Selena Gomez has generated significant discussion regarding a potential hidden meaning behind her recent Instagram message, with supporters suggesting there may be a coded communication intended for Hailey Bieber following Gomez’s May 21 post.
The social media message stated: “You matter. Your voice matters. Your heart matters. You are worth so much more than you know.”
She concluded with: “You know who you are and I’m cheering you on.”
While this statement could relate to numerous topics, observers have noted the significant timing of the post’s publication.
Recently, Justin Bieber created controversy with his own Instagram content, which appeared intended to celebrate his wife’s recent accomplishment but was widely interpreted by audiences as disparaging instead.
When sharing an image of Hailey featured on Vogue’s latest cover, Justin wrote: “Yo, this reminds me when Hailey and I got into a huge fight. I told Hails that she would never be on the cover of Vogue. Yikes I know, so mean. For some reason because I felt so disrespected. I thought I gotta get even. I think as we mature we realize that we’re not helping anything by getting even we’re honestly just prolonging what we really want which is intimacy and connection.”
He concluded: “So baby u already know but forgive me for saying u wouldn’t get a Vogue cover cuz clearly I was sadly mistaken.”
The caption was widely considered inappropriate, and Justin apparently recognized this, replacing the text with emojis several hours later.
Those commenting on Gomez’s post have commended the performer for her apparent solidarity with Hailey while continuing to express disapproval of Justin’s poorly-timed message.
One social media user offered a harsh critique of Justin, stating: “Selena Gomez liking a post about Hailey and cheering up on her after her husband humiliated her on social media. we all can agree that Justin Bieber is the real problem.”
Another praised Gomez, writing: “Internet trolls have been so he’ll bent on painting her as the problematic third wheel, when she was always consistent with her ‘be kind’ ‘don’t bully others’ messaging.”
A third person simply observed: “The way Selena is way more supportive of Hailey than her husband.”
Another commenter noted: “His fans will still call Selena the obsessed one when she is literally being a girls girl and supporting her.”