WEB DESK: RadarOnline.com exclusively reveal that Selena Gomez was forced to check into rehab after it became clear she was still reeling from the tragic murder of her close friend Christina Grimmie.
A source close to Gomez said the singer “began spiraling†after Grimmie was killed by a crazed fan in Orlando on June 10 and she was doing what she could to numb herself.
“I don’t really understand how this really happened,†Gomez told fans in tears during a concert shortly after 22-year-old Grimmie’s death.
“Selena wasn’t the same after that,†the insider told Radar. “She was definitely depressed — it was obvious.â€
As Radar exclusively reported, Gomez put her Revival Tour, which still had dozens of concert dates left, on hold Tuesday, after a desperate intervention from family members concerned about her escalating drug use.
According to the source, Gomez, 24, was taking a cocktail of “Lunesta, Ambien, Klonopin and Xanax. Not all at once. And more ‘recreational’ than any one thing specifically.â€
While Gomez’s rep did not respond to Radar’s request for comment,
this isn’t her first time in rehab.