Hailey Bieber has mostly spoken about Selena Gomez in a careful, indirect way, usually denying drama and asking fans not to pit them against each other, rather than openly attacking her. The most recent wave of buzz came from a Wall Street Journal–related interview and follow‑up reactions, where online commentary framed her words as “shade,” even though she did not name Selena directly.

Quick Scoop: What did Hailey say about Selena?

In past interviews, Hailey has emphasized that there is no feud and that online narratives exaggerate the tension between her and Selena. She has also spoken about how harmful social media pile‑ons can be, saying recent weeks of negativity were “extremely damaging” and stressing that online drama creates division instead of connection.

More recently, drama reignited when fans linked a WSJ interview quote—where Hailey said she does not “feel competitive with people [she’s] not inspired by” and criticized women being pitted against each other—to Selena and her Rare Beauty brand, even though Selena was not mentioned by name. Pop‑culture sites and forums spun this into a “shade at Selena” narrative, but full‑interview breakdowns point out that she never directly referenced Selena and shifted the topic to how fandoms fuel the rivalry.

Selena, on her side, publicly defended Hailey during one wave of hate, revealing that Hailey had reached out about receiving death threats and stating that she does not stand for bullying and wants the hostility to stop. After the more recent beauty‑brand drama, Selena again took a “be kind” stance, telling fans to “leave the girl alone,” saying Hailey can say what she wants and that there is “room for everyone” in the beauty space.

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