Former Disney starlet Selena Gomez has criticised New Zealand rising star Lorde for slamming her, among other female solo artists, so publicly because it sends a negative message to fans. 

Lorde recently told Rolling Stone magazine that the single 'Come & Get It' boasted an anti-feminist message, which angered her, and Gomez has now opened up about the strange criticism.

During a new interview with Boston's The Kane Show, the beauty explained that she's taking Lorde's remarks with a pinch of salt because the singer is only 16-years-old and she has a lot of maturing to do: "There are two different kinds of criticism. There are the people that hide behind a computer and want to say endless amount of things but never say it to your face, and then obviously there are the vocal ones."

"I appreciate everybody’s opinion, especially because I’ve covered her music lots of times. I think she [Lorde] is super talented and I think it’s awesome. But I think at the same time that feminism and that specific thing is very sensitive because in my opinion it’s not feminism if you’re tearing down another artist."

Gomez added that she won't take the 'Royals' singer's comments to heart, adding:

"So that’s the only thing that I feel but you know, she’s young, she’s got so much talent, she’s gonna take over, she gets it, so I don’t take it to heart."