Is Selena Gomez Lying About Lupus? Rumors Claim She’s In Rehab After Cheating With Zayn Malik

Selena Gomez announced she was canceling the remainder of her tour last week and for days, rumors have been swirling in regard to her possible drug use and relationship with Zayn Malik.

According to a new report, Selena Gomez may be trying to pin her personal problems on her illness as she steps away from her career duties for an undisclosed amount of time. In fact, one particular outlet has claimed Gomez is “full of s***” after hearing her statement to fans.

“It is terrible that [Selena Gomez] has Lupus,” an insider told Radar Online, according to a report by the Hollywood Gossip on September 2, “but she is using this as an excuse for everything lately.”

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— HollywoodLife (@HollywoodLife) September 5, 2016

As the Hollywood Gossip explained, Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease occurring when the body’s immune system attacks its organs and tissues.

Throughout the past couple of years, Selena Gomez’s battle with the illness has been well documented but at this point, the outlet noted, it is unclear whether it has anything to do with her current struggles.

“The truth is that [Selena Gomez] is just a mess right now,” the Radar Online source added. “She’s been feeling completely alone lately.”

The outlet went on to reveal that Selena Gomez began swirling out of control with drug abuse after the recent murder of Christina Grimmie and ultimately ended up in rehab after her family staged an intervention. The Hollywood Gossip also claimed Selena Gomez had gone to rehab in 2014. However, after completing her time at the unnamed facility, Gomez said she had taken time off to treat Lupus, not an addiction to drugs or alcohol.

Selena Gomez has also credited the illness for her latest career break and told People Magazine last week that the disease caused her to suffer from anxiety and depression. Still, rumors regarding her alleged drug use, pill use, and family intervention continue to swirl as she remains far away from the public eye.

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— Cosmopolitan (@Cosmopolitan) September 4, 2016

In other Selena Gomez news, the 24-year-old singer was recently linked to Zayn Malik.

In mid-August, as she feuded with Justin Bieber online, Selena Gomez’s ex-boyfriend suggested that she had slept with Malik during their relationship years ago after she told fans he cheated on her multiple times. Although it is unclear if there is any truth to what Bieber said, the allegation certainly came as a shock to many fans — especially considering the report came around the same time that Malik was accused of cheating on his current girlfriend, Gigi Hadid.

Despite the many rumors surrounding Selena Gomez and her possible trip to rehab, a source insisted to People Magazine last week that her issues were not at all related to any substances.

The break is “absolutely not related to alcohol or substance abuse” and was prompted after Selena Gomez “hadn’t felt like herself,” the magazine’s source explained.

“[Selena Gomez] decided to clear her calendar for the year in order to have this be her priority for future happiness and didn’t want to leave any promoters at bay,” said the source. “She feels relieved that she can now make more sense of why she was feeling the way she was and is optimistic about the future.”

Selena Gomez has not yet commented on the ongoing rumors of alcohol and drug use, nor has she said a thing about Bieber’s allegation regarding her alleged romance with former One Direction singer Zayn Malik.

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