Benny Blanco Slammed Over Blueberries As Fans Call Him Out

Benny Blanco is facing major backlash after posting a TikTok video of himself eating a $200 box of luxury blueberries. The 37-year-old music producer and Selena Gomez’s fiancé shared the clip on Friday, showing off the oversized fruit, which got here individually packaged in an extravagant box. While Blanco marveled on the “biggest blueberries [he’s] ever seen” and called them “delicious,” fans flooded the comments, accusing him of being “tone-deaf” for flaunting such an indulgence at a time when grocery prices are skyrocketing and lots of are struggling to afford basic necessities.

On Friday, the 37-year-old songwriter posted a clip of himself opening a luxury box of blueberries, with every bit of fruit individually placed in a spot within the box. Blanco, who’s engaged to Selena Gomez, couldn’t hide his excitement over the pricey treat.

“It’s like a f-cking meal,” he said as he bit into one in every of the huge berries. “They’re f-cking huge. They’re delicious.” He went on to marvel at the worth tag, telling followers, “I believe the box said they’re like $200. That’s crazy.”

Blanco added that the fruit was sent to him as a present, but that didn’t stop fans from piling into the comments with criticism.

While Blanco clearly enjoyed the gourmet berries, many viewers slammed the video as out of touch during a time when grocery prices are crushing families.

“Why do the wealthy get all of the PR packages and stuff… also most individuals endorsing things are attending to be so tone deaf…. We’re out here, can’t pay for groceries anymore….” one comment read as another person chimed in, “Sir we’re not wealthy enough to relate to this.”

“Meanwhile, people can’t afford life, but here we’re watching a wealthy dude eat $200 blueberries. Like how is that this real life?” one other disillusioned user said.

Meanwhile, another person (half) joked, “$200?!!! Here I gusped at $7.06 for my Cotton Candy grapes last week.”

The blueberry video isn’t the primary time Blanco’s food content has gone viral. The hitmaker has built a gradual following on TikTok and Instagram by sharing every part from cooking recipes and ceremonial dinner tricks to celebrity collaborations and quirky food reviews. His videos often balance humor with a love of food, though not all have been received without criticism, like his polarizing review of Jollibee, which also stirred debate online.

Blanco even turned his passion for food into print with the discharge of his cookbook “Open Wide: A Cookbook for Friends,” which highlights communal cooking, playful recipes, and the enjoyment of entertaining. Between the kitchen and the studio, Blanco has positioned himself as much a food personality as a chart-topping producer.

Blanco’s love of food isn’t only for his fans, it extends to his relationship with Selena Gomez, too. Featured in PEOPLE’s Sexiest Man Alive issue, the producer revealed that he actually learned to recreate one in every of his fiancée’s favorite indulgences from Taco Bell.

“Even should you’re terrible at cooking, [your partner will] prefer it because you probably did it,” he said. “Ask your partner what they need to eat. Don’t attempt to cook them what you need to eat. When you don’t know find out how to cook it, learn it.”

For Gomez, that meant Taco Bell meat. “I’ve practiced rather a lot, and I believe it’s pretty indistinguishable now should you put them side by side,” Blanco admitted. “There’s so many things you’ve to do. A part of the meat is type of blended. It’s disgusting, but it surely’s delicious. I do all of it from scratch.”

Beyond his viral food content, Benny Blanco has also been making headlines for his relationship with Selena Gomez. The music producer, whose full name is Benjamin Joseph Levin, proposed to the pop star in December after nearly a yr of dating.

To this point, though, the couple hasn’t had time to plan their big day on account of their busy schedules. The 37-year-old has been working on a brand new book, while Gomez has been balancing acting, music, and her Rare Beauty empire.

Despite the whirlwind, Blanco said the pair is worked up to carve out time soon.