Selena Gomez and the Danger of Misogynistic Celebrity Culture
In January of 2014, Selena Gomez checked herself into the Meadows, a rehabilitation center in Arizona. It's a popular spot amongst the rich, famous and powerful: Tiger Woods checked himself into the Meadows in 2010 for sex addiction. Five years earlier, supermodel Kate Moss stayed at the center to overcome her cocaine abuse, as did Donatella Versace the year prior. It's the kind of place that promises the ultimate in luxury and treatment.
When Gomez checked into the center, she offered no explanation. The media was quick to assume drugs, alcohol, all various degrees of self-harm and partying. More often than not, a broken heart over former fling Justin Bieber entered the conversation. The headlines are laughably degrading: "Selena Gomez Secretly Went To Rehab! And When You Hear The Reason Why, You'll Be Glad She's Rid Of Justin Bieber!" via Perez Hilton, "Selena Gomez—Secret Rehab Stint For Exhaustion; Disney Starlet Partied With Drugs & Booze" courtesy of Radar Online.
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