Overview

• The Sept. 25 interview, filmed at a bookstore, resurfaced after Gomez’s Sept. 27 Santa Barbara ceremony with Benny Blanco.
• Raisa said she was very happy for Gomez’s marriage plans and offered her well wishes.
• She dismissed claims that she was angry over reports of Gomez smoking after the transplant, saying she was unaware of those rumors and had not addressed them previously.
• Raisa likened her organ donation to a charitable gift, underscoring that it imposes no obligation on the recipient.
• Her absence from the wedding drew public attention and renewed scrutiny of the friendship, which she said neither she nor Gomez plans to publicly dissect for now.