Selena Gomez’s mom Mandy Teefey is addressing the controversy surrounding Stefano Gabbana’s recent social media commentcalling the pop star “ugly.”
Instead, the producer explained the best strategy can be to just “disappear for a while and realize that’s their issue.”
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Teefey also opened up about what her 25-year-old daughter does when herbattle with lupustakes a toll on her mood and mental state.
“She takes a break,” Gomez’s mother remarked, adding that the “Wolves” singer “even disappears from me and family” sometimes.
“She goes and does yoga, does retreats, [and] goes hiking,” Teefey explained, pointing out that one of the added difficulties is that some people question whether her daughter really suffers from the disease.
Dismissing the doubters, the producer remarked, “We’re not going to make up an illness.”
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While addressing the constant speculation surrounding her daughter’s love life, Teefey joked that whenever she hears her daughter is dating someone new she asks, “Oh wow, is it working out?”
“You never know,” she continued, adding that sometimes it’s best to take the gossip with a “grain of salt.”
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Opening up about the kind of guy she’d like to see her daughter with, Teefey revealed there are three qualities she’s looking for.
“A sense of humor,” she began, adding that her daughter’s beau should also be “family-oriented” and “someone who truly understands the life that she lives.”
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“I empathize with her a lot because could you imagine trying to find someone who isn’t in this business that understands, they’re gonna read she’s cheating every five minutes on them? That’s a special person,” she explained.
Continuing, she remarked, “I want them to care about her and not the fame and not trying to sell things or become something.”
source: people.com
