Selena Cancels Tour To 'Spend Time On Myself'

Selena Gomez has canceled the Asian and Australian legs of her tour, saying that she's needs some time for herself.

Canceling 13 shows on her Stars Dance tour, she explained her reasoning for backing out in a statement to Live Nation: "My fans are so important to me and I would never want to disappoint them. “But it has become clear to me and those close to me that after many years of putting my work first, I need to spend some time on myself in order to be the best person I can be. To my fans, I sincerely apologize and I hope you guys know how much each and every one of you mean to me."

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Gomez, 21, was to begin this leg of her tour mid-January, hitting up five cities in Australia as well as performances in Japan, China, Malaysia, Singapore and the Philippine