Selma Fonseca: “5 Things I Wish Someone Told Me Before I Became an Entertainment Journalist”
I had the pleasure of interviewing Selma Fonseca. Selma is a writer for Billboard Magazine and has interviewed celebrities such as Yoko Ono, Kelsea Ballerini, One Republic, DJ Zedd, Big Sean, Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Florida Georgia Line, DJ Steve Aoki and J. Sutta, to name a few. In the course of her work, she has met thousands of interesting, talented people from Michael Jackson, Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Tom Cruise, Paris Hilton, Michael Douglas, President Bill Clinton, Mick Jagger, Lionel Richie, Leonardo DiCaprio, Halle Berry and many more. Brazilian-Greek-American, born in São Paulo, Brazil, Selma has photographed and broken news stories for NY Daily News, People, Hello!, Daily Mail, TMZ, Access Hollywood, E! News, Entertainment Tonight. Actor Cuba Gooding Jr once said, “Selma creates a comfort by her presence that allows moments to happen naturally and her timing is impeccable. YOU are a wonderful person, who is a great photographer. I appreciate when I see you because of the professionalism and warmth that you bring with you. I also truly appreciate your dedication to your craft and respect it immensely. From one artist to another, I thank you.”
