Selena Gomez's 'Lolita-style' topless magazine shoot branded 'disturbing' as 22-year-old singer is made to look younger than her years
She's been hell bent on transforming her image over the past few years.
But Selena Gomez's latest risque photoshoot for V Magazine has made many fans online uncomfortable - and not just because she's topless.
The 22-year-old's revealing shoot has been branded as reminiscent of Lolita with many fans calling it inappropriate as they believe she has been purposely made to look younger than her years.
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Online furor: Selena Gomez's topless V Magazine shoot has many Twitter fans calling foul as they compared it to Lolita, believing the star had been made to look younger than her 22 years
The actress and singer's appearance and costuming came under scrutiny on Tuesday, with one fan summing up the general consensus: 'How disturbing is @selenagomez' topless shoot for @vmagazine?
'She looks like an absolute 12-year-old. What is up with that make up?'
The star poses in nothing but booty shorts as she cups her breasts with her hands while wearing large Eighties-inspired hoop earrings on the cover of the glossy magazine.
Disturbing: The shoot caused furor online as fans slammed the shoot
The actress and singer's appearance and costuming came under scrutiny, with one fan summing up the general consensus: 'She looks like an absolute 12-year-old. What is up with that make up?'
Selena's brunette curls flow voluminously over her bare torso as a single red polka dot bow - perhaps a nod to her former life as a Disney princess - is clipped to the side of her head.
The girlish appearance had another commenter on Twitter write: 'Can't tell [if] that Selena Gomez V cover has Lolita written all over it or is it just because she has a baby face?'
While another wrote: 'Selena Gomez's sexy Lolita V photos are making us a little uncomfortable.'
Upset: Many fans found the shoot uncomfortable and inappropriate
One commenter simply wrote: 'She looks like a child!'
One commenter simply stated: 'Ummm,,.this is beyond creepy. Not only does she look 12, they styled her like a 12 year old. The hat and the little bows on her hair while topless, not okay.'
And the criticisms went beyond just gut reactions as some commenters questioned the logic of the star's PR team: 'really uncomfortable viewing... just plain weird... she looks like a child dressing up like a child... i.e. is she meant to be a cowgirl? Just bizarre that anyone in her PR team would look at this and go... "yep good photos"'.
A Twitter feed dedicated to the star called SelenaGomezWatch wrote that the shoot had been unanimously branded as 'disturbing' due to her childish appearance.
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The girlish appearance had another commenter on Twitter write: 'Can't tell [if] that Selena Gomez V cover has Lolita written all over it or is it just because she has a baby face?'
Accompanying the controversial shoot was an interview with Selena conducted by her former onscreen tormentor James Franco (Spring Breakers).
When it came to the subject of Justin Bieber things sounded like they were over for the two lovebirds: 'I was 18 years old, and it was my first love.
'The older I get, I'm guarding certain things more. After being put through the scrutiny, I understand what it is.'
Reunion: Accompanying the controversial shoot was an interview with Selena conducted by her former onscreen mentor James Franco (Spring Breakers), pictured with Rachel Korine, Ashley Benson and Vanessa Hudgens
'When you're young and you're being told so many different things…it almost felt like all we had was each other, like the world was against us, in a way,' she continued.
'It was really weird but it was incredible. I would never take it back in a million years. You live and you learn, you know?'
Selena's issue of V Magazine hits newsstands on February 26.
The topic of discussion: Selena talked about her relationship with Justin Bieber, pictured in 2012 at a LA basketball game
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