Any celebrity-related drama that hinges on screenshots of Instagram comments—shared on Twitter (and then retweeted) (and retweeted some more) by fan accounts—is a bit hard to parse. It is always hard to pin down what exactly is real and what is fake or fan-made, additionally considering that so often the celebrities in question (allegedly) delete comments they make on other celebrities' (or fans') posts. But sometimes, in these cases, it doesn't even seem to matter all that much which comments are real and which ones aren't, as the saga plays out mostly for the fans, an outlet for them to express their fierce loyalties (with emoji and otherwise).
This is all to say, Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are making a whole lot of headlines this morning for "sparring" on the social-media platform, generating enough attention that the hashtag "#SelenaEndedJustinParty" was trending for most of Sunday evening on Twitter. Let's try and break down a bit what went on:
— Bieber has been traveling with 17-year-old Sofia Richie (daughter of Lionel; sister of Nicole) for a few weeks now, and the two were in Tokyo this weekend. The pair have been popping up on each other's Instagram accounts for a bit now, but, on Sunday, Bieber posted six straight photos of himself and Richie, pictured in the backseat of a car. On the final picture of the six, Bieber wrote, as a caption, "I'm gonna make my Instagram private if you guys don't stop the hate this is getting out of hand, if you guys are really fans you wouldn't be so mean to people that I like," referencing the negative comments that had been directed at Richie on the network.
— This riled up the Bieber fan base, which did not, for the most part, take kindly to the admonishment from their idol.
— Here is where things get a bit confusing. Per widespread screenshots (which, again, are difficult to verify), Gomez—who, as we know, once dated Bieber—commented on Bieber's picture, "If you can't handle the hate then stop posting pictures of your girlfriend lol –it should be special between you two only. Don't be mad at your fans. They love you." (She, per Buzzfeed, may have later edited the comment so that the last sentence read, "They love you and supported you before any one ever did.") This is the comment which trigged the aforementioned "party," and which galvanized the Gomez fan base.
— From here, things get a little murky. Per subsequent screenshots, Bieber may have responded to Gomez's alleged comment, citing "people that used me for attention and still try to point the finger this way," and Gomez may have responded to that comment (yes, we know, spreadsheets and flow charts are needed here), allegedly writing, "Funny how the ones that cheated multiple times, are pointing the finger at the ones that were forgiving and supportive."
— What is clear is that Gomez posted a series of photos Sunday evening of herself with her fans, captioning the first, "My whole life. You matter most. Thank you for letting me do what I love every day." Wisely, perhaps, she blocked all comments on the post.
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