Started opening up as people were taking my narrative away from me: Gomez

Singer Selena Gomez says she decided to take control of her narrative following the close media scrutiny that made her a tabloid fodder.

The 27-year-old star, who is the fifth most followed person on Instagram with 173 million fans, said a lot of what was being said about her in the media was not true.

This is why she decided to be open about her mental and physical health, the singer-actor told Amy Schumer for Interview magazine's latest cover story.

"My intention was never to become a tabloid. So when things kind of happened that way, it got out of control. And then I was like, 'Wait, none of this is true', Gomez, who shot to fame at the age of 15 with Disney Channel's 'The Wizard of Waverly Place', said.

Gomez said the way the media has sometimes tried to explain things has made it sound really bad."
"That's why I think I'm OK with the magnitude. I mean, I'm not really OK with it but I'm going to say that I am because it's worth it. I know that I'm making someone somewhere feel good, or feel understood or heard, and that's worth it for me."