Justin Bieber’s shocking reaction to first love Selena Gomez’s engagement to Benny Blanco
Justin Bieber hopes ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez is ‘happy’ following news of her engagement to Benny Blanco, according to sources who say the singer was ‘sting’ by the announcement.
The former flames dated from 2010 to 2018, before the Canadian singer, 30, eventually moved on with his now-wife Hailey Baldwin.
Last week it was revealed that music producer Benny, 36, proposed to Selena, 32, as she posted photos of her stunning marquise cut diamond ring.
Now, insiders have revealed to DailyMail.com that while Justin is happily focused on his life with Hailey and their baby son, Jack, the star acknowledged that Selena’s engagement officially marked the “end of an era.”
“Justin is married and has a kid, we all know that, but when he heard Selena was engaged, he’ll even admit it stung,” the source explains. “Because even if they never become friends again or date or anything like that, it’s officially the end of an era.”
Sparks first flew when Justin serenaded Selena with his song One Less Lonely Girl during Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in 2009.
Justin Bieber hopes ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez is ‘happy’ after news of her engagement to Benny Blanco, insiders tell DailyMail.com
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Sources say the singer was ‘sting’ by the announcement as it officially marked the ‘end of an era’
The pair denied romance rumors in 2010, with Selena calling Justin her “little brother.”
Later that year, they began attending red carpet events together and continued dating on and off until April 2014, when Selena reportedly found texts and photos of Kylie Jenner on Justin’s phone, leading to a breakup.
Months later, they were back together, with Justin sharing a photo of them with the caption, “Our love is unconditional.”
However, the reunion did not last long and the two broke up again in October.
In October 2017, Justin and Selena were spotted having breakfast and attending a church service together.
They continued to be photographed together, enjoyed bike rides and attended hockey games, but in March 2018 they called it quits for good.
The source continued: ‘His past is so tied to Selena, and now that she’s engaged and he’s married and a father, it’s a bit of a shock to the system that everyone is getting older.
“Justin is only 30, but he’s lived a life, and an important part of his past has now officially changed as much as he has. He won’t worry much about it and hopes that she will be fine and happy in the end.’
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The source explained, “Justin is married with a kid, we all know that, but when he heard Selena was engaged, he’ll even admit it stung for a moment.”
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The source continued, “Justin is only 30, but he has lived a life, and a major part of his past has now officially moved on as much as he has moved on.”
Justin and Hailey tied the knot in September 2018, just six months after his final split from Selena.
The couple then welcomed their first child together, a son named Jack Blues Bieber, in August.
After years of fan speculation about a feud between Hailey and Selena, as well as unnecessary calls for Justin and Selena to reunite, the source said Justin hopes the ongoing online chatter can finally come to an end.
‘HWe hope this will finally make fans stop rooting for that relationship. It’s over and now this should put the nail in the coffin,” the source concluded.
Elsewhere, Justin’s wife Hailey seemed to echo the same sentiments as she showed a subtle sign of support for Selena and Benny.
The Rhode Beauty founder, 28, hit the like button on the post, which featured a close-up of the Only Murders in the Building star’s ring and a photo of Benny hugging her as Selena giggled with her left hand covering her mouth .
“Forever starts now..” the Wizards of Waverly Place actress wrote in the caption of her Instagram post, which featured a series of sweet snaps from the day of the proposal.
The two women were rumored to have been feuding for years, after the pair seemingly started shading each other on social media – amid Hailey’s wedding to Justin.
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The former flames dated from 2010 to 2018, before the Canadian singer, 30, eventually moved on with Hailey
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Justin and his wife Hailey tied the knot in September 2018 – just six months after his final split from Selena
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The couple then welcomed their first child together, a son named Jack Blues Bieber, in August
In June 2023, Hailey addressed the alleged feud with Selena while promoting her Rhode skincare line in an interview with Emily Chang for Bloomberg’s The Circuit.
She said she believed the fight stemmed from “made up stories” about what the celebrities’ lives are like, or rather, what they hope they are like.
“There are stories out there for me that really hurt my feelings and really upset me,” she explained.
When Chang pressed about the “ongoing drama” between Bieber and “another celebrity,” the brunette model was happy to speak up.
“I don’t think this is about me, Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez,” she explained.
“This isn’t about this confrontation between two women – it’s about the vile, disgusting hatred that can come from completely fabricated, distorted, and perpetuated stories, which can be truly dangerous.”
Hailey continued, “I don’t like this whole idea of team this person and team this person – I want to be able to bring people together and I think it was a really important moment for people to see that you can do that and you don’t have to not to be about this division.’
Gomez has been dating Blanco since June 2023, although she only confirmed the relationship in December.
At the time, she took to Instagram to confirm to fans that she had been secretly dating the hitmaker for six months and that he was her ‘absolutely everything’.
Before they became romantic, Gomez and Blanco had been friends for over a decade and even collaborated on music.
He has produced three of the singer’s biggest hits, including 2021’s I Can’t Get Enough and 2015’s Same Old Love.