Selena Gomez stepped out solo but was supported by friends, including Martin Short, at 4th Annual Rare Impact Fund Benefit

Selena Gomez stepped out solo at the 4^th Annual Rare Impact Fund Benefit last night. The Rare Impact Fund is not the mental health initiative her mother was involved with, that was Wondermind, a for-profit start-up. The Rare Impact Fund benefits mental health initiatives, and 1% of all Rare Beauty sales goes to the Impact Fund, so this is Selena’s own fundraising gala.

Selena showed up in red custom Prada and sleek hair:

Selena Gomez at The Fourth Annual Rare Impact Fund Benefit hosted by Selena Gomez at Hollywood Palladium on October 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Also present were Leon Bridges, gymnast Jordan Chiles, Sean Hayes, America Ferrera, and the always impish Martin Short turned out for his Only Murders in the Building co-star, too:

Martin Short at The Fourth Annual Rare Impact Fund Benefit hosted by Selena Gomez at Hollywood Palladium on October 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

Pretty Little Liars star and luggage maven Shay Mitchell was also there, in a not terrible sheer pink dress:

Shay Mitchell at The Fourth Annual Rare Impact Fund Benefit hosted by Selena Gomez at Hollywood Palladium on October 14, 2026 in Los Angeles, California.

I mention Shay Mitchell mostly because she is going to appear in the new Baywatch reboot starring Stephen Amell. The trailer dropped the other day, and it looks… Well, it looks. I mean, it’s not like Baywatch was ever high art, we’re not looking for Chekhov here.

But Baywatch does have one thing that few television shows do, and that is a truly insane character introduction. Nothing will ever top Pamela Anderson’s first scene as CJ, who was introduced playing the saxophone on the banks of a river.

Truly, the Nineties were a wild time. If anyone in the new Baywatch has a character intro to top CJ jamming out on the riverbank, I will eat my hat. Nothing will ever top this. It is television but also cinema.