Justin Bieber hopes his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez is ‘happy’ after the news of her engagement to Benny Blanco, according to sources who claim that the singer was ‘stung’ by the announcement.
The former flames dated on and off from 2010 to 2018, before the Canadian singer, 30, finally moved on with his now-wife Hailey Baldwin.
Last week, it was revealed that music producer Benny, 36, proposed to Selena, 32, while she posted photos of her beautiful marquise-cut diamond ring.
Now, inside sources have revealed to DailyMail.com that even though Justin is happily focused on his life with Hailey and their son, Jack, the star acknowledged that Selena’s engagement officially marked the “end of an era.”
“Justin is married and has a son, we all know that, but when he heard that Selena was engaged — he’ll even admit it — it hurt for a brief second,” the source explained. “Because even though they’ll never be friends again or date or anything like that, it’s officially the end of an era.”
Sparks first flew when Justin serenaded Selena with his song One Less Lonely Girl during Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in 2009.
Justin Bieber hopes his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez is “happy” following the news of her engagement to Benny Blanco, sources tell DailyMail.com
Sources say the singer was ‘stung’ by the announcement because it officially marked the ‘end of an era’
The couple denied romance rumors throughout 2010, with Selena referring to Justin as her “little brother.”
Later that year they began attending red carpet events together and They continued dating on and off until April 2014, when Selena allegedly found text messages and photos from Kylie Jenner on Justin’s phone, leading to a breakup.
Months later they got back together and Justin shared a photo of them with the caption: “Our love is unconditional.”
However, the reunion didn’t last long and the two broke up again in October.
In October 2017, Justin and Selena were seen having breakfast and attending a church service together.
They continued to appear together, enjoy bike rides and attend hockey games, but in March 2018 they called it quits for good.
The source continued: ‘His past is very connected to Selena, and now that she’s engaged and he’s married and a father, it’s a shock to the system that everyone is aging.
‘Justin is only 30 years old, but he has lived a life, and a major part of his past has now officially overcome as much as he has overcome. He won’t stress too much about it and hopes that she will be fine and happy at the end of the day.
The source explained, “Justin is married and has a son, we all know that, but when he heard Selena was engaged — even he’ll admit it — it hurt for a brief second.”
The source continued, “Justin is only 30 years old, but he’s lived a life, and a major part of his past has now officially moved on as much as he’s moved on.”
Justin and Hailey tied the knot in September 2018, just six months after he last broke up with Selena.
The couple then welcomed their first child together in August, a boy named Jack Blues Bieber.
After years of fan speculation about a feud between Hailey and Selena, as well as inappropriate calls for Justin and Selena to reunite, the source said Justin hopes the constant online chatter can finally come to an end.
‘H“We hope this finally gets fans to stop defending that relationship, it’s over and now this should put the nail in the coffin,” the source concluded.
Meanwhile, Justin’s wife Hailey seemed to echo the same sentiments when she showed a subtle sign of support for Selena and Benny.
The Rhode Beauty founder, 28, hit the like button on the post that features a close-up of the Only Murders in the Building star’s ring and a photo of Benny hugging her while Selena laughed with her left hand on her mouth.
“Forever begins now…” the Wizards of Waverly Place actress wrote in the caption of her Instagram post, which featured a series of sweet snaps from the day of the proposal.
The two women were rumored to be in a feud for years, after the couple apparently began criticizing each other on social media, in the midst of Hailey’s marriage to Justin.
The ex-girlfriend dated on and off between 2010 and 2018, before the Canadian singer, 30, finally moved on with Hailey.
Justin and his wife Hailey married in September 2018, just six months after he last broke up with Selena.
The couple then welcomed their first child together in August, a son named Jack Blues Bieber.
In June 2023, Hailey addressed the alleged feud with Selena while promoting her Rhode skincare line in an interview with Emily Chang for The Bloomberg Circuit.
He said he believed the fight arose from “made-up narratives” of what celebrities’ lives are like or, rather, what they expect them to be.
“There are narratives that exist for me that really hurt my feelings and bother me a lot,” he explained.
When Chang pressed the “ongoing drama” between Bieber and “another celebrity,” the brunette model was eager to give her opinion.
“I don’t think this is about me, Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez,” he explained.
“This is not about a confrontation between two women; it is about the vile, disgusting hatred that can arise from completely invented, twisted and perpetuated narratives, which can be really dangerous.”
Hailey continued, “I don’t like this whole idea of teaming up with this person and teaming up with this person; I want to be able to bring people together and I think that was a really important moment for people to see that you can do that and you don’t have to.” “why is it about this divisive nature.”
Gómez has been dating Blanco since June 2023, although she did not confirm the relationship until December of that year.
At the time, she took to Instagram to confirm to her fans that she had been secretly dating the hitmaker for six months and that he was her “absolute everything.”
Before getting romantic, Gómez and Blanco were friends for over a decade and even worked on music together.
It has produced three of the singer’s biggest hits, including the 2021 track I Can’t Get Enough and 2015’s Same Old Love.