Popular singer and actress Selena Gomez, who has over 350 millions followers on Instagram had stayed off social media for over five years. And if she wants to post anything she simply logs in on her friend’s phone.
In a new interview with Vanity Fair, the ‘Only Murders In The Building’ actress finally opened up about her decision to step away from social media.
“I never got the chance to go to an actual high school,” the singer told Vanity Fair. “The world was my high school for the longest time, and I started getting inundated with information that I didn’t want.”
“I went through a hard time in a breakup, and I didn’t want to see any of the [feedback] — not necessarily about the relationship, but the opinions of me versus [someone] else.” Gomez didn’t outright speak about her break up with Justin Bieber but it isn’t hard to figure out.
“People can call me ugly or stupid and I’m like, Whatever. But these people get detailed,” Selena added. “They write paragraphs that are so specific and mean. I would constantly be crying. I constantly had anxiety…I couldn’t do it anymore. It was a waste of my time.”
Selena had to give the control of her social media accounts to someone else including Twitter and Instagram but chose to stick to TikTok as she finds the app a “little less hostile.”
On the work front, Selena will be next seen in the third season of Only Murders In The Building’, crime drama Emilia Perez.
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