Selena Gomez fires back at fan obsession with "It Girl" era and Justin Bieber romance

Los Angeles, California - Selena Gomez has shut down fan obsession with her so-called "It Girl" era as she reveals she was "so depressed" at the time.

Selena Gomez has shut down fan obsession with her so-called "It Girl" era in the mid-2010s as she reveals she was "so depressed" at the time.
Selena Gomez has shut down fan obsession with her so-called "It Girl" era in the mid-2010s as she reveals she was "so depressed" at the time.  © Collage: IMAGO / PA Images & Mike Coppola / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

The 32-year-old has been in the limelight for nearly two decades now thanks to her rapid rise to fame on the Disney Channel.

In the mid-2010s, Selena was a tabloid staple amid her romance with pop star Justin Bieber, which continued on and off until 2018.

Many fans haven't let go of the "Jelena" fantasy, despite both A-listers moving on to new relationships.

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But Selena fired back at the repeated romanticization of this time by commenting on a fancam of herself in 2015 set to one of Justin's songs.

"she would never date benny blanco," the on-screen text reads, referring to the Rare Beauty founder's current beau.

The caption took things even further as the TikToker claimed, "I know and so do you that at the time she would never have gotten engaged to Benny, she was in her IT GIRL era."

For the record, Selena and Benny, who have been together for about a year now, are not engaged, but the two have candidly spoken about their hopes for such a future.

The clip, which has been viewed over 12 million times on the platform, evidently came onto Selena's radar, and the star commented: "Kinda makes me laugh because I was so depressed back then, lol."

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Selena Gomez (r.) dated Justin Bieber on and off for eight years before the pop star wed Hailey Baldwin (l.) in 2018.
Selena Gomez (r.) dated Justin Bieber on and off for eight years before the pop star wed Hailey Baldwin (l.) in 2018.  © Collage: IMAGO / MediaPunch & Christopher Polk / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP

Selena is clearly quite content in her current romance with the 36-year-old music producer, and she even told fans that he's "better than anyone I've ever been with."

Still, the Single Soon artist hasn't been able to escape fans' romanticization of her relationship with Justin, and the obsession has even led many to pit her against the 30-year-old's current wife, Hailey Bieber.

The model just recently opened up about the constant scrutiny of her marriage, admitting, "It doesn't actually ever hurt any less."

Hailey and Justin, who wed shortly after the Baby singer's final split from Selena in 2018, are currently expecting their first child together.

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