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Selena Gomez
Selena Marie Gomez is an American actress, singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and producer. Gomez began her career as a child actress on the children's television series Barney & Friends (2002–2004), and emerged as a teen idol for her leading role as Alex Russo on the Disney Channel sitcom Wizards of Waverly Place (2007–2012). She signed with Hollywood Records in 2008 and formed the band Selena Gomez & the Scene, which released three albums: Kiss & Tell (2009), A Year Without Rain (2010), and When the Sun Goes Down (2011).
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“I was frustrated that my parents weren”
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lawcommentary.com: Selena Gomez and Wondermind Co-Founders Sued by Investors Over Alleged Fraud
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Men's Journal: Selena Gomez’s Legal Trouble Explained; Why the Actor Is Being Sued For Fraud
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facebook.com: Singer-actress Selena Gomez and two others are facing a lawsuit over allegations involving Wondermind, the mental health startup they launched in 2021. See comments section for the full story.
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sdpnoticias: Selena Gomez enfrenta demanda por presunto fraude en Wondermind
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Rolling Stone en Español: Acusan a Selena Gomez y a su madre de defraudar a inversores tras el colapso de una empresa de salud mental
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ABC10: Selena Gomez, Wondermind accused of fraud in investor lawsuit
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El Colombiano: Selena Gomez es demandada por presunto fraude en su startup de salud mental Wondermind
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El Universo: Selena Gómez enfrenta demanda por presunto fraude y promesas incumplidas
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ExpokNews: Selena Gomez, bajo la lupa: la demandan por presunto fraude en una startup de salud mental
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NBC News: Selena Gomez and her mother accused of fraud over their mental health company
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KTVU: Selena Gomez sued for fraud
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rockandpop.cl: Selena Gomez enfrenta millonaria demanda: Inversionistas aseguran haber sido engañados
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Telemundo 52: Acusan a Selena Gomez y su madre de fraude con empresa de salud mental
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La Patria 3.0: Inversores acusan a Selena Gomez de fraude por su startup Wondermind
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diariolasamericas.com: Inversionistas reclaman $1,2 millones a Selena Gomez por promesas de Wondermind
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N+: Selena Gomez Enfrenta Demanda por Presunto Fraude en su Empresa de Salud Mental
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Yahoo: Selena Gomez, Her Mother Sued For Alleged Fraud Over Mental Health Startup
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Global News: Selena Gomez accused of fraud by investors over mental health startup
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The New York Times: Lawsuit Accuses Selena Gomez of Defrauding Investors in Mental Health Site
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Revista Caras México: Selena Gomez y su mamá enfrentan una demanda por presunto fraude relacionado con su startup de salud mental
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Infobae: Selena Gomez y su madre son demandadas por fraude en su empresa de salud mental
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Yahoo: Selena Gomez y su madre son demandas por esta razón
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Reported claimRated The claim is false. The video is authentic but it was posted by Gomez in January 2025, showing her crying over the deportations by ICE amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. There is no credible evidence that the video was related to alleged infidelity by Blanco or a breakdown in their relationship. · DigitEye India
DigitEye India rated the claim “Video allegedly shows Selena Gomez crying during an Instagram Live following a cheating scandal involving her husband, Benny Blanco.” The claim is false. The video is authentic but it was posted by Gomez in January 2025, showing her crying over the deportations by ICE amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. There is no credible evidence that the video was related to alleged infidelity by Blanco or a breakdown in their relationship..
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Reported claimRated The claim is false. No verified evidence supports the assertion that Gomez was signaling for help. Additionally, the tattoo on Gomez's back is not a "crying rose.” It is a friendship tattoo of a rose inspired by her close friend Cara Delevingne who calls her “Rosebud.” · DigitEye India
DigitEye India rated the claim “Selena Gomez was sending a cry for help through a heart-shaped hairstyle that pointed to her rose tattoo, which was described as a "crying rose."” The claim is false. No verified evidence supports the assertion that Gomez was signaling for help. Additionally, the tattoo on Gomez's back is not a "crying rose.” It is a friendship tattoo of a rose inspired by her close friend Cara Delevingne who calls her “Rosebud.”.
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Released ep “Droplets”.
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Was included on Forbes' Self-Made 250 list
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Published video “Selena Gomez - In The Dark (Behind The Scenes)”.
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Published video “A little behind the scenes look at the ‘In The Dark’ music video 🤍 #InTheDark”.
