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Watch Selena Gomez's emotional AMAs acceptance speech

Selena Gomez accept the award favorite female artist pop/rock at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
Selena Gomez accept the award favorite female artist pop/rock at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP)
By Michelle Ewing
Nov 21, 2016

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