Selena Gomez hit back at a young lady for bullying her on Instagram .
The singer-actress' hater, who goes under the name of Official.Kerry, left a horrible comment on one of her photos saying that she wished the brunette beauty and her family "burn in hell with cancer," MTV News Australia reported.
Being a high-profile celebrity, Gomez is no stranger to bad comments. However, the downright insensitivity of the commenter has forced the 21-year-old former Disney Channel star to publicly lash back.
Instead of reacting in an unpleasant way, the "Come & Get It" hitmaker managed to compose a strong yet thoughtful response to the fan, whose profile has since been deleted.
"The comment you left about cancer was absurd. How distasteful of a young woman. I have gone through that battle with fans and family members," read a screenshot she shared with her 10.8 million Instagram followers.
"You can dislike someone but to wish something that could happen to you or your family is uncalled for sweetheart," she continued. "You won't be winning 'anyone's' heart that way. Trust me. Educate yourself a tad more. God bless love. Be an amazing woman. You're beautiful."
"Honestly, I don't speak up much because it's simply *always* taken out of context. But I don't take bullying well. I have seen too much to not say anything," the "Spring Breakers" star captioned the screenshot.
Gomez's message to her hater earned her nods from fans.
"That was a set well example! If someone said that to me I don't think I could ever be that kind back. Your (sic) legit an angel @selenagomez," a fan wrote, according to AceShowbiz.
Another one commented, "@selenagomez you are the strongest, most beautiful and most inspirational person ever, keep being perfect love from Canada."
As of writing, Gomez's post has already been liked by 474,000 Instagram users.
Gomez is one of the millions that are victims of cyber bullying. Being a celebrity, her case made headlines. However, there are many that suffer in silence because they don't have the stardom and hundred million fans to support them.
According to a 2013 Buzzfeed report, more than 9 teenage deaths were linked to cyber bullying. A recent study revealed startling news wherein 1 in 4 secondary students admitted to cyber bullying and 1 in 5 primary school students said they were victims of such bullying.
