Anguished father blames Selena Gomez for daughter’s suicide

Selena Gomez has been accused of the suicide of a teenager by a father who thinks that the singer is behind her death.

John Herndon claims that his 15-year-old daughter Bella committed suicide after binge watching the show ’13 Reasons Why’. Since Selena Gomez is an executive producer on the show as long with her mother Mandy Teefey, Herndon blames them for his daughter’s untimely demise.

The show revolves around a teenager who kills herself and leaves behind a series of tapes explaining why she committed suicide. This is not the first time the show has come under criticism, as many concerned parents say that it can give out the wrong message to troubled teens.

Herndon and his wife discovered their daughter hanging in her closet on April 18. They immediately took her down and rushed her to the hospital but she passed away 10 days later.

According to the father, Bella was a straight-A student but she was bullied at school due to which she became disturbed. He said that the show acted as a trigger for her and she took her own life.

“I’m still completely disgusted,” the Livemore, California, said. “Selena makes me sick. She is an extremely disturbed individual to think that this show has any kind of redeeming social value at all.”

“Remember that there are teens out there that are in a little darker place and these could be your friends, your sisters,” he says. “Selena and Netflix need to understand that not everybody’s going to understand this very well. For some people who are battling with depression, this could catch them at the wrong time, creating what is called the trigger event.”

Herndon said that despite his pleas, the show is still continuing with its second season which means that no one is taking them seriously. He said that if other parents are willing to join hands, he is ready to sue Gomez and Netflix.

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