Selena Gomez Confirms Lupus Diagnosis

Back at the end of 2013, several rumors began to surface when pop star Selena Gomez cancelled the Australian and Asia legs of her “Star Dance Tour” just a few weeks shy of the tour kicking off. At the time, the rumors ranged from it having to do with her off-again-on-again boyfriend Justin Bieber to her battling Lupus, an autoimmune disease that attacks the tissues and organs which leaves the person tired, depressed, and achy.

Now, several years and a brand new album later, Gomez has revealed in a recent interview with Billboard that the rumors of her battling Lupus were true. “I was diagnosed with Lupus, and I’ve been through chemotherapy. That’s what my break was really about. I could’ve had a stroke,” Gomez said.

Around the same time that the Lupus rumors began, others started that the cancellation of the tour happened because she had entered a rehab center. “I wanted so badly to say, ‘You guys have no idea. I’m in chemotherapy. You’re a–holes.’ I locked myself away until I was confident and comfortable again,” she told the publication.

At the time of the cancellation, Gomez’s management never responded to the Lupus rumor. Instead, the management team and Live Nation claimed that she needed a break from her non-stop touring schedule.

But that didn’t stop a supposed “close friend” of the singer’s from “confirming” to the Hollywood Life short after that she did indeed suffer from Lupus, According to the “source,” Gomez wanted to keep it a secret from everyone because she was embarrassed.

“Selena will not be happy that this is out there, she really wanted to keep this to herself,” the source said to HollywoodLife.com. “She doesn’t want it to affect people’s opinions of her and what she’s capable of. This is her own personal business and she wants to keep it that way.”

“She is embarrassed by it,” the source continued. “But her family and friends always tell her that they love her just the same.”

But things are beginning to look up for the pop star. Her new album, Revival, is scheduled to be released this Friday (Oct. 9) which features hit singles “Good For You” and “Same Old Love.” In support of the new music, she will also head out on the “Revival Tour” which she announced on social media last week. The tour will first hit North America before hoping across the pond.

Selena Gomez Battling Lupus?

Selena Gomez might have actually had some real reason to cancel her tour just a few weeks before it was supposed to begin in other parts of the world. Reports have surfaced today that the former Disney Channel star suffers from Lupus, an autoimmune disease that attacks the tissues and organs which leaves the person tired, depressed and achy.

When Gomez had initially announced that the upcoming Asian and Australian legs of her Star Dance Tour had been cancelled, many outlets started to speculate what would be the reason behind the sudden cancellation. Some reports were claiming that it had something to do with her former beau, Justin Bieber and others had begun to claim that she was heading into rehab for some unknown reasons.

In the end, Gomez’s people and LiveNation had announced that the real reason behind her sudden cancellation was that she needed a break from her non-stop touring schedule; just a little bit of “me” time.

While several gossip site are claiming that these rumors are in fact true, Gomez nor her representatives have confirmed if the Lupus stories are actually true. A supposed “close friend” of the singer’s “confirmed” that she in fact does have the disease and as to why she had chosen to keep it a secret from her fans.

“Selena will not be happy that this is out there, she really wanted to keep this to herself,” the source said exclusively to HollywoodLife.com. “She doesn’t want it to effect people’s opinions of her and what she’s capable of. This is her own personal business and she wants to keep it that way.”

“She is embarrassed by it,” the source continued. “But her family and friends always tell her that they love her just the same.”

In the end, if the Lupus rumor does in fact end up being confirmed by her people, there would be no reason for the singer to be embarrassed by her health. She stood by her friend Demi Lovato when she was in rehab for a year and even had called out people on Instagram who bully others; we’re pretty sure her fans would stick it out with her.

What do you guys think, in the event that it is true?