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Selena Gomez has been vocal about her past kidney transplant.
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  • A reboot of the ’80s and ’90s sitcom “Saved by the Bell” was recently released on NBC’s streaming service, Peacock.
  • On Saturday, eagle-eyed fans of Selena Gomez took to Twitter to claim that an episode of the reboot seems to mention the singer’s name and the fact that she’s had a kidney transplant. 
  • Fans of Gomez echoed on Twitter that writing on a wall in the background of a “Saved by the Bell” reboot episode reads: “Does Selena Gomez even have kidneys?” and another scene includes characters discussing the singer’s procedure.
  • The show’s scenes have led fans to rally behind Gomez, who opened up in 2017 about her kidney transplant, which she underwent to alleviate symptoms of lupus.
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Selena Gomez fans are calling out the new “Saved by the Bell” reboot for appearing to mention the singer’s kidney transplant.

Gomez first opened up about her kidney transplant in 2017, when she revealed that she underwent surgery after lupus, an an autoimmune disease, impaired her kidneys. Gomez’s best friend and then-roommate, Francia Raisa, was the singer’s donor.

On Saturday, fans of the singer and Rare Beauty founder flooded Twitter with screenshots of a scene from the new “Saved by the Bell” series — a remake of the sitcom from the ’80s and ’90s, which can be streamed on NBC’s streaming platform Peacock. One scene seemed to catch the attention of eagle-eyed viewers. It shows a wall covered with writing that fans of Gomez pointed out seems to say: “Does Selena Gomez even have kidneys?”

Alex Abad-Santos, a reporter at Vox, tweeted a video of the “Saved by the Bell” reboot scene that shows a closer view of the text in question.

Abad-Santos also shared a separate clip from “Saved by the Bell,” which shows two characters discussing Gomez’s kidney donor.

Some fans of the singer dismissed the mentions of Gomez's procedure as distasteful, and many are writing "Respect Selena Gomez" on Twitter to help call attention to the show's references.

Gomez has been vocal about celebrating her kidney transplant scar.

"When I got my kidney transplant, I remember it being very difficult at first showing my scar. I didn't want it to be in photos, so I wore things that would cover it up," she wrote in September on Instagram. "Now, more than ever, I feel confident in who I am and what I went through... and I'm proud of that."

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Representatives for Selena Gomez and Peacock, respectively, did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

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