Hailey Bieber is addressing the ongoing claims from people who’ve accused her of stealing her husband, Justin Bieber, from his ex-girlfriend, Selena Gomez. The model recently sat down for a taping of the “Call Her Daddy” podcast, with the episode expected to air on Wednesday. But from the preview clip alone, it looks as if Hailey isn’t holding back as she breaks her silence from the long-standing claim.
“Were you ever with Justin romantically at the same time as [Gomez]?” host Alex Cooper questioned the 25-year-old, to which she responded, “This is so crazy. I’ve literally never talked about this ever. A lot of the perpetuation and the hate comes from ‘Oh, you stole him.’”
THIS WEDNESDAY 9/28 Hailey Bieber opens up about the public-generated controversy between her and her husband’s ex. Hailey makes it clear she wants to discuss this one time and one time only…on Call Her Daddy. pic.twitter.com/TXuc5WuXBg
— Call Her Daddy (@callherdaddy) September 27, 2022
Hailey clarified that people who have more or less blamed her for coming in between Justin and Selena are clearly not in the loop of what really went down. “It’s about people knowing the truth. Because there’s a truth,” she added. While Hailey has refrained from answering questions pertaining to “Jelena” in the past, it seems as if she’s ready to finally set the record straight once and for all.
Though many publications and interviewers have quizzed her about Selena in previous conversations, Hailey has always kept things respectful but admitted that the hate that she received from people — presumably Selena fans — certainly got to her in the past.
In fact, the New Yorker had such a hard time coping with the negative comments from outsiders that it eventually began to take its toll on her mental health, which is one of the reasons she no longer reads remarks about herself or uses social platforms such as Twitter.
Back in April, she briefly touched on the persistent comments she still happens to come across regarding Selena and Justin, saying, “Enough time has gone by,” seemingly referring to how long it’s been since the former couple split. “I’m minding my business. I don’t do anything, I don’t say anything. Leave me alone, please.”
“I beg of you. Truly. That’s my only request. Be miserable somewhere else, please.”
so when Selena released a song crying bout a married man she was just telling her side of the history and when Hailey come to defend herself from all the hate she’s been dealing with selenators during 4 YEARS, she wants attention, be for real
— ؘ (@xotiIweod) September 27, 2022
Back in late 2021, when Hailey and Justin attended the Met Gala together, she was reportedly overwhelmed by onlookers outside of the event who repeatedly taunted her by shouting “Selena” while posing for photos at the annual fashion event.
Several reports claimed Hailey was on the verge of breaking down into tears and quickly opted to wear a pair of sunglasses to conceal her watery eyes from showing.