30 Shocking Truths About Bieber And Gomez’s Relationship

1. 24 March 2023, Selena spoke up for Hailey Bieber

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Just when it seemed that the Selena and Justin drama would finally be put to bed, 2023 happened and the continuous shade and drama keep developing. March 24th, Selena has just spoken out about the drama and posted on her Instagram that Hailey Bieber reached out to her about how she was still receiving daily death threats about being the one who got in the way of Justin and Selena's relationship.

2. Justin Bieber's birthday party threw shade at Selena

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At Justin Bieber's recent birthday, even more drama was sparked when fans think he was shading Selena Gomez. Each person was given a party gift which was a silver lighter with the words ''I'm so thankful that I didn't end up with what I thought I wanted''. Fans understandably believe this to be about Selena and how he thought he wanted Selena and has realised he's grateful for his marriage now.

3. He will never stop loving Selena

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Justin Bieber has always been very open about how much he loved and still loves Selena. Even after marrying Hailey and more recently, he has still maintained the fact that he loves and will always love Selena. However, he simply states that he is IN love with his wife.

4. Fans of Selena and Justin have been trolling Bieber's wife

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People were SO invested in Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez's relationship that despite not having been together for 5 years, people are still not over it. Hailey Bieber, Justin's wife is trolled constantly and is accused daily for 'stealing' Justin Bieber from the person he should truly be with - which is in their opinion, Gomez.

5. They were on and off for 8 years!

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One of the reasons that the relationship is still talked about is because it was extremely public and high profile, and it also lasted on and off for 8 years meaning that many people were invested. The pair started dating in 2010 and were on and off until 2018, when he married Hailey Baldwin.

6. Justin claimed that he will always love her

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Justin has loves Selena for a very long time. Since the two of them started dating when they were 18, the two fell in love. And, this has never changed. He has continually expressed love for Selena publicly. Even after marrying Hailey, he claimed that he would still always love Selena.

7. Selena is still not over Justin

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Selena found the breakup extremely difficult to deal with. In fact, despite the fact that she claims she's over Justin Bieber, she's not fully over the situation. This year, 2023, she liked a Tik-Tok message about how hard it was for Selena Gomez to go through such a public and hard relationship with a guy she'd always been in love with.

8. Bieber emotionally abused her

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Gomez has in the past claimed that the relationship was hard, it was toxic and not very healthy for her. She also opened up about how she was subjected to some emotionally abusive behavior from Justin during their relationship which she has struggled with.

9. They have had a LOT of public spats

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Justin and Selena's relationship has never been kept under wraps, it's always been a hugely public affair. And the to of them haven't been able to resist slating each other publicly. Selena responded to an Instagram comment saying 'funny how the ones that cheated multiple times are pointing the finger at the ones who were forgiving and supportive; no wonder fans are mad. Sad. All love'.

10. Justin Bieber said their relationship was too much

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Justin and Selena moved in together at just the age of 18. Bieber claims that the pair of them were so in love and that their life was all about each other at this time. He claimed this was too much. He example on this, saying that when you place your happiness on someone else it will always disappoint you.

11. Selena wanted Bieber to go to anger management

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Selena in 2014 told Justin that he had to go to anger management classes. In fact, she warned him that is he did not, she'd never get back together with him. Justin Bieber had a temper that he struggled to control, and it was often the cause of problems between Selena and Justin.

12. They helped each other rise to fame

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Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez were first just two teens who had become popular. But, in reality it was the relationship together that brought the their increase of fame and launched them into the media. The relationship when they were 18 gave them both much more limelight than they had without one another.

13. Her split from Bieber was the best thing that ever happened to her

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Selena never claimed that she wanted to split from Justin, in fact it's very widely known that seeing Justin officially move on was extremely hard for her. Yet, she now admits that it's the best thing that happened to her in terms of what was good for her and what she needed. It allowed her to focus on herself instead.

14. Bieber treated her badly

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Justin Bieber admitted that he did not treat her well. In fact, he claimed he used his mistakes and treatment towards Selena as a lesson how not to treat his wife. The pair of them were so young and they were dealing with mental health issues, fame, and a public relationship all at a very young age.

15. The final straw of the relationship was Bieber's marriage

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The timeline between Hailey and Selena was very hurried, which is one reason fans seemed to have such a problem due to the fact that there was very little time between the end of Jelena, and the marriage of him and Hailey. He officially ended things with Selena in March, then in June he was in a serious relationship with Hailey Baldwin, he then proposed in July and by August they were married.

16. Justin first dated his wife in between dating Selena

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It really is no wonder the whole thing is so messy, because there was never a clean split between Justin and Selena. In fact, after one break up he first started a romance with Hailey Baldwin. However, this didn't last long at all and before we knew it Selena and Justin had rekindled yet again.

