Tyler, the Creator responded to resurfaced tweets about Selena Gomez with a sarcastic comment mocking the idea of a fresh cancellation. The 2010 and 2011 posts contain graphic sexual comments about Gomez, who was a teenager at the time, and they are circulating on social media again.
'Oh no, I'm gonna get canceled; this has never happened. Why hasn't anyone in the last 15 years EVER brought this up? This is the first time. Oh no,' Tyler says in the clip. He ends with, 'I am a terrible person through and through smh.' The comment has drawn mixed reactions online, with some users calling it a dismissal and others calling it a fair response to old news.
Where the Tweets Came From
The tweets date from the early Odd Future years, when Tyler's music and online presence were built on shock and provocation. They stem from his friendship with Justin Bieber, who was in a high-profile relationship with Gomez at the time. In 2013, Tyler said in a radio interview that Gomez mean-mugged him whenever he hung out with Bieber, claiming the two simply did not get along.
Disgusting loser caring more about getting cancelled than actually taking accountability for saying shit like this pic.twitter.com/ccwN9jYXEj
— izih (@6into9) October 27, 2026
Fast forward to today, and Tyler is no longer a niche internet troll. He is a Grammy-winning headliner with acclaimed albums such as Igor and Chromakopia. As his mainstream audience grew, however, scrutiny of his past also grew. People have brought up the remarks repeatedly over the 15 years since they were posted, which is the very point his latest comment makes.
Tyler, The Creator responds to old remarks about Selena Gomez resurfacing:
— NFR Podcast (@nfr_podcast) October 27, 2026
“oh no im gonna get cancelled, this has never happened, why hasnt anyone in the last 15 years EVER brought this up, this is the first time oh no. i am a terrible person through and through smh.” pic.twitter.com/CHKYtjcLJM
Did Tyler, the Creator Apologise on 'Manifesto'?
Tyler addressed the controversy on 'Manifesto,' a track from his 2021 album Call Me If You Get Lost. In the song, he raps about tweeting 'crazy' things to Gomez as a teenager, adding that he 'didn't wanna offend her' and apologized in person when he saw her. He also frames the old hostility around his close friendship with her then-boyfriend, Justin Bieber.
That account remains strictly his own. Neither Gomez nor her representatives have ever publicly acknowledged the track, the private apology, or Tyler's latest response.
Old News or Unresolved Issue?
The internet reaction split cleanly along generational and cultural lines. Defenders called the outrage wave a recycled ritual, arguing that demanding fresh contrition in 2026 for 15-year-old posts ignores how much Tyler has evolved as an artist. To his core audience, the sarcasm was a fair response to an internet culture that refuses to move on.
People act like they wasn’t making crazy edgy jokes in the 2000s or 2010s that’s what the internet was praising back then he was a product of his era but he’s grown from it also he was 17
— _ (@hgshak0) October 27, 2026
Critics saw a deliberate dodge. To them, treating graphic comments as a punchline ignores the real harm behind them and exposes a habit of deflecting legitimate scrutiny. They argued that having nothing left to prove does not make old misconduct right, framing the comment as another example of apathy standing in for an actual apology.
Should have just followed his own advice… pic.twitter.com/PrtGL6hHOe
— RLC (@TRAPPLATINUM) October 27, 2026
Fifteen years after the tweets and five years after 'Manifesto,' the dispute remains locked in a standstill. Tyler views the outrage as a stale rerun, while his critics view his sarcasm as a refusal to take accountability. The comment shows he has no intention of playing by the rules of modern internet apologies, leaving audiences to decide: does a private apology on an old record settle the debt, or should an artist be expected to answer for the past forever?