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Published video “‘In The Dark’ is out now. This is just a little nostalgia droplet and I hope you love it. 🖤”.
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Published video “Selena Gomez - In The Dark (Official Music Video)”.
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Published video “Selena Gomez - Sober (Official Audio)”.
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Published video “Selena Gomez - Good For You (Official Audio) ft. A$AP Rocky”.
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Published video “Selena Gomez - Camouflage (Official Audio)”.
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Published video “Selena Gomez - Body Heat (Official Audio)”.
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Published video “Selena Gomez - Rise (Official Audio)”.
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Published video “Selena Gomez - Hands To Myself (Official Audio)”.
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Released album “I Said I Love You First”.
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USA Today rated the claim “Image shows Trump post addressing video from Selena Gomez about deportation” Altered.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Trump Called Selena Gomez 'Third Amigo' In Truth Social Post” Fake Post.
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With Rare Eau de Parfum and expanded to Ulta Beauty stores in the US in 2026
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They married on September 27, 2025, in Santa Barbara, California.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Selena Gomez died in December 2024” Still Alive.
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Awarded Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actress for Emilia Pérez (2024).
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Awarded Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in Villa Albertine (2024).
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In September 2024, Gomez revealed her inability to have children naturally due to her health issues, and mentioned wanting to explore either surrogacy or adoption in the future.
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Was also appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture, and received the Equity in Entertainment Award at The Hollywood Reporter's Women in Entertainment gala
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Gomez announced their engagement on December 11, 2024.
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Snopes.com rated the claim “Singer Selena Gomez "made disgusted faces" and covered her ears while watching Olivia Rodrigo's performance at the 2023 Video Music Awards.” Miscaptioned.
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fact checker rated the claim “The photo showing Selena Gomez at the 2023 MET Gala is AI-generated.” misleading.
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Amid the Gaza war, Gomez and Rare Beauty announced donations to Magen David Adom and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society to support urgent care efforts, as well as to UNICEF to provide medical relief and resources to ch
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Regained her status as the most-followed woman on the platform
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An increase of approximately 50 percent from 2022
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She began dating record producer Benny Blanco in June 2023 and publicly confirmed their relationship that December.
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Alex Morris of Rolling Stone wrote that authenticity and openness about personal struggles had become central to Gomez's appeal
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And 2023, and partnered with Mondelez International in 2025 to release a limited-edition Oreo cookie inspired by horchata
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In October 2022, Gomez canceled an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon after testing positive for COVID-19.
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Valuing the pre-revenue startup at US$100 million, and Gomez was included in Inc
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Released album “Love You Like a Love Song and More”.
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Released ep “Selfish Love EP”.
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Released ep “Revelación”.
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Released a capsule collection with swimwear brand La'Mariette and co-founded the mental health media platform Wondermind
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Gomez described herself as spiritual rather than religious, said that she had been a Christian "for a while", and had read The Purpose Driven Life by evangelical Christian pastor Rick Warren three times
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Also signed an open letter urging G7 nations to increase vaccine donations through the COVAX initiative
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Released ep “Selena x Votes”.
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Awarded Leading Ladies of Entertainment (2020).
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Released album “Rare”.
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Also executive produced two films: the teen comedy-drama This Is the Year, and the romantic comedy The Broken Hearts Gallery; the latter received positive reviews from critics
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In conjunction with the launch of her cosmetics company Rare Beauty, Gomez founded the Rare Impact Fund, which aims to raise US$100 million over ten years to expand access to youth mental health services and education
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And received the Arts Award from the Hispanic Heritage Foundation the same year
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Gomez became an investor and partner in Serendipity Brands, collaborating on a flavor released in conjunction with her single "Ice Cream" with Blackpink, and later became a co-owner of the company
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Urged Facebook executives Mark Zuckerberg and Sheryl Sandberg to address hate speech and misinformation on their platforms, reiterating her concerns following the January 6 US Capitol attack
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In a 2020 interview with NPR, Gomez mentioned experiencing emotional abuse during her relationship with Bieber.
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Gomez featured on Julia Michaels's "Anxiety", and "I Can't Get Enough" with Benny Blanco, Tainy and J Balvin
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And was honored by the Stanford Healthcare Innovation Lab and the Ruderman Family Foundation in 2022
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Became a co-chair of Michelle Obama's nonpartisan organization When We All Vote, and in 2020 joined the Voto Latino Foundation's Impact Council as a co-chair
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Reported net worth: $50M (as of 2018).
