Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber squash rumors of a feud by posing collectively for viral photograph

Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber made a giant assertion collectively this weekend — by posing for a photograph collectively. Photographer Tyrell Hampton on Sunday shared the photograph he took of the celebs on the Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles, captioning it “plot twist.”

Bieber, whose maiden identify is Baldwin, married singer Justin Bieber in 2018, after he’d had an on-and-off relationship with Gomez. She and Gomez have been pitted towards one another by followers ever since.

The mannequin opened up in regards to the alleged feud throughout a current interview with Alex Cooper on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, placing to mattress rumors that Beiber cheated on Gomez along with her.

“I respect her, there is not any drama personally,” Hailey Bieber, 25, said, revealing that she and Gomez had spoken. “That’s additionally why I really feel like if all people on our facet is aware of what occurred and we’re good and we may stroll away from it with readability and respect, then, like, that is effective.” 

Still, she has been focused for criticism and abuse on-line by many so-called “Jelena” followers — followers of Selena and Justin’s relationship. She admitted to it getting “actually darkish” and stated she had ideas of “it not being value it anymore or not eager to be right here anymore.” 

Hailey Bieber has spoken in regards to the on-line harassment quite a few occasions. “I may sit right here all day and say the hate would not bug me, that the phrases which might be stated do not have an effect on me. But NEWS FLASH: it hurts to be torn aside on the web!!!” she wrote in a 2020 Instagram submit. “It hurts to be in comparison with different human beings each single day, it hurts for folks to leap to conclusions and make assumptions.”

Last 12 months, Bieber instructed Elle Magazine she needed to flip off feedback on her Instagram posts as a result of “individuals are terrorizing me.”

Gomez has requested followers to be sort on-line, with many seeing her feedback as an oblique message to cease harassing Bieber. 

The viral photograph of the celebs could also be aimed toward squashing the perceived beef for good. In the photograph, the 2 appear like associates, sitting intently collectively, with Gomez’s hand resting on Bieber’s leg. Hampton’s submit acquired greater than 1.2 million likes in lower than 24 hours, with many commenting that it “broke the web.” 

Neither star has appeared to publicly touch upon the photograph, nor has Justin Bieber, who not too long ago made headlines after canceling his tour on account of Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a uncommon neurological dysfunction that left one facet of his face paralyzed.

The gala the 2 stars attended was held by the The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, which incorporates displays on cinema and moviemaking and is part of the group behind the Academy Awards. A supply told Entertainment Tonight that Gomez and Bieber wished to indicate the phrase that “there is not any beef or dangerous emotions between them anymore.”

CBS News has reached out to a consultant for Hampton and is awaiting response.