--- description: But not for substance abuse title: Selena Gomez's Secret Rehab Stint image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde6ff9f1c7decc08/6986823ed0b6f237f3302e3e/selena-gomez-rehab-getaway-premiere.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Selena Gomez Secretly Went to Rehab for Two Weeks by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 5, 2014 3:51 PM CUT  Actress/singer Selena Gomez arrives at the premiere of "Getaway" at the Regency Village Theater on Aug. 26, 2013 in Los Angeles. Actress/singer Selena Gomez arrives at the premiere of "Getaway" at the Regency Village Theater on Aug. 26, 2013 in Los Angeles.Jordan Strauss—Invision/AP by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Feb 5, 2014 3:51 PM CUT Actress and singer Selena Gomez secretly checked into an Arizona rehab facility for the first two weeks of January after canceling the Australian leg of her tour. “Selena voluntarily spent time at Meadows but not for substance abuse,” [Gomez’s rep told _People_](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20783560,00.html "undefined"). But [RadarOnline](http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2014/02/selena-gomez-secret-stint-in-rehab-revealed/ "undefined"), who first reported the story, alleges that the _Spring Break_ star’s hard-partying habits had friends and family worried. Gomez, 21, canceled part of her Stars Dance concert in December, [stating](http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20769133,00.html "undefined"): “It has become clear to me and those close to me that after many years putting my work first, I need to spend some time on myself in order to be the best person I can be.” Gomez’s on-again-off-again boyfriend Justin Bieber has recently made [headlines for a series of run-ins with police,](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/01/30/oh-baby-baby-baby-the-dramatic-downward-spiral-of-justin-bieber/ "undefined") including a DUI. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5583/selena-gomez-secret-rehab-stint/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5583/selena-gomez-secret-rehab-stint/"},"headline":"Selena Gomez Secretly Went to Rehab for Two Weeks","datePublished":"2014-02-05T15:51:08.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:20:21.565Z","description":"But not for substance abuse","url":"https://time.com/5583/selena-gomez-secret-rehab-stint/","keywords":["celebrities","Justin Bieber","Rehab","Selena Gomez"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde6ff9f1c7decc08/6986823ed0b6f237f3302e3e/selena-gomez-rehab-getaway-premiere.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde6ff9f1c7decc08/6986823ed0b6f237f3302e3e/selena-gomez-rehab-getaway-premiere.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Actress/singer Selena Gomez arrives at the premiere of \"Getaway\" at the Regency Village Theater on Aug. 26, 2013 in Los Angeles.","caption":"Actress/singer Selena Gomez arrives at the premiere of \"Getaway\" at the Regency Village Theater on Aug. 26, 2013 in Los Angeles.","creditText":"Jordan Strauss—Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5583/selena-gomez-secret-rehab-stint/","name":"Selena Gomez Secretly Went to Rehab for Two Weeks"}}]}] ```