Ever since it first came out that the "Wizards of Waverly Place" star was going out with superstar Justin Bieber, audiences all over the world have focused their attention on her rocky relationship with the "Baby" singer - but will Selena Gomez's topless magazine cover leave the rumors behind?
It's a long-standing tradition that former Disney stars take a dip towards being racier when they're trying to get rid of their previous wholesome image, and it's something that even "Mary Poppins" star Julie Andrews did in her time, when starring in the Blake Edwards musical "Victor/Victoria" - now, following years of stars like Lindsay Lohan and Miley Cyrus coming out of their Disney shell, it's the turn for Selena Gomez's topless pictures to give the star her own place in adulthood.
According to Billboard, Selena Gomez's topless photo shoot with V Magazine, which saw the actress and singer provocatively showing off her naked back and side while wearing tall shorts, come a couple of years after the release of the raunchy film "Spring Breakers," in which she co-starred with James Franco and Vanessa Hudgens, in her first attempt to "shed" her Disney skin.
As Entertainment Tonight reports, although the Selena Gomez topless cover in V Magazine was what got all the attention, the magazine also featured a heartfelt interview with the actress in which she spoke about battling with depression and anxiety after the media madhouse that her on and off relationship with Justin Bieber eventually turned into.
With a few projects ahead, Selena Gomez's topless pictures might just serve the actress a different purpose other than letting go of her wholesome image: promoting upcoming movies like co-starring in James Franco's "In Dubious Battle."
According to The Daily Mail, though, Selena Gomez's topless shoot has become the subject of controversy as she has been thought to be made to look younger than her years, in a very Lolita-esque pose ... but that's for audiences to judge for themselves!
