Selena Gomez is defending Hailey Bieber amid their rumored feud.
On Friday, the Solely Murders within the Constructing actress appealed to her followers on social media, saying the mannequin has been “receiving dying threats” and asking them to cease directing “hateful negativity” towards her.
“Hailey Bieber reached out to me and let me know that she has been receiving dying threats and such hateful negativity,” Gomez wrote on Instagram.
She continued, “This isn’t what I stand for. Nobody ought to should expertise hate or bullying. I’ve at all times advocated for kindness and actually need this all to cease.”
For years now, there’s been drama between the 2 girls — Justin Bieber’s ex-girlfriend and his spouse. It stemmed from rumors that Hailey’s relationship with the pop star overlapped with Gomez’s. (Selena and Justin began courting in 2010, cut up in 2012, reunited in 2013, cut up in 2014 and obtained again collectively in late 2017 earlier than splitting for good in early 2018. Justin dated Hailey from 2014 to 2016 and reunited in 2018, marrying months later.) Hailey denied any overlap in an interview on the Name Her Daddy podcast in September. The next month, the ladies placed on a united entrance, posing collectively at an occasion.
Simply after we thought it was all behind us, like Justin’s drop crotch pants, earlier this 12 months the drama began simmering once more — and it is largely a TikTok factor. In January, Hailey posted a video together with her associates lip-syncing, “And I am not saying she deserved it, however God’s timing is at all times proper,” with followers speculating it was a pile-on after Gomez was body-shamed over trip images. Hailey denied she had ailing intent.
The following month, Gomez posted about by accident over-laminating her eyebrows. At some point later, Kylie Jenner posted a video of herself — and Hailey — on FaceTime displaying off their eyebrows with the phrases “this was an accident???” That was additionally interpreted as a dig at Gomez, however Jenner stated she meant “no shade in the direction of selena ever.” Gomez replied she was additionally a fan. Round that point, an previous clip of Justin and Hailey making enjoyable of Taylor Swift resurfaced and Gomez defended her greatest buddy. At that time, Gomez introduced she was taking a TikTok break, however earlier than she did, she favored a number of movies that referred to as out Hailey’s alleged bullying.
Gomez later returned to TikTok with a make-up tutorial. Within the feedback, she referred to as for her followers to “please, please be kinder and contemplate others psychological well being. My coronary heart has been heavy and I solely need good for everybody. All my love.” Nonetheless, the drama stored simmering. Some thought Justin was sending a message to Gomez together with his celebration favors (silver lighters inscribed with, “I am so grateful that I did not find yourself with what I assumed I wished”). When he carried out at Rolling Loud round that point, viewers members chanted, “F*** Hailey Bieber.” Now, weeks later, there’s contact between the events amid these dying threats towards Hailey.
In Hailey’s Name Her Daddy interview in September, she spoke of the vicious bullying by Gomez’s followers. Requested whether or not she or Justin had ever reached out to Gomez about intervening together with her followers, and calling for a cease to the harassment, she stated no.
“What I’ll say is that she has been on this trade for much longer than I’ve and possibly there’s one thing that she is aware of — prefer it would not repair something,” Hailey replied.
We’ll see if it is going to be fastened this time.