17. It triggered mental health issues in Gomez

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Now Gomez's mental health issues were not solely caused by her and Justin's breakup. But, it definitely exacerbated the problems. By October Gomez had been taken to hospital twice and was seeking treatment for her mental health which had suffered particular due to dealing with the marriage of her ex-boyfriend to somebody else.

18. It's recently driven her to avoiding social media

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Ever since the both of them first got together, there has been so much media investment. Social media continues to go wild for the exes, and in September 2018 in particular, she was driven to take a long break to get through the breakup without addressing fans. Recently in 2023 she was also pushed to take a break due to the blow up of drama.

19. Justin Bieber reacted badly to her health problems

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Justin Bieber still loved Selena, and the news of her struggles with serious mental health issues  was very difficult to him knowing that his marriage had been hard for her. He was spotted publicly crying on multiple occasions. His agent sent out a public statement saying he was praying for her.

20. In 2019 she was still writing music about him

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In 2019 Selena released 'Lose You To Love Me' which she hinted was the last song that she would write about Justin Bieber. Along with the new album she released a public message about how thousands of people have also felt the same way she did at some point in their lives.

21. Selena called out Bieber when he was dating somebody else

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In 2016 during one of their many breaks, Justin started dating model Sofia Richie. This came after he had also been snapped in several naked photos on vacation with a group of models. Justin Bieber was receiving a lot of online backlash to which Selena responded to by telling him to stop posting pictures of his girlfriend if he didn't want to receive online hate.

22. Straight after her relationship with The Weeknd, she met up with him

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In 2017 Selena Gomez started a relationship with The Weeknd, and for that year the two became quite serious. However, pretty soon after breaking up with The Weeknd she met up with Justin and the two of them started to hang out again after a full year of almost no contact with one another.

23. In 2017 they got back together again

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After their year apart, in 2017 the two came back to one another again. They started by hanging out as friends, however, things soon again turned into more. The pair seemed unable to avoid the pull drawing them together. However after a few months they again called it quits.

24. They accused each other of cheating

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In 2016 there was a huge Instagram battle between the two exes. Things turned pretty nasty and both of them kept publicly replying to one another's slights. Justin actually suggested that Gomez had been unfaithful to him. Gomez responded to this pretty much calling Justin out and fully accusing him of cheating during their relationship.

25. They were very PDA

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Justin and Selena stole people's hearts because they shared so much online. They were very affection to one another in public and would frequently be pictured out and about kissing or hugging. Fans loved the two of them together. They also would caption photos with very loving posts.

26. The majority of their music is about one another

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Despite the struggles the two of them have gone through with one another, one undeniably good thing that came out of it all is the music. The two of them were without a doubt one another's main muse. The majority of their earlier work were based on their love and their break up dramas.

27. Justin's first fling with Hailey shed light on the ex-couple again

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During one of the couple's separations, as we know, Justin got together with Hailey Bieber. The media started talking about the two exes again and Selena Gomez claimed that she didn't want to talk about it anymore. Justin responded by saying that the two of them had gown apart over so long they were no longer the same people anymore.

28. Health struggles have united the couple

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Both Selena and Justin have both struggled with mental health. In fact in 2017, Selena's bad health brought the couple back to one another. She underwent major surgery when she had a kidney transplant due to complications of Lupus. After splitting up with The Weeknd, Bieber stuck by her side.

29. Gomez's family did NOT approve of Justin

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Gomez's family did not approve of Justin or the relationship and did not want Selena to get back together with him. In particular, it as her mum Mandy Teefey who wanted her daughter to stay away from the star. In fact, when the couple rekindled in 2017 it was reported that was taken to hospital after finding out the news.

30. They thought they'd get married!

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Justin and Selena were completely besotted with one another. So much so, that it drove the pair to trying out the relationship on different occasions despite the fact that they were not getting along. Even when they would split, they would split with the intention of working on themselves and coming back to the relationship.

31. Surprising things you didn't know about Selena Gomez: she runs her own social media accounts

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It's no surprise these days that celebrities have to have a team of people to manage their ever-growing social media accounts - to update statuses, share some (probably filtered) vacation snaps and interact with fans. But Selena has spoken in the past how she runs her own accounts because she likes the authentic interaction with fans.

32. She watched Friends growing up

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Didn't we all? It's nice to see celebs are no different, though. She would apparently binge Friends just like the rest of us, saying that she enjoyed it as background noise because it made her "feel safe". We totally get that - nothing like Chandler's voice as soothing white noise!

33. She eats lemons, whole

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This makes your face pucker up just thinking about it, doesn't it? I mean a piece of lemon would be bad enough, but the whole thing? Just like that? She apparently loves them as a snack, but that's not all - she likes to put salt on them! Gah and we thought that was only for the tequila shots!

