Selena Gomez is known as the golden child of Disney. With her range of talents, she was able to integrate into the film, music and television outlets and become an A-list celebrity.
The starlet was never at the end of negative media attention UNTIL she started dating fellow A-lister, Justin Bieber. It's rumored that Justin Bieber is the reason Selena Gomez fell off her golden pedestal. From drug addiction and rehab, to life threatening illnesses, here's only SOME of the battles the young starlet has had to deal with over the last few years.
She Went To Rehab
In 2014, Gomez was admitted into Dawn at The Meadows recovery facility in Arizona after months of "partying very hard."
This news came after the announcement that her and boyfriend, Justin Bieber were calling it quits...AGAIN.
Justin Caused Her Drug Use
A source claimed that "Selena came to understand just what a bad influence Justin had been on her life."
A source claims that the relationship with Justin left Selena broken-hearted. "I don't know whether Justin pushed her to drug use, but amongst their close knit group of friends, smoking was common place. Justin and Selena would smoke marijuana together regularly" claims another source close to Selena.
Her Big Announcement
In 2011, Gomez was hospitalized after suffering malnutrition and exhaustion. Since then, she has been hospitalized several times.
In 2015, Gomez admitted that she had been diagnosed with the destructive Lupus disease. She told fans she was taking a break from the limelight to work on herself and her wellbeing.
She told the media that she had been going through chemotherapy, and wanted the time to recover.
Gomez told the media that she, "discovered that anxiety, panic attacks and depression can be side effects of lupus. I have decided that the best way to move forward is to take some time off.
Her Mental Health
The singer told fans she was entering rehab to focus on her mental health.
She even admitted that she "has an addictive personality," and would often overuse alcohol to soothe herself. During her visit to rehab in 2016, Gomez was said to have checked in due to drug-related problems and severe depression.
Her Religion Helped
The rehab that she attended had a Christianity based track which was appealing to Gomez since she is very religious.
More Drug Rumors
In early 2017, when it was announced that Gomez was dating The Weeknd, friends and family were worried about Gomez's ability to stay clean seeing as he had a reputation for being an avid drug user.
Her uncle told The National Enquirer , "She needs to stop and take a look at herself. Her illness wears her body out, even with the drugs she takes. She needs to take her health seriously-now more than ever!"