Hailey Bieber has refuted claims she ‘stole’ her husband, Canadian pop star Justin Bieber, from Selena Gomez, as the American singer-actress seemingly responded by shouting ‘despicable and disgusting’ comments.
The American model, while not mentioning Gomez by name, opened up about the ‘hate’ she’s received since dating Justin when she appeared on the ‘Call Her Daddy’ podcast from host Alex Cooper on Wednesday, September 28. was brought up when Cooper asked Hailey if she had been romantically involved with Justin while he was in another relationship.
“When he and I started dating or anything like that, he was never in a relationship. Ever. Anytime,” Hailey pointed out. someone’s relationship. I was raised better than that.
Hailey said she understands “what it looks like on the outside,” but also said she respects the “history” between the ex-couple and knows they’ve closed.
“I know for a fact that it was the right thing for them to close that door. They weren’t a couple at the time, but of course there’s a very long history there,” Hailey explained.
“It’s not my relationship, and I respect that a lot, but I know it closed a chapter and I think it was the best thing that could have happened to him to move on,” he said. she adds.
For Hailey, the negative comments regarding her relationship with Justin likely came from some fans who wanted Justin to reunite with his ex.
“A lot of hate [comes] like, “Oh, you stole him” and I’m guessing maybe it’s because they wished he’d ended up with someone else. And that’s fine, you can wish anything you want, but it’s not,” she said.
Gomez appears to have reacted to the interview as she held a TikTok Live session with fans. Although she didn’t mention Hailey or Justin’s names, she reminded the audience that “words matter,” according to Billboard yesterday, September 30.
“I think some of the things that I don’t even need to be aware of are just vile and disgusting, and that’s not fair, and no one, ever, should be talked about the way that I’ve seen “, Gomez said.
The “Lose You to Love Me” singer also noted that if fans truly supported her makeup brand Rare Beauty, they would respect her call for kindness.
“All I have to say is that it’s incredibly ironic that I’m posting something that’s all about kind words, because that’s exactly what I want,” she told the fans. “If you’re supporting Rare, I can’t thank you enough, but know that you represent what it means too. And that is: words matter. Really important.
Justin and Gomez were in an on-again, off-again public relationship for years until they finally called things off in 2018.
Hailey and Justin, who had also previously dated, then got engaged a few months later in July 2018. They married in September of the same year. /ra
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