Selena Gomez has responded to Hailey Bieber over her remarks regarding competition and comparisons in beauty brands. On October 17th, 2025, the Only Murders in the Building star posted a message that fans quickly connected to Hailey Bieber’s recent interview in the WSJ Magazine Innovators Issue. The Rhode Beauty founder mentioned that she disliked being pitted against other people and that “I think there is space for everybody. I don’t feel competitive with people that I’m not inspired by.”
Hailey Bieber responds without avoiding a question about her husband Justin Bieber’s past media relationship with Selena Gomez.
In her new WSJ Magazine interview, she addresses the alleged rivalry with Gomez despite the tension between their fan bases online. pic.twitter.com/bJb7KGCbqF
— 21 (@thegala21) October 15, 2025
Indirectly, Selena Gomez took to her own Instagram account and posted to her Story, saying, “Just leave the girl alone. She can say whatever she wants. Doesn’t affect my life whatsoever. It’s just about relevance not intelligence.” Despite the actress’s sharp words and decisive thoughts, she later deleted the Instagram Story, but not before it caught everyone’s attention. She then added:
Selena Gomez on Hailey Bieber shading her in new interview:
“She can say whatever she wants. Doesn't affect my my life whatsoever: It’s just about relevance not intelligence. Be kind. All brands inspire me. There is room for everyone. And hopefully we can all stop.” pic.twitter.com/nYg0aWDAxc
— Selena Gomez News (@SELENAT0RSARMY) October 18, 2025
“All brands inspire me. There is room for everyone. And hopefully we can all stop.”
Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber have long been linked for years due to their romantic stories with Justin Bieber. While the “Emilia Pérez” actress seems to have moved on and married Benny Blanco on September 27th, 2025, and Hailey Bieber has been married to Justin Bieber since 2018, the rumors of a beef between the pair have never died down.
