If you don’t use TikTok, you’ve actually done a lot of things right in life. But he also misses the drama about Hailey Bieber, Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber — and it is juicy like it hasn’t been for a long time. But don’t worry, here’s one deep dive in the spectacle, which has been dragging on for years.
For all the Boomers: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are the Gen-Z and millennial counterparts of Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt. And for anyone who lives beyond the moon in pop culture: the two stars had a very intense on and off relationship from 2010 to 2018. So intense that Justin got a tattoo of Selena as an angel on his arm.
Dealing with the drama from her love life Elena (the couple’s ship name) featured frequently in their music, drawing further attention to their relationship. This resulted in hits such as “Sorry” by Justin Bieber and “Lose You to Love Me” by Selena Gomez.
The couple were last seen together on Valentine’s Day in 2018. At the time, Justin was rumored to have proposed to the singer.
Six months later – in September 2018 – Justin’s wedding bells did indeed ring. However, he did not marry Selena, but a hitherto relatively unknown face in Hollywood: Hailey Baldwin.
Hailey Baldwin is the daughter of Stephen Baldwin and niece of actor Alec Baldwin. She started her modeling career in 2014 when she was first signed to Ford Models when she was 18. Today Hailey Baldwin is called Hailey Bieber and is one of the most successful models in the world.
Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber first met in 2009 on The Today Show. To this day, Hailey’s influential father is rumored to have orchestrated their meeting in order for his daughter to grant a wish. Because: Hailey Baldwin was a huge Justin Bieber fan.
There are tons of Justin Bieber videos that feature Hailey Baldwin in the background. The American would have followed several “stalker” accounts on Instagram, which published Justin’s current position. There are also tweets from Hailey from 2011, where she writes, “I’m 100% Team #Jelena” or “Justin and Selena are the definition of a teenage dream.”
Now we come to the actual drama that brought the whole story back to life. In early January 2023, paparazzi photos of Selena Gomez were published, showing her with more weight. The singer suffers from the autoimmune disease “lupus” and has to take medication that leads to weight gain and a swollen face. In the tabloids, they were literally torn for the pictures.
Five days later, Hailey Bieber posted a tiktok with Kendall Jenner and Justine Skye sharing a song synchronizedwith the lyrics, “I’m not saying she deserves it, but God’s timing is always right.”
Many fans then assumed that the video was aimed at Selena. That’s because all three protagonists have an ugly past with her.
Kendall Jenner allegedly had an affair with the singer during Selena and Justin’s relationship, and Justine Skye has publicly criticized the musician’s beauty brand. The video has since been removed. The whole thing probably would have gone up in smoke if it wasn’t for…
Selena Gomez posted a video to TikTok in mid-February in which she joked that she accidentally got her brow lamination a little too much.
Just a few hours later, Hailey’s best friend Kylie Jenner (not the same as before, they all have the same name) posted a story on Instagram with her face and the words above her eyebrow: “THAT was an accident?? ? ??” In the same story, Jenner posted another photo of her and Hailey Bieber both raising their eyebrows at the camera.
And so we come to…
TikTok escalated to Kylie’s story. Since then, Hailey Bieber, like Kendall and Kylie Jenner, have literally been ripped to pieces on the platform. Videos from the past suddenly emerged showing how “toxic” Hailey Bieber and her friends are, and the cabal has been described by users as the “mean girls” of our time.
The uproar also made Selena Gomez the most followed woman on Instagram again. Many fans “revenged” Kylie by unfollowing her and following Selena Gomez with her and her friends’ profiles. So Selena pushed Kylie off her throne of 380 million followers and has 394 million followers to date.
Since the whole drama started, TikTok has been divided. To Team Selena and Team Hailey. However, it should be noted that Selena’s team is quite a bit bigger than Hailey’s. Some fans have become almost obsessed with the topic, theorizing that Hailey is obsessed with Selena — and finding “evidence” that leaves even the quiet viewer amazed.
There are some tweets on Twitter from 2011 where Hailey raves about Selena, writing, “Selena Gomez is so cute. I have nothing more to say. Bye.” or “Selena Gomez looks so good in her new music video”.
However, what’s really surprising is the evidence that Hailey Bieber has been copying Selena Gomez for years. Some examples of this are:
While the alleged disagreements between Hailey and Selena were fueled by Justin Bieber, Justin gets relatively little of the hate.
Although he seems to be the reason for the breakup with Selena. After the breakup, Selena accused him of emotionally abusing her. In addition, after news of Justin and Hailey’s wedding broke, Selena was hospitalized multiple times for panic attacks and mental health issues. Still, the musician continues to pour gasoline into the fire. One of his latest songs “Ghost”, in which he sings about a past love, is said to be about Selena.
In a drama like this it’s hard to see what’s still true. Especially when it’s all happening on TikTok. In addition, there is talk of celebrities who have huge marketing agencies behind them to ensure that their protégés remain relevant in Hollywood. So how easy publicity heard is difficult to judge.
Nevertheless, great respect if you have read this far. But now it’s time to get out of the TikTok hole again, because I’m starting to feel something too obsessed:
Source: Watson
I’m Ella Sammie, author specializing in the Technology sector. I have been writing for 24 Instatnt News since 2020, and am passionate about staying up to date with the latest developments in this ever-changing industry.
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