanco often describes Gomez as refreshingly down-to-earth. In a March 2025 iHeart interview, he gushed that the Rare Beauty founder is \u201cextremely easy to please.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe literally play N64 and order Domino\u2019s,\u201d he told Rolling Stone. \u201cThere\u2019s not this whole elaborate thing.\u201d His proposal reflected that same unpretentious vibe, a Taco Bell-themed picnic, complete with Gomez\u2019s favorite tortilla chips and even a bathtub full of queso dip for Valentine\u2019s Day. \u201cWhen your fianc\u00e9 isn\u2019t much of a flowers girl,\u201d he wrote on Instagram at the time.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.hola.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Benny Blanco may have a platinum touch in the studio and a diamond ring on Selena Gomez\u2019s finger, but it\u2019s his taste for blueberries that has the internet talking about him. The 37-year-old music producer and fianc\u00e9 to the pop star is facing a wave of criticism after posting a TikTok video showing off what […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1978959,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[21751,24188,23667],"class_list":["post-1978958","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-celebrities","tag-celebrity-couples","tag-selena-gomez"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Selena-Gomezs-fiance-Benny-Blanco-criticized-for-eating-200-blueberries.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978958","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1978958"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978958\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1978959"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1978958"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1978958"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1978958"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}