The drama between Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber is officially over — at least if Gomez has anything to say about it. The Only Murder in the Building star took to her Instagram Story on March 24 to ask fans to stop harassing Bieber on social media and start following the Rhode Skin founder on Instagram.
In her note, Gomez revealed that Bieber reached out to her directly as speculation about a feud between the two intensified on TikTok and Twitter, and she disagreed with what fans were saying to her. "Hailey Bieber contacted me to let me know that she has been receiving death threats and such hateful negativity," she wrote. "This is not my position. No one should have to experience hate or bullying. I have always been an advocate for kindness and really want this to stop."
Hours later, Bieber followed Gomez back and responded to Gomez's message on his Instagram Story, revealing that the social media drama had become an ongoing conversation between them. "I want to thank Selena for speaking out as she and I have spent the past few weeks discussing how to move beyond the ongoing narrative between her and me," she wrote. "The past few weeks have been very difficult for everyone involved and millions of people have seen the hatred surrounding this matter which is extremely harmful."
In her closing remarks, the model encouraged her followers to be more mindful of their words and to lead with more empathy and compassion. “There is always the possibility that things may be taken out of context or interpreted differently than originally intended,” she wrote. “We all need to be more thoughtful about what we post and say, myself included.”
Drama between Gomez and Bieber erupted again in February when fans thought Bieber and her friend Kylie Jenner were mocking Gomez on TikTok by sharing a FaceTime photo of her with her eyebrows zoomed in Video of layered brows. Jenner immediately denied it was a dig at Gomez. “This has been achieved,” she commented on TikTok on February 22. "There was never any shade thrown at Selena and I didn't see her eyebrows! You guys are creating something out of nothing." Gomez also chimed in to defend her. "Agree @kyliejenner, this was all unnecessary," she wrote. "I'm a Kelly fan!"
The rumored drama has heated up even further thanks to the resurfaced TikTok video from Bieber's 2017 show " Drop The Mic," in which her co-host Method Man introduces a "full-on, since Taylor Swift A rap battle with the meanest lyrics about celebrities since the last album.” Bieber pretended to vomit and rolled his eyes after seemingly saying the singer's name, while Gomez defended her old friend. "I'm sorry my best friend is and will always be one of the best friends in the game," she commented on the video, which was posted by a user who called Bieber a "mean girl." of.
Despite some recent drama, this isn't the first time Gomez and Bieber have put on a united front amid speculation of a feud. In October, the two embraced and posed for photos at the annual Academy Museum Gala. Photographer Tyrell Hampton shared the glossy photos on Instagram, captioning his post, "Plot twist." Bieber called it a "beautiful night" in the comments section, but the post has since been deleted.
Before they tied the knot, Bieber clarified his affair with Gomez on the Sept. 27 episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, saying that since Bieber started dating her now-husband Justin Bieber after his split from Gomez, They have been communicating privately since they started dating. "She doesn't owe me anything," she said. "None of us owe anybody anything but respect. I have a lot of respect for her and I don't think there were any expectations. Personally, there was no drama."
