Selena Gomez Defends '13 Reasons Why' From Backlash
by EG
Standing up for her work. Selena Gomez addressed the controversy surrounding her Netflix drama 13 Reasons Why amid claims that the show exploits and glamorizes teen suicide.
"We stayed very true to the book and that's initially what Jay Asher created, was a beautifully tragic, complicated yet suspenseful story, and I think that's what we wanted to do," the singer, 24, told the Associated Press, referencing the author of the 2007 young adult novel that the show is based on.
"We wanted to do it justice and, yeah, [the backlash is] going to come no matter what," added Gomez, who is an executive producer of the series. "It's not an easy subject to talk about, but I'm very fortunate with how it's doing."
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Selena Gomez has appeared recently in The Fundamentals of Caring on Netflix.