The identical week that she surpassed Kylie Jenner to turn into essentially the most adopted individual on Instagram, Selena Gomez has determined it is as soon as once more time for her to step away from social media for the sake of her psychological well being.
The pop star introduced throughout her TikTok Live on Thursday, “I will be taking a second from social media, as a result of this can be a little foolish. I am 30, I am too outdated for this. However I like you guys a lot and I’ll see you guys earlier than later.” She added, “I am simply gonna take a break from the whole lot,” reassuring her followers that she’s “very glad” and “so blessed.” She continued, “I’ve the very best pals, the very best followers in the entire world, and I simply could not be happier. I am good, I like the way in which I’m, I do not care. I am huge, I am not, I do not care. I like who I’m.”
This hiatus comes shortly after Gomez responded to 2 TikTok movies that includes Hailey Bieber, who’s married to the singer’s ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber. Final week, the Solely Murders within the Constructing star commented on a fan-made video that featured a since-deleted TikTok the mannequin had initially posted in January that the fan implied was a dig at Gomez. Nevertheless, the musician commented on the clip, “It is okay! I do not let this stuff get me down! Be good to everybody! x.” Hailey additionally took the time to set the document straight, writing, “I by no means touch upon the sort of factor however we had been simply having a women night time and did a random tik tok sound for enjoyable. It isn’t directed at anybody.” Earlier that week, the singer additionally commented on a viral TikTok of a clip from the present Drop the Mic, through which Bieber made a gagging gesture when Taylor Swift‘s identify was talked about. “So sorry, my greatest pal is and continues to be among the finest within the sport,” Gomez wrote in a remark.
In an interview with Self-importance Honest this month, the Selena + Chef creator additionally addressed her difficult relationship with social media and why she in the end determined to outsource it to her assistant. “I by no means received the possibility to go to an precise highschool. The world was my highschool for the longest time, and I began getting inundated with info that I didn’t need. I went by way of a tough time in a breakup and I didn’t need to see any of the [feedback]—not essentially in regards to the relationship, however the opinions of me versus [someone] else. There’d be 1000’s of very nice feedback, however my thoughts goes straight to the imply one,” Gomez defined. “Individuals can name me ugly or silly and I’m like, No matter. However these individuals get detailed. They write paragraphs which are so particular and imply. I’d continually be crying. I continually had anxiousness…I couldn’t do it anymore. It was a waste of my time.” As of late, she continued, “The one factor I’ve on my cellphone is TikTok as a result of I discover it to be rather less hostile. There are fantastic issues about social media—connecting with followers, seeing how glad and excited they’re and their tales. However normally that’s filtered by way of [for me now]. I created a system. Every part I do I ship to my assistant who posts them. So far as feedback, my staff will put collectively a couple of issues which are encouraging.”
