Hailey Bieber has spoken out to minimise the rumours ‘fake drama’ between her and Selena Gomez, after years of the women being pitted against each other.
The model is currently married to Justin Bieber, who was previously in an on/off relationship with Gomez during their teenage years and early twenties. While neither woman has previously addressed the rumoured tension between them, it hasn’t stopped fans from suggesting the pair are enemies.
Speaking about their rumoured feud this week, the 22-year-old told British Vogue: ‘I think social media is a breeding ground for toxicity and people creating false drama between women and trying to put women up against each other and create these narratives that are just...toxic.
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‘I think that has to change and that has to stop.’
The newlywed – who married the ‘Sorry’ singer in September – continued, without mentioning Gomez specifically, adding: ‘I think there needs to be more people with platforms coming together and saying to each other. Let's kill the conversation, let's kill the fake drama, let's squash all these things, let's move on from stuff. Let's not give people a reason to fuel fire and create drama and being rude to each other.’
After Gomez released her single ‘Lose You To Love Me’, which was widely believed to be about her break-up from Justin, in October, some of her fans speculated that Hailey made a not-so-subtle dig about the track.
Soon after its release, Hailey posted a screenshot on her Instagram Story of a song – ‘I’ll Kill You’ by Summer Walker – that she was listening to, leading many to presume she wasn’t a fan of Gomez’s music. The model later told Just Jared: ‘Please stop with this nonsense. There is no “response”. This is complete BS.’
Meanwhile, Gomez told her fans on an Instagram Live that it is dangerous to be 'tearing women down'.
'I am so grateful for the response this song is getting,’ she told her followers. ‘However, I do not stand for women tearing women down. And I will never, ever be by that. So please be kind to everyone. It doesn’t matter what the situation is, if you’re my fans don’t be rude to anyone, please.'
In recent weeks, Hailey has reached out to the ‘Bad Liar’ singer by ‘liking’ several of her Instagram photos including one of her getting ready for the 2019 AMAs and another of her celebrating her music with her friends.
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