Update: Mert has since removed the photo from Instagram, but thankfully the Internet is forever.
There's no denying that Selena Gomez is feeling herself and the proof is all over Instagram.
After photos of her kissing The Weeknd went viral on Wednesday (January 11), famed photographer Mert Alas shared a behind-the-scenes picture of Gomez posing in a gold thong and it's just as racy as you would imagine. Wearing large gold hoops, the starlet puts her tattoo and that rear on display as she covers her topless self with a white towel. As for Alas, he captioned the shot "Beauty and the Beast." Take a look at the photo below!
It comes just months after Gomez took to the American Music Awards, where she delivered a heartfelt speech and called the superficial levels of social media. "I don’t want to see your bodies on Instagram. I want to see what’s in here," she told viewers, holding her chest. In all fairness, she didn't say anything about showing off her own body.
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