American singer Selena Gomez, 31, said she cried alone after reading negative comments online criticizing her appearance.
According to Fox News , on the program Dear … of Apple TV broadcast on March 10, the singer said: “I lied. I posted a picture of myself online and claimed to not be affected by negative comments. But when I posted the article, I sat crying. tears in the room. No one deserves to hear that.”
Selena Gomez on the red carpet of the Golden Globes 2023 in January. Photo: EW
Gomez has repeatedly been the victim of online body disparagement. Over the years, the actor has had many health problems. She had a kidney transplant in the summer of 2017, when lupus was complicated. The treatment had a side effect that caused Gomez to gain weight.
She added, “I don’t mind because I don’t want people in the same situation to be ashamed of my body. It’s unfair to make others feel bad just because of how they look. No one deserves it. I was like that. My weight changed often because of the drugs. I found they wanted to find ways to bring me down. I was teased for gaining weight due to lupus treatment.”
In January, Selena Gomez attracted attention when appearing at the Golden Globe Awards in Hollywood. The pictures she took on the red carpet were stigmatized online. In February, the actor announced to stop working on social networks. Previously, she said she limited her online time. Gomez only borrowed her assistant’s phone to post personal photos and didn’t read comments from fans like before. She believes that social networks make many women obsessed with perfect, unrealistic beauty.
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Selena Gomez was born in 1992 in Texas, USA. She began to be known for her roles in Disney movies before turning to singer. In the past, she and Justin Bieber broke up and reunited many times before ending their relationship in 2018. The love made the two people collapse, both had to seek the help of psychologists. After the breakup , Justin Bieber fell in love with Hailey Baldwin and quickly registered his marriage. Selena Gomez hasn’t dated anyone for the past 5 years.