34. Her favourite part of a pizza is the crust

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Are you someone who always leaves the crust? Whether you eat or you don't, there isn't much argument about how the crust is probably the least interesting (and delicious) part of the pizza. But according to Gomez, that's not the case - because the crust is her favourite part!

35. She drinks olive oil!

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Did you think snacking on entire lemons while binging pizza crusts was weird enough? Well Selena apparently drinks olive oil, too! There are a few good things you can do with olive oil health and lifestyle wise, but Selena drinks it specifically to help protect her voice, apparently.

36. She grew up in a rough neighborhood

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Not all celebrities come from a background of money and glamor. Selena actually grew up in what she's called a "rough" neighborhood in LA, during the time she was trying to find success as an actress. Apparently it was so bad that sometimes it was too dangerous to leave the house.

37. She was on Barney and Friends!

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And yes, that's Demi Lovato too! Because this is where Selena was introduced to fellow singer and actress Lovato. Selena was just seven years old when she appeared on the kids TV show Barney and Friends - and apparently she didn't react too kindly to having to wear a feather boa...

38. She was 12 when she had her first kiss

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And no, it wasn't Justin. Do you remember your first kiss? For Selena, her first was actually as part of an acting role, so we don't know if that's a bad or a good thing - imagine having your first kiss experience with someone you technically don't want to? It was with Dylan Sprouse on Suite Life!

39. She turned down a role in High School Musical 3

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Getting a role on High School Musical is seen as a pretty big deal - we all know there are some cringey tongue-in-cheek moments but overall, we all love a bit of High School Musical don't we? But Selena apparently turned down a role in the third movie because she wanted to pursue more "serious" roles.

40. She used to wear a purity ring..

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... that she then took off when she started dating Justin Bieber! So when she was younger, Selena was always seen wearing a purity ring - and on the ring was inscribed, "True Love Waits". Does this mean she thought Justin was true love when she decided to take it off?

41. She starred in Another Cinderella Story

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Just in case you didn't know, and wanted another Selena Gomez movie to add to your list, she actually starred in Another Cinderella Story! She played the role of Mary, who was basically just Cinderella in the movie with a name change. Is this a more 'serious' role than High School Musical 3? You decide.

42. She bonded with Demi Lovato over crayons

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When Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato first met through starring in Barney and Friends, they actually first met in the audition queue, and not actually after bagging their official roles. They apparently bonded in the queue over colored crayons - no doubt to keep them busy while they waited!

43. She met Justin Bieber when she was 16

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So around the time that purity ring came off then! So you might have been wondering when their relationship first started with all this messy stuff going on at the moment, but they first met when Selena was 16 years old. Their managers called each other.. and Selena's manager was her mom!

44. She prefers staying in to going out

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Don't we all? Or is that just me? Anyway Selena apparently much prefers to stay at home than she does to go out. But we suppose it's easier when you're a rich celeb who can afford A LOT of space to relax in the comfort of your own space. Might be a different story if she was crammed into a studio apartment!

45. She had a McDonald's backstage before a Victoria's Secret show!

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If there's one thing we know about model culture, it's that they shouldn't be eating things like junk food, apparently. She later posted a snap to her social media and, ever te down-to-earth hungry celeb, captioned it, "Why do you think I covered my stomach during the show?"!

46. She also made her assistant hold her cheeseburger

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Which sounds like some weird euphemism, but no - we really mean a cheeseburger, and we really mean her assistant holding it for her. Imagine being the guy just holding a half eaten cheeseburger and not knowing what to do with it. It wouldn't be as bad if it was still wrapped up!

47. And she just loves cheeseburgers, full stop

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She hasn't made it a secret that her one true love is cheeseburgers - maybe this is why she struggles so much on the dating scene, because nothing could possibly compare? She often posts a lot of food snaps to her social media, and a cheeseburger is there 99.9% of the time.

48. She doesn't like the idea of being Googled by guys she's dating

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If there's one thing celebs can't hide from it's the ol' Google Search. And obviously if you're about to go on a date with a celeb, the very first thing you'll want to do is Google them.. whether it's latest news, to look up their date of birth or to check out the latest images, you just would. And Selena gets "weirded out" by the idea of a guy doing that before he meets her!

49. She thinks she looks too young to appeal to older guys!

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Selena has always had a baby face, after all, and you definitely wouldn't say that she looks 30 years old. While most women would love the fact they look a million times younger, Selena does admit that she thinks her looks get in the way of her dating sometimes, because she'd love to date older guys but thinks she looks too young!

50. Her chosen magical power would be to make food appear

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A cheeseburger, we're guessing? Or two. Or three. She does love them, after all, and we love her for it. And we think we can all agree on having this super power because it sounds like a pretty good one to have. Though being a celeb with an assistant, surely you can make any food appear any time you want..