What happened in Selena Gomez’s video? Reason why she was accused of throwing shade at Hailey Bieber
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Selena Gomez had to apologize after posting a skincare routine on TikTok on Wednesday, May 11th. Many social media users accused her of ridiculing her ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber’s wife, Hailey, which sparked outrage.
On May 10, a few hours before Gomez’s video, Hailey Bieber shared her skincare routine on TikTok. The 25-year-old model and socialite spoke at length about her beauty procedure in the GRWM (Get Ready With Me) video.
Gomez has disabled the comments section for her video in response to the anger and her since-deleted apologies. Meanwhile, the 29-year-old actress has received a lot of love from her admirers on other social media sites, with her fans expressing their support in the comments sections of her other videos.
Selena commented this on her tik tok and turned off her comments. She did nothing wrong. https://t.co/Q0OTeBhEHu pic.twitter.com/y6vkJWWqXT
— Selena Gomez Source (@GomezSource) May 11, 2022
What really occurred in Selena Gomez’s video? Why she was accused of slamming Hailey Bieber for a variety of reasons?
Hailey Bieber’s first video showed how she goes about her everyday beauty regimen before showing how she applied a combination of thick lip gloss and lipstick during her stay in Chicago.
Meanwhile, Selena Gomez posted the now-controversial video a few hours later, to which many social media users chastised her for allegedly mocking Bieber. In the video, Gomez looked to roll her eyes frequently, which many fans assumed was on purpose.
Following the charges, the Los Angeles resident issued an immediate apology to her fans. “This is why I believe in taking care of your mental health,” she added in the comments section. Guys, I have no idea what I did, but I am truly sorry. No malice is intended. Soon, I’ll delete.”
While the offensive comments were removed, social media users quickly screenshotted them and shared them on Twitter. Selena Gomez later disabled all comments on the video, which has now been seen over 4.1 million times. In comparison, Hailey Bieber’s original video has 3.5 million views for the first portion and over 1.8 million views for the second half.
Selena Gomez has been accused of shading Hailey Bieber, which has sparked outrage among fans
Numerous followers came to Gomez’s support following the accusations. A follow-up video by the artist on her TikTok garnered comments from her followers like Fizzy (backtofizzy), who wrote “Dont apologize or delete anything queen”
Stop associating Selena Gomez with Hailey and Justin and vice versa, said one user.
STOP ASSOCIATING SELENA GOMEZ WITH HAILEY AND JUSTIN AND VICE VERSA.
— fran (@SELSREP) May 11, 2022
Another person stated do you believe Selena is mocking Hailey by checking on her like that? Please.
Y'all REALLY think Selena is checking on Hailey like that and mocking her? Please.
— 💖 (@SelOnTheBrain) May 11, 2022
When will people stop associating Selena Gomez with Haley Baldwin and her husband, another asked. She moved on, and so should you.
when will people stop associating selena gomez to hailey baldwin and her husband? she moved on, y’all should too
— linda (@seIankasgomez) May 11, 2022Advertisement
Last month, Hailey Bieber requested that people stop from trolling her in the comments section, and Gomez received abuse as a result. The model said in a video broadcast on TikTok on April 12:
“…this is for you guys in my comments every single time I post…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.”
This video was thought to be directed towards Selena Gomez’s millions of fans, who would constantly tease Hailey about her relationship with Justin Bieber, who had previously dated Gomez.
Selena Gomez don't even do anything to anyone. She post her cute little TikToks and just be minding her business. No one in their right mind was thing about Hailey. YALL ARE JUST JOBLESS pic.twitter.com/oddA5maEOC
— ⨂Sincere Del Rey⨂🧣ᗢPeggy Carter's Pr managerᗢ (@sincerelyxmen) May 11, 2022
Ankita Khanrah
Ankita Khanrah is a second-year student of the Master of Communication and Journalism (Integrated) programme at the School of Mass Communication, KIIT Deemed University, Bhubaneswar.
