Selena Gomez Taking Break From Social Media As Her 'Heart Breaks'

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Selena Gomez is staying offline for a bit. The Only Murders in the Building star took to Instagram Stories on Monday to explain why she has remained silent on social media and not commented on the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict as some other celebrities have done over the past few weeks.

For Selena it isn’t so easy. She says she’s needed to take a break — explaining her “heart breaks to see all the horror, hate, violence and terror that’s going on in the world”: Although she condemned the violence happening at this time, many people were not satisfied with what she had to say.

Her statement was actually met with a lot of online criticism, with some bashing her for being selectively outspoken and taking a “neutral” stance on the conflict.

Others slammed her for saying a post wouldn’t “change the world” — when she currently has over 430 million followers on IG. So it’s safe to say a good amount of social media users weren’t thrilled with her comments… Related: Bella Hadid Breaks Silence On Israel-Palestine Conflict In a follow-up post, Selena shared a black-and-white picture of her younger sister Gracie and added: It’s unclear if this was in response to folks saying she wasn’t doing anything.