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Revealed that she had been volunteering with A21, an anti-human trafficking organization
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Awarded Los Premios 40 Principales for Best International Video for It Ain't Me (2017).
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Expressed discomfort with the term "religion", emphasizing instead her faith and personal relationship with God
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Partnered with the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California to establish the Selena Gomez Fund for Lupus Research; Puma later donated US$100,000 from the proceeds of its collaboration with Gom
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And later expanding into ready-to-wear apparel
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Contributed a "love letter" to Billboard's "30 Days of Pride" initiative
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Opposed the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, participated in the 2018 March for Our Lives in support of gun reform, and voiced support for abortion rights following the 2019 Al
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Became a brand ambassador and collaborator for Puma, contributing to footwear and apparel collections
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Awarded American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist (2016).
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While Time included her on its annual list of the 100 most influential people in 2020
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Performed her song “Nobody” at a Hillsong Young & Free concert in Los Angeles and later said that its lyrics referred to God
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David Amsden of W described Gomez as "the most popular girl in America", writing that she "embodies a particular strain of American fame: you know who she is without quite knowing who she is"
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Gomez continued promoting Revival, appearing as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live
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Became the most followed person on Instagram, and the first person to reach 100 million followers on the platform, a milestone later recognized by Time in its Firsts series, "Women Who Are Changing the World"
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Released ep “Same Old Love (remixes)”.
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Released album “Revival”.
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That she was diagnosed with lupus and underwent chemotherapy, leading her to cancel tour dates in 2013
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Released ep “For You EP”.
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Became the face of Pantene's "Strong Is Beautiful" campaign
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Justin Bieber said that much of the inspiration for his album Purpose came from his relationship with Gomez
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Released album “For You”.
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Awarded MuchMusic Video Award for Peoples Choice: Favourite International Video (2014).
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Gomez had a supporting role in the drama Rudderless, the directorial debut of William H
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Released ep “Slow Down (remixes)”.
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Released album “Stars Dance”.
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Awarded MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video for Come & Get It (2013).
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Starred opposite Ethan Hawke in the action thriller Getaway, playing a young hacker
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Hadley Freeman of The Guardian said that Gomez had navigated the transition beyond her Disney image more successfully than some of her peers, while noting that the association could still hinder efforts to be taken serio
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Followed by the fragrance Vivamore and a nail polish collection with Nicole by OPI in 2013
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Gomez was diagnosed with a form of lupus erythematosus sometime between 2012 and early 2014.
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Starred in the romantic comedy Monte Carlo, playing dual roles as Grace and her lookalike, British heiress Cordelia Winthrop-Scott, alongside Leighton Meester and Katie Cassidy
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Billboard described Gomez as the "Internet queen of Disney" and highlighted her influence on social media, while The Guardian dubbed her the "Tween Queen" and noted her visibility as a Disney star across television, film
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She was in a highly publicized, on-again, off-again relationship with singer Justin Bieber between 2010 and 2018.
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But later expressed respect for what it represented
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Released ep “Another Cinderella Story”.
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She briefly dated actor Taylor Lautner during 2009.
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Appearing in Sonny with a Chance and the crossover event Wizards on Deck with Hannah Montana
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Gomez appeared in advertising campaigns for Sears and Borden Milk
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Became an ambassador for DoSomething, and participated in Disney's Friends for Change campaign, recording the charity single "Send It On" with Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, and the Jonas Brothers
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And formed the band Selena Gomez & the Scene, which released three albums: Kiss & Tell (2009), A Year Without Rain (2010), and When the Sun Goes Down (2011)
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Gomez had a minor voice role in the animated film Horton Hears a Who
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Career landmark: UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador (2008).
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Narrated the documentary Girl Rising (2013), which promoted girls' education worldwide, and hosted several We Day events between 2014 and 2017
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Began her acting career on the children's television series Barney & Friends
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Born 1992-07-22.
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In Grand Prairie, Texas, a suburb of Dallas
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Awarded 2014 Teen Choice Awards.
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Awarded 2012 Teen Choice Awards.
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Awarded 2011 Teen Choice Awards.
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Awarded 2013 Teen Choice Awards.
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Awarded 2009 Teen Choice Awards.
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Awarded 2010 Teen Choice Awards.
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Career landmark: Participated in Ice Bucket Challenge (tournament / event).
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