Hailey Bieber ‘s decision to tell the “truth” about rumors that her husband, Justin Bieber , cheated on Selena Gomez with her has sparked accusations that she is attempting damage control.
In a new episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast , dropping Wednesday, Hailey Bieber, 25, is seen discussing her relationship with pop heartthrob Justin Bieber, 28, to whom she has been married since 2018.
“How has being married to someone with that level of fame affected your identity?” presenter Alexandra Cooper asked the model, to which she replied: “Where do I start?”
The 55-second trailer then moved on to a discussion of speculation that her relationship with Justin Bieber overlapped with his and Gomez’s romance.
Gomez, 30, and Justin Bieber were first romantically linked in 2010, and continued to have an on-and-off relationship for a span of several years before cutting ties for good in March 2018.
Canadian “Sorry” singer Justin Bieber began dating Hailey Bieber shortly after, and the couple tied the knot in September 2018. According to Us Weekly , the pair had been briefly dating since December 2015.
The timing of the relationships led to a long-standing claim from fans that Justin Bieber had, at some point, dated both women at the same time, speculation that Hailey Bieber appears to address on the Call Her Daddy podcast .
“Your husband was in a very public relationship,” Cooper told Hailey Bieber on the podcast. “People were obsessed with you being together. Were you ever in a romantic relationship with Justin at the same time as her?”
“This is crazy,” Hailey Bieber responded. “I’ve never spoken about this, ever. A lot of the hate and perpetuation comes from things like, ‘Oh, you stole it!’ It’s about people knowing the truth, because there is a truth.”
When the trailer was shared on social media, many Twitter users questioned the timing of her interview, particularly since a trailer for Gomez’s upcoming Apple+ documentary, My Mind and Me, was released just last week .
BuzzFeed Commerce Editor Sam Wieder tweeted that Gomez is “literally living her life and thriving, why is this happening and who cares, especially after all these years?”
Another commented: “And OF COURSE Hailey is trying to clear her reputation before the Selena documentary, I wonder why… anyways me and my mind are hanging out on November 4th. Don’t forget to tune in. No Selena, no clout!”
“I find it funny how they are trying to make themselves look better right before Selena launches #MyMindAndMe and finally reveals the truth,” said another.
“#MyMindAndMe is coming and they know it,” read another comment amid the wave of reactions.
Another critic said: “Going on a podcast to tell your ‘truth’ about your 4-year marriage right before someone releases an Apple TV+ documentary about your entire life is weird and in poor taste.”
