27th March, Mumbai: In her most recent Instagram story, Selena Gomez stated that Hailey Bieber, a model and the wife of her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber, had contacted the singer to inform her of the online abuse she had been getting following their fisticuffs last month. Selena Gomez pleaded with her followers to put an end to bullying and hate speech in her Instagram story, writing: “When Hailey Bieber contacted me, she informed me that she had been the target of death threats and other negative remarks. I don’t believe in this. Nobody ought to be subjected to bullying or hatred. I’ve always promoted compassion, therefore I truly want this to end.” A few hours later, Hailey Bieber published a lengthy thank-you note to Selana Gomez for “coming up” on her blog.
In her statement, Hailey Bieber said: “I want to thank Selena for speaking out, as her and I have been talking about how to get past this ongoing storyline between her and I for the last few weeks.” Moreover, she said “Everyone involved has had a very difficult few weeks, and there is a lot of hate being spread about it to millions of people, which is incredibly detrimental. Even though social media is a fantastic tool for community engagement, situations like this only serve to exacerbate existing divisions. Everything has the potential to be misinterpreted or taken out of context. I, along with everyone else, need to be more careful about the things I post and the things I say”. “In the end, I believe love will always be larger than hate and negativity, and there is always an opportunity to meet each other with more empathy and compassion,” she wrote as her closing statement.
It started last month when Kylie Jenner, a TV reality star, and Hailey supposedly tromped Selena Gomez on social media before deleting the images. In a video she shared on TikTok, Selena Gomez confessed, “I accidently laminated my eyebrows too much.” Three hours later, Kylie Jenner and Hailey Bieber uploaded Instagram Stories about their individual brows, and Kylie Jenner scrawled “this was an accident?” over her brows. The Internet recognised the pattern right away and exposed them for disparaging Selena Gomez. Soon after, they removed their Instagram stories. Hailey and Kylie have both lost millions of Instagram followers recently, and Selena fans have frequently criticised them. The singer also briefly stepped away from social media, declaring “This is a bit stupid, so I’m going to take a brief sabbatical from social media. I’m too old for this; I’m 30.”
When Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber were photographed together at the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles last year, many believed that this whole drama has died down.
Wizards of Waverly Place served as Selena Gomez’s acting debut as a former Disney star. She went on to have major singles, including Come And Get It, It Ain’t Me, Lose You To Love Me, and her most recent single, Calm Down.
Hailey Bieber, born Hailey Baldwin, is a model and socialite. She married singer Justin Beiber in September 2019, just 6 months after his final breakup with his girlfriend (Gomez) of more than 10 years. Some fans believed that Hailey “stole” Bieber from Gomez, which is also one of the reasons why there is so much feud surrounding the two ladies.