Selena Gomez breaks silence on body-shamming affect

Selena Gomez claimed that she "lied" about being unaffected by body-shamers disparaging remarks, revealing that she would be "crying" her "eyes out" in her room.

"I lied. I would go online and I would post a picture and I would say, ‘It doesn’t matter. I’m not accepting what you’re saying,'" the actress, 30, said on the Apple TV+ docuseries Dear…, which was released Thursday.

Gomez continued by saying that while showing herself as impervious to the internet trolls, she would still be in her room "sobbing" her "eyes out because no one deserves to hear those things." Gomez has a history of slamming body-shamers.

"I was posting these things saying it doesn’t bother me because I didn’t want it to bother other people who are experiencing the same thing," Gomez, 30, continued, adding, "Getting shamed for what they look like, who they are, who they love, I just think it’s so unfair."

"I don’t think that anybody deserves less than."

The Only Murders in the Building star revealed that despite the unpleasant side effects of her chronic illness, internet trolls "couldn't wait" to find an excuse to criticise her.

"I was being shamed for gaining weight because of my lupus," she said.

Selena Gomez shut downs the trolls:

Following her performance at the 2023 Golden Globes, Gomez responded to body shamers earlier this year. Along with her 9-year-old sister, Gracie, the Disney Channel alum wore a strapless Valentino gown at the time.

"I’m a little bit big right now because I enjoyed myself during the holidays," Gomez said in an Instagram Live after the award show, adding, "But we don’t care," as she and her sister burst into laughter."