Selena Gomez broke her silence after her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey announced they are expecting their first child together on Thursday.
Although Selena did not directly acknowledge the pregnancy news, she did share a photo with her current boyfriend Benny Blanco, 36, on her Instagram Story.
Selena, 31, previously dated Justin, 30, on and off for eight years before their final split in May 2018.
Months later, Justin rekindled his 2016 fling with Hailey, 27, and they tied the knot in September.
The black and white shot showed Selena and Benny, who is a music producer who has collaborated with Justin, holding hands while wrapped in blankets.
The Disney Channel alum had a large O-shaped ring on her left ring finger.
Selena uploaded the photo just two hours after Hailey revealed her pregnancy on Instagram.
Selena Gomez broke her silence after her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber and his wife Hailey announced that they are expecting their first child together on Thursday; seen on May 1
Although Selena did not directly acknowledge the pregnancy news, she did share a photo with her current boyfriend Benny Blanco, 36, on her Instagram Story.
Selena uploaded the photo just two hours after Hailey revealed her pregnancy in an emotional Instagram post.
The model announced her baby joy with a beautiful video that shows her debuting her baby bump in a custom Saint Laurent lace wedding dress by Anthony Vaccarello, paired with a flowy veil during a surprise vow renewal in Hawaii.
The Baby star and creator, who recently sparked concern with a crying selfie, shared a sweet kiss as they celebrated their news during their outdoor ceremony, with Hailey sporting a new diamond ring.
Justin, casually wearing a backwards cap, bomber jacket and jeans, was seen filming his girlfriend cradling her baby bump, with the video featuring a new track from the Grammy winner.
TMZ reports that Hailey is more than six months pregnant.
Despite knowing each other since 2009, Hailey and Justin’s friendship didn’t take a romantic turn until 2016.
They called each other in 2016 while on vacation in Anguilla, where Justin posted a photo of them sharing a kiss.
At the time, Justin was in a highly publicized, on-again, off-again romance with Selena from 2011 to 2014 before reuniting for a short time in 2017. They split for good in 2018.
For years, the Internet has pitted Selena and Hailey against each other, fueling rumors of an alleged “feud.”
Selena, 31, previously dated Justin, 30, on and off for eight years before their final split in May 2018; seen in 2011
Months later, Justin rekindled his 2016 fling with Hailey, 27, and they tied the knot in September; seen in 2021
Selena confirmed in December 2023 that she had been secretly dating music producer Benny Blanco for six months.
They successfully quashed the speculation in October 2022 when they posed warmly together for photographs at an event in Los Angeles. They even shared a hug in a photo.
But in February 2023, feud rumors surfaced again after Hailey shared a TikTok clip that some fans perceived as her mocking Selena.
Accompanied by close friends Kendall Jenner and Justine Skye, the ladies lip-synced the words: “I’m not saying he deserves it, but God’s timing is always right.”
The clip was shared right around the time that Selena was receiving a lot of negative attention for a series of unflattering paparazzi photos taken of her during a trip to Mexico, and based on the suspicious timing of Hailey’s post, many were convinced. that she was shading Selena.
The TikTok was quickly deleted, and Hailey insisted in a comment that the video had nothing to do with her husband’s ex.
“I never comment on this kind of stuff but we were having a girls’ night out and made a random TikTok sound for fun,” she wrote. “It is not addressed to anyone.”
Selena also got involved at the time, adding in a comment: ‘Okay. I don’t let these things get me down. Be kind to everyone.’
However, the drama did not end there. Fans then became convinced that Hailey’s friend Kylie Jenner was making fun of Selena days later.
The actress had shared a post on TikTok admitting that she had “accidentally over-laminated her eyebrows.”
The model announced her baby joy with a beautiful video that shows her debuting her baby bump in a custom Saint Laurent lace wedding dress by Anthony Vaccarello, paired with a flowy veil during a surprise vow renewal in Hawaii.
Justin, casually wearing a backwards cap, bomber jacket and jeans, was seen filming his girlfriend cradling her baby bump, with the video set to a new song from the Grammy winner.
The Baby star and creator, who recently sparked concern with a crying selfie, shared a sweet kiss as they celebrated their news during their outdoor ceremony, with Hailey sporting a new diamond ring.
TMZ reports that Hailey is more than six months pregnant
On Instagram, Kylie posted a snap in a very similar pose along with the accompanying caption: “Was this an accident?”
The reality star seemed to add even more fuel to the fire by sharing a screenshot of a recent FaceTime call with Hailey right after, during which they both zoomed in on her eyebrows.
However, Kylie denied that she was criticizing Selena in a comment, stating, “This is coming.”
‘There was never any shadow towards Selena and I didn’t see her eyebrows. You are making something out of nothing. This is a bullshit.’
“Okay @kyliejenner,” Selena responded. ‘Everything is unnecessary. I’m a Kylie fan.’
Still, the hashtag #TeamSelena began trending online, and the uproar resulted in Kylie losing half a million followers on social media, while Hailey’s followers decreased by about a million in total.
Elsewhere, the Only Murders in the Building star saw her follower count increase by 10 million as a result of online trolling allegations leveled at the couple.
Later that month, Selena stirred the pot again when she started commenting on some TikTok videos about Hailey, as well as some about her ex Justin.
In a TikTok that contained old footage of Hailey seemingly sticking her tongue out in disgust when a Taylor Swift song played, Selena wrote, “Sorry, my best friend is and remains one of the best in the game.”
For years, the Internet has pitted Selena and Hailey against each other, fueling rumors of an alleged “feud”; seen in 2022
In March 2023, Selena revealed that Hailey actually “reached out to her” after receiving “death threats,” while urging her fans to stop the “hate and harassment.”
He also commented “I love you” on a video a fan posted, in which he expressed his support for Swift amid all the harassment she’d received from “mean girls and nepo babies.”
She later posted live on TikTok and revealed that she was taking a break from the platform. He deactivated his account but recovered it hours later.
In March 2023, Selena revealed that Hailey actually “reached out to her” after receiving “death threats,” while urging her fans to stop the “hate and bullying.”
“Hailey Bieber reached out to me and let me know that she had been receiving death threats and such hateful negativity,” she wrote on her IG Story at the time.
‘This is not what I stand for. No one should have to experience hate or bullying. “I have always advocated for kindness and I really want this all to end.”