Selena vs. Hailey

The heat is rising as relationships get tangled in drama

ARTS AND CULTURE| April 2023

Selena Gomez, a former actress and singer, with a booming makeup company called Rare Beauty has been gaining major popularity on social media. While Hailey Bieber, a public figure and past model, has been losing many followers. Hailey is married to singer/songwriter Justin Bieber who, in the past, seriously dated Selena Gomez.

Both have never gotten along and have had many past conflicts affecting both of their careers in different ways. 

What are the conflicts?

Most of the drama began to arise after Selena and Justin broke up in 2018 after having an on again, off again relationship. He started dating Hailey officially in 2016 in between break ups with Selena. The two then broke up for a while but got back together and got married in 2018. During these relationships, fans have accused both women of trying to get into the other's business by being disrespectful and continuing to pursue Justin. Those rumors were shut down when many interviews in the US Weekly had both girls admit that they were minding their own business during each other's relationships. 

There have also been assumptions of copying going on between Selena and Hailey. For example, in 2015 Selena got a “G” tattoo under her ear as a sweet tribute to her younger half-sister whose name is Gracie. That same year, Hailey also got a “G” tattoo in the same spot as an honor of her pastor’s daughter, Georgia, because she has a rare brain condition. 

Controversy increased when Selena made a TikTok while accidentally overlining her eyebrows. Then a screenshot was posted of Kylie Jenner and Hailey’s eyebrows while on FaceTime. Fans related this to Selena’s video and commented about the hate that was being aimed towards Selena. Later, this was settled when Kylie responded to fans explaining that it was not her intention at all, and she did not even see Selena’s eyebrow video. Kylie continued by mentioning that this whole situation was silly and being made out of nothing. Selena agreed and added she was a fan of Kylie’s, and it is all unnecessary. 

Selena shared that Hailey personally reached out to her about receiving death threats even though she had acted like the negativity had not bothered her. However, that wasn't the case. Selena then posted a comment saying, “This isn’t what I stand for, no one should have to experience hate or bullying. I’ve always advocated for kindness and really want this all to stop.” 

The feud between the two continued. Hailey posted a TikTok with Kendall Jenner and Justine Skye lip-syncing to the audio: “I’m not saying she deserved it, but I’m saying God’s timing is always right.” The model later deleted the video, but fans had already viewed and reposted it. 

Selena’s fans believed that this was meant to shade Selena about her past bullying on body weight, but Hailey responded with: “I never comment on this type of thing, but we were just having a girls night and did a random Tik Tok sound for fun. It's not directed at anyone.” 

Whether Hailey was being intentional is unclear, but Selena did send a reminder to her fans that said, “It’s ok! I don’t let these things get me down! Be nice to everyone!” 

Overall, the drama between the two still continues and has been going on for quite some time. Even though only certain controversies were mentioned, there are many more that have turned heads over the years.