Selena Gomez post Taylor-Kimye drama: ‘I say things I don’t mean’

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Selena Gomez post Taylor-Kimye drama: ‘I say things I don’t mean’

Abdul Aziz Prastowo

The pop star also confessed after her concert in Indonesia that she felt 'unauthentic'

JAKARTA, Indonesia – For the first time during her Revival Tour, pop singer Selena Gomez said she felt “unathentic” after her concert in Jakarta.

On Saturday, July 23, Gomez performed before a packed crowd in the Indonesian capital two days after her 24th birthday.

But after her concert, Gomez posted a message on her Instagram, saying she didn’t feel like herself.


The note said, “Tonight I felt extremely unauthentic, unconnected to both my myself and my music. I’ve never really felt like my materials, wardrobe or a video could define me. I act on a moment and fear something that hasn’t happened.”

It went on: “I’m stagnant, I stay still and don’t just sit with myself first and ask, ‘Is this where I am, whole heartedly?’ I’ve always told the truth. I’m always true to my word, I’ve shown who I am but I need to rethink some areas of my life creatively and personally. Had to get that out.”

But Gomez clarified it had nothing to do with Indonesia or the crowd.

The note was captioned, “Not being negative about anything I’ve done. I’m grateful for every single moment I get here – Indonesia you were LOUD and clearly inspiring. Love you so much.”

‘I get stupid sometimes’

At the concert, Gomez was also emotional. Speaking to the crowd before her latest hit, Kill ’em with Kindness, Gomez shed some tears and told the crowd:

“The next song, before I go home, is a song that’s so important to me. Because I get really frustrated, I get stupid sometimes, I say things that I don’t mean. Or that come out wrong just because I care so badly.”

She went on, “But the thing is, at the end of the day, no war in anger was ever won. I do know that deep down in my heart that I have to believe that we can love each other and always be kind no matter what it takes in us. I believe that we can do that, no matter what.”

While Gomez did not specify any particular incident, Gomez’ emotional onstage statement comes after online backlash against her for defending her best friend Taylor Swift.

Earlier this week, Swift was caught in a feud with reality star Kim Kardashian, which took social media by storm.

Kardashian released video of Swift speaking to the former’s husband, Kanye West, over the phone, wherein she agrees to controversial lyrics about her in West’s newest album. Swift had earlier denied that the conversation took place.

After Kardashian released the video, the hashtag #KimExposedTaylorParty and #TaylorSwiftIsOverParty trended on Twitter, with many netizens expressing disappointment in Swift.

Gomez came to the defense of Swift on social media, something that netizens didn’t appreciate either.

Gomez tweeted, “There are more important things to talk about… Why can’t people use their voice for something that fucking matters?”

Hashtags #GoToSleepSelena and #SelenaIsOverParty trended soon after, with netizens bashing her for speaking up about the feud but not other social issues like gun control or racism.

Asked by a netizen why she hadn’t tweeted about #BlackLivesMatter or police brutality, Gomez replied in a tweet, “oh lol so that means if I hashtag something I save lives? No – I could give two fucks about ‘sides’. You don’t know what I do.”

Gomez has since deleted the tweet. – Rappler.com

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