Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber: A Snapshot of Friendship Beyond the Headlines
The internet has been buzzing with images of Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber, wife of Selena’s ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber. The photos, which have gone viral, show the two women at a star-studded event in Los Angeles. But Selena wants to set the record straight: there’s no drama here.
A Picture Worth a Thousand Words
The photos were taken at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures last month. In them, Selena and Hailey are seen sharing a friendly moment, a sight that sent fans into a frenzy. Even the photographer, Tyrell Hampton, expressed his surprise at the unexpected camaraderie between the two women.
But Selena, while promoting her upcoming Apple TV+ documentary, “My Mind and Me,” told Vulture that the photos are nothing to worry about. “It’s not even a thing,” she said.
A Show of Respect
The unexpected get-together came just weeks after Hailey stated on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that there was no friction between her and Selena. The two women have a shared history, of course. Selena dated Justin Bieber on and off from 2010 until 2018.
When asked to clarify whether she and the former Disney Channel star had communicated, Hailey responded, “It’s all respect.” She went on to say, “All that matters is love. There is nothing that each of us owes anyone else other than respect. I have a lot of respect for her, and I don’t believe either of us has any expectations of the other. She has my respect.”
Closing Chapters and Moving On
Hailey, who got engaged to Justin in July 2018 and secretly married him two months later, praised her husband for “closing a chapter” with Selena before their engagement. She also addressed fans who might have wished Justin had ended up with someone else.
“Of course, you can have as many hopes for it as you like, but the reality is that it’s not the case,” she said. “We all have our own lives to live.”
In the end, the viral images of Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber serve as a reminder that behind the headlines and the social media frenzy, there are real people navigating relationships and friendships, just like the rest of us. And sometimes, a picture is just a picture.