'I respect her a lot': Hailey Bieber says she spoke to Selena Gomez after marrying Justin Bieber
BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA: In spite of the fact that fans prefer to play Justin Bieber's ex Selena Gomez and wife Hailey Bieber against one other, there is really a healthy amount of mutual respect between the two ladies. “It’s all respect. It’s all love,” Hailey said of her discussions with the 'Only Murders in the Building' actor in Wednesday's episode of the 'Call Her Daddy' podcast.
Hailey's assertion that there is "no drama personally" between her and Gomez, host Alexandra Cooper inquired as to whether or not the two of them had communicated with one another. To which the former 'Drop the Mic' co-host, 25, replied, “Yes". she continued, “That’s also why I feel like, well, if everybody on our side knows what happened and we’re good and we can walk away from it with clarity and respect, then that’s fine!" referring to the fact that she and Justin, 28, got engaged in July 2018, just a few months after Justin and Gomez's last separation. “[That] has brought me a lot of peace,” she said. “We know what happened. It is what it is. You’re never going to be able to correct every narrative.”
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The public has been confused about the timing of Justin's and Selena's breakup and the reunion of Justin and Hailey in the spring of 2018. Between October 2017 and March 2018, Justin and Selena were frequently sighted together in public, which came before Justin's reunion with Hailey. During their eight-year on-and-off relationship, Justin was also linked romantically to models including Hailey Baldwin, Sofia Richie, and others. In her interview, though, Hailey emphasized that Justin and Selena were not "in a relationship" at the time. She stated that they were rather "shutting the door" on their "back and forth" connection.
In addition, Hailey clarified that she and Justin never hooked together during his relationship with Selena (or anyone else, for that matter). Sadly, Selena fans have publicized another version of events throughout the years, leading to significant cyberbullying and abuse of Hailey. When questioned if Justin ever urged Selena to encourage her followers to cease the hatred, Hailey confessed that this dialogue never occurred. “She has been in this industry much longer than I have, so maybe there’s something she knows about how it wouldn’t fix anything [for her to speak out],” Hailey admitted. “I think that everyone is just trying to create this separation, even though there’s clearly not always separation. I have no expectations. I would never expect someone to do that for me. She doesn’t owe me anything. Neither of us owe anybody anything except respect. I respect her a lot. I think there’s just no expectations. If that was something that she felt was necessary, then that would be amazing. But I respect her. There’s no drama, personally.”
Before and after the 'Call Her Daddy' interview, Hailey openly urged Selena's supporters to stop tormenting her. “You’re not obligated to like me, but there can always be mutual respect between people,” she said. “To me, that means you don’t have to say anything. You don’t have to like me, but you don’t have to say anything, either. Behind this person that you’re looking at on a screen is a person with a brain and a heart and emotions and issues that I face. And so do you and so does every single person sitting in this room. I just [want] mutual respect and decency. Know that what you say can have impact.”