The reality is straightforward: the cover was a fake, and Selena Gomez quickly and definitively distanced herself from it. Any lingering confusion is largely due to the coincidence of the fake cover surfacing around the same time as her mature role in "Spring Breakers" and a separate party invitation from the magazine.
Several reasons could have contributed to the "fix" of the Playboy magazine cover: selena gomez playboy magazine march 2013 fix
Because of this sudden, mature shift in her public persona, gossip blogs and internet trolls capitalized on the media frenzy. A series of began circulating online. These fakes superimposed Gomez’s face onto the bodies of models from the actual March 2013 issue of Playboy , creating a convincing hoax that fooled millions of fans. Dispelling the Myth: Did She Ever Pose for Playboy? The reality is straightforward: the cover was a