In today's Billboard cover story pop star Selena Gomez opens up about what she really was in "rehab" for, her mature feelings on ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber, how the tabloids have ruined her life.
How tabloid media has made her lose love for the business:
“I’m so f—ing nice to everybody, and everyone is so vile to me. I’ve been working since I was 7. I’ve been a UNICEF ambassador since I was 17. It’s so disappointing that I’ve become a tabloid story. It took away everything I loved about this business.”
Her kind words to Justin Bieber:
“I’m proud of him,...This is what I always saw in him, why I always believed in him.”
Are they talking? [Her and Justin Bieber]
“We’re on good terms, but no.”
Does she take any inspiration from his career evolution? [Justin Bieber's]
“No. This is my time. I’ve deserved this. I earned it. This is all me.”
On what was really happening during her 'break' in 2014:
“I was diagnosed with [autoimmune disease] lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about. I could’ve had a stroke.”
While the media made up rumors about her stint in rehab, Gomez was boiling on the inside:
“I wanted so badly to say, ‘You guys have no idea. I’m in chemotherapy. You’re assholes,’ ” she says. “But I was angry I even felt the need to say that. It’s awful walking into a restaurant and having the whole room look at you, knowing what they’re saying. I locked myself away until I was confident and comfortable again.”
How Taylor Swift is pulling her out of her shell:
"Taylor makes me feel empowered, like I can trust new people,” she says of the Squad. “All of those girls are so dope. We ran around taking pictures, changing dresses, dancing -- super-cliche girly stuff, but it rocked. The way she cares about women is so adamant. It’s pulling me out of my shell.”
