Date 09/10/2015 - News People
Selena Gomez has revealed she has lupus.
The 23-year-old opened up about battling the autoimmune disease nearly two years after initial reports emerged that she had been diagnosed.
Gomez told Billboard,
?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.?
The singer canceled the Asian and Australian leg of her Stars Dance tour in late 2013 and early 2014. Not long after that, Gomez entered treatment at Dawn at The Meadows recovery facility for ?emotional issues? and ?partying,? but not for substance abuse, her rep maintained, which many rumors suggested.
During that time, Gomez also underwent chemotherapy, and said she resented the addiction rumors.
