Sometimes, we need a break from the noisy world of social media, as attention and toxicity can be a lot to handle. Selena Gomez knows how important this is and took a page from our books. The actress announced she’d be quitting social media for a controversial situation.
Keep reading for all the details.
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What In The Eyebrow?
The 30-year-old announced she was leaving social media after getting involved an alleged online “eyebrow” drama.
The Tea
The drama began after the A Year Without Rain singer posted a video revealing she laminated her eyebrows too much. A few hours later, Kylie Jenner put up a picture of herself and Hailey Beiber on FaceTime and focused on their eyebrows, then added a caption, “This was an accident????” over her own eyebrows.
A United Front
Gomez and Jenner denied their posts had anything to do with each other and called it a “reach” from their fans who interpreted Jenner’s act as an attack on Gomez.
Hailey Isn’t Beating The Allegations
However, Gomez’s fans still had smoke for Hailey Bieber, as her involvement in the picture doesn’t prove her innocence.
Hailey And Selena Are Cool
Things seemed to be cool between Bieber and Gomez, who posed for pictures last year to calm their fans down and assure them of a cordial relationship between them. But that seems to have served its purpose, and now, a fresh fan war is brewing.
Addressing The Fans
The Rare Beauty founder, however, took to TikTok Live on Thursday to update her fans about her latest decision and added, “I’m gonna be taking a second from social media cause this is a little silly and i’m 30. i’m too old for this.”
Not The First Time
This decision isn’t the first time Gomez had taken a break from using all socials. Earlier this month, she revealed in a Vanity Fair interview that she only has TikTok on her phone and she removed Instagram years ago.
So Who Posts Her IG Pictures?
She continued that her assistant posts content on her page.
No Bad Vibes
The Disney alum explained in the interview that she didn’t enjoy that she began getting the information she didn’t want, especially during her break up.
TikTok Is Less Hostile
Her decision to retain only TikTok is simple, compared to all other social media apps we have around today, TikTok is much more friendly, and they go easy with the comments.
Selena Gomez Had Anxiety
She decided to delete Instagram on her phone when the panic attacks wouldn’t stop due to the terrible comments she was getting from people.
Most Followed On Instagram
The Lose You To Love Me singer also broke the record as Instagram’s most followed woman amid all the drama.
Move Over Kylie Jenner
Perhaps another reason for the fan war is that the 30-year-old surpassed Kylie Jenner’s record by amassing 382 million followers against Jenner’s 380 million. But now that she’s leaving the app, Jenner may return to the top spot soon.
Defending Taylor Swift
Her activities on TikTok also got the attention of many when she defended her long-time bestie, Taylor Swift. The old footage showed Hailey sticking out her tongue when Swift’s album was mentioned.
Describing Her Break Up With Justin Bieber
In her documentary, My Mind and Me , Gomez described her fall out with Justin Bieber as the best thing to happen to her.
Selena And Justin Bieber
The pair’s on-and-off relationship, which went on for about 10 years, finally ended in the spring of 2018.
Justin Moved On A Bit Too Quickly
Bieber’s decision to marry Hailey Baldwin just two months after they began dating in June 2018 shocked everyone as Gomez’s fans accused them of sneaking behind the actress’s back while they were together.
Selena’s Relationships
Asides from Bieber, the star has also been linked to Taylor Lautner, Nick Jonas, The Weeknd, Zedd, Charlie Puth, and Orlando Bloom.
Who Is She Dating Now?
While we can’t categorically confirm if there’s a relationship, she has, however, been spotted with Chainsmokers DJ, Drew Taggart. A source confirmed to US Weekly that they’re seeing each other casually and lowly but are having lots of fun together.