It’s a story worthy of the greatest romantic comedies. Him, the singer adored by the young generation. She, Disney’s protege turned popstar. In 2009, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez met. They were then 15 and 17 years old. Together, they multiply the meetings under the eye of the photographers. Very quickly, rumors of a romantic relationship circulated. But the supposed couple wants to be discreet. Asked by Ellen DeGeneres about her relationship with Justin Bieber, the pretty brunette has fun with the situation. “He’s like my little brother,” she says. On Justin’s side, the relationship would be more than fraternal. On the radio, on television, in the press… The idol of young people never ceases to compliment his beauty. On February 27, 2011, the couple finally made it official. On the red carpet of the post-Oscar ceremony organized by the American magazine “Vanity Fair”, they appear happy and in love. The beginning of a (very) long story.
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Once upon a time… The “Jelena”
Quickly, the fans and the press nicknamed them “Jelena” (a contraction of their two first names). The couple causes hysteria. Maybe too much for teenagers. Media pressure, photographers, intrusive fans crack the singer more than once. Worse still, rumors of infidelity persist. Every week, images of Justin Bieber with another girl go around the world. For Selena Gomez, it’s too much. After yet another skid from her companion, the singer decides to break up. Very quickly, the Beliebers and the Selenators are at war. On stage, Selena Gomez tears up a poster that reads “Marry Justin please! “For his part, Justin Bieber is photographed alongside models. A squabble then sets in on social networks. With “likes” and comments, the former lovers argue publicly. But reconciliation never takes long. And it is obviously on Instagram that the blond formalizes his found happiness. The singer will even be photographed with a ring in the shape of “J”. From 2011 to 2014, the couple will chain the ruptures to repetitions. A difficult story to follow that we decipher in their respective albums.
declarations in song
In 2015, Selena Gomez said she was single. At the same time, Justin Bieber unveils “Sorry”, the first single from his new album entitled “What Do You Mean”. The lyrics are unequivocal. On the set of Ellen DeGeneres, the singer admits to addressing his former girlfriend. As an answer, Selena Gomez reveals “Same old love”. If Justin Bieber asks her forgiveness, the young woman says she is “disgusted with this old love”. Despite an album filled with remorse and declarations for Selena, Justin appears with other girls. Headlining? Sofia Richie or a certain Hailey Baldwin. For her part, the Texan flirts with Charlie Puth then DJ Zedd. In 2017, it’s the big surprise: Selena Gomez is photographed with The Weeknd. A few weeks later, the couple made it official on Instagram. Justin Bieber is furious. Questioned by the paparazzi, the Canadian does not hesitate to tackle his compatriot. On the side of Selena Gomez, radio silence. Between vacations in Italy and the Met Gala red carpet, lovers seem happier than ever. While we thought that the Jelena page was definitely turned, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are again photographed together.
The beginning of the end
In November 2017, the Jelenas are back. Bike ride, breakfast in a café, hockey game… They love each other like the first day. On February 14, 2018, the couple spent Valentine’s Day together under the prying lens of photographers. In short videos unveiled on people sites, we see Justin Bieber singing his title “My Girl” to his beauty. Very quickly, the fans hope for a marriage proposal. Or better yet, pregnancy. But a very different scenario is looming. In June, the singer formalizes his new relationship with Hailey Baldwin. A month later, the couple got engaged. For her part, Selena Gomez is interned in a psychiatric hospital. After having benefited from a kidney transplant the previous year, the singer suffers from an emotional shock and an extreme drop in tension (due to a too low level of red blood cells). On social networks, fans of the two artists are waging a fierce battle. Hailey Bieber becomes the target of attacks from Internet users. For long months, Selena Gomez remains silent. In 2020, the singer decides to tell her truth in song. With “Lose You To Love Me”, the first single from her latest album, she wants to close the book once and for all. Unsurprisingly, the title is directly addressed to his ex: “you promised me the world and I believed you, I put you in the foreground and you loved it […] I gave it my all and they all know it, you abandoned me and it shows now, in two months you replaced us like it was easy. The Biebers are once again victims of cyberbullying. Immediately, Selena Gomez asks her admirers to calm down, not condoning “that women destroy each other”. If the message has passed, fans of the former cult couple do not despair of seeing them reunited again. On TikTok, the hashtag #jelenaforever has more than 200,000 views. And those despite the latest statements from the main stakeholders. In 2021, Selena Gomez confided in her “abusive” relationship with Justin Bieber. During their relationship, the singer would have been violent “psychologically” towards her. “I don’t mean to sound disrespectful, but I do think I’ve been the victim of some abuse,” she told the NPR news site. As for the interpreter of “Baby”, his hundreds of declarations 2.0 for his wife in which he swears to have never been so in love are rather clear.
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