A Complete Breakdown Of The Batsh*t Drama Going On Between Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Kylie Jenner & Hailey Bieber (2024)

Remember the golden age of social media when celebrities wouldn’t shy away from Twitter takedowns and shady Instagram stories?

Well, it seems that we’re currently living in a messy Hollywood renaissance, with unlikely drama between some of the most illustrious A-listers boiling, and boy is the tea piping hot.

It’s been a big few weeks on social media, and somehow Selena Gomez, Hailey Bieber, Kylie Jenner and now Taylor Swift have found themselves in the crossfire.

What started as a few innocuous TikTok videos has spiralled into what seems to be an all-out Mean Girls level of shade throwing, clap backs and side eyes.

But how did we get here? Boil the kettle, grab yourself a cuppa and prepare to make like that meme of Kim Kardashian peering from behind a bush because we’ve rounded up everything you need to know below.

Selena Gomez Claims She Wishes She Was As Pretty As Bella Hadid On TikTok

While this may seem like a lifetime ago (the internet sure moves fast) but the drama between Selena/Hailey/Kylie and Taylor only started one day ago. Indeed, in less than 24 hours this foursome went from friends to reported foes.

The drama kicked off when Selena Gomez posted a TikTok making fun of herself after over-laminating her eyebrows.

In the video she dubbed the viral ‘my name is Bella Hadid’ sound and used a face-altering filter labelled ‘Bella Hadid’ in the video, leading to fans thinking that she was throwing shade at the supermodel.

Of course, given the fact both Selena and Bella previously dated The Weeknd, we were surprised to see Selena call her out in this public forum, even if she did also call Bella her #girlcrush.

Either way, this was the catalyst for one of the biggest social media shade-storms since the ‘Bye Sister’ Tati Westbrook-gate.

Kylie Jenner Responds With ‘Accidental’ Instagram Stories And A Screenshot Of Hailey Bieber

Following Selena’s viral TikToks, Kylie Jenner took matters into her own hands by focusing the attention to her (and Hailey Bieber’s) eyebrows.

Mere hours after headlines citing the interaction between Selena and Bella ran rampant on the internet, King Kylie posted a selfie of herself in full beat, including her signature 2016 dip brow.

We would’ve just shrugged this off as another post-baby thirst trap, but Kylie strategically placed the caption ‘this was an accident ?????’ over her eyebrows, leading to TikTok to conflate the post with Kylie shading Selena.

Only making matters worse, Kylie then posted a screenshot from a FaceTime she had with Hailey where the pair only showed….wait for it…their eyebrows.

Following the Instagram stories, fans took to TikTok to argue that this arbitrary post from Kylie was somehow connected with Selena. Maybe they’ve spent far too long listening to the ‘everything is always connected’ sound on the platform.

Kylie Jenner Responds To TikTok Videos Alleging She’s Throwing Shade At Selena

Kylie is no stranger to addressing controversy on TikTok, and this interaction is no different.

After a plethora of users on the platform calling Hailey and Kylie “childish” and “shady”.

Addressing the backlash, Kylie wrote on user @devotedly.yours’ video that this quote unquote ‘drama’ was “reaching”.

“No shade toward Selena ever and I didn’t see her eyebrow post! U guys are making something out of nothing. This is silly,” Kylie wrote.

Selena also piped up to agree with the beauty maven.

“Agreed! It’s all unnecessary. I’m a fan of Kylie,” she added.

You’d think that this would diffuse the situation, but boy is there more to come.

Selena Gomez Surpasses Kylie Jenner As The Most Followed Person On Instagram

This doesn’t directly correlate to the drama, but just more proof that timing is always everything, because in the midst of the shady behaviour Selena took over from Kylie as the most followed female on Instagram.

Currently, Selena sits at 382 million followers while Kylie boasts 380 million. A solid L for Miss Jenner.

Selena Gomez Claps Back At An Old Video Of Hailey Bieber Making Fun Of Taylor Swift

Just when you thought the drama would be over, Sely just stirred the pot again. Honestly at this point we just feel like that photo of Miranda Cosgrove looking at her computer from iCarly—you know the one.

So, what actually happened?

Well, a video from circa 2017 (when Hailey was co-hosting Drop The Mic) resurfaced on TikTok, in which the Rhode Beauty founder could be seen allegedly gagging when Taylor Swift’s name is mentioned.

The receipts! Doesn’t Hailey know the cardinal rule of social media is to never do anything on live TV that could come back to haunt her?

Of course, given that this followed 24 hours of back and forth with Kylie and Hailey, Selena seemingly reached her limits and clapped back. Hard.

“So sorry, my best friend is and continues to be one of the best in the game,” the Only Murders In The Building star wrote. She came for Hailey’s jugular!

Fans once again were quick to choose sides. Many thought that this proved that Hailey was an alleged “mean girl”, while others thought this cemented how reportedly obsessed Selena was with the Bieber’s.

All’s fair in love and war, we guess?

Selena Gomez Quits TikTok

We guess the lesson to be gleaned here is when the drama reaches fever pitch, the only thing left to do is dip out when you’re on top. And that’s exactly what Selena did.

Selena officially deactivated her TikTok account, revealing that the break was because she’s “too old for this”. She didn’t exactly confirm what “this” is, but she added “I’m gonna be taking a second from social media ’cause this is a little silly”.

Anyone else feel exhausted after all this because same. We’re just longing for the days when Selena and Hailey cuddled up to one another at award shows. Such a simple time.

Selena Gomez Returns To TikTok And Breaks Her Silence

Ok so remember when Selena said she was taking a break from social media? Well turns out it was more of a brief hiatus and less of a cold-turkey social media detox because the star is officially back on the platform and breaking her silence.

The star took to her page, which boasts 55 million followers, to share an ASMR-esque GRWM video and weigh in on the discourse and vitriol.

“Thank you and love you all so much,” Selena wrote to her fans in the comments. “I’m deeply grateful for each and every one of you humans. You make me unbelievably happy.”

She also urged her followers, who are deep in the throes of Team Hailey vs. Team Selena drama, to treat each other with kindess.

“Please, please be kinder and consider others mental health,” she added. “My heart has been heavy and I only want good for everyone. All my love.” Selena is clearly taking the high road (or should we say, Rhode).

Hailey herself hasn’t addressed the backlash herself, instead acting like everything is normal. Perhaps everyone could take a page out of Selena’s book and kill the beef with kindess?

Selena & Hailey Borth Address The Drama On Instagram

In a dramatic turn of events, both Selena and Hailey took to their respective Instagram accounts to bury their hatchet publicly, and is the beef over once and for all?

Selena made the first move by addressing the hate Hailey has been receiving and urging her fans to treat one another with kindness.

Read her full statement below:

Hailey then responded by thanking Selena for speaking out, claiming that the pair had been discussing “how to move past this ongoing narrative between her and I.”

Hailey’s full statement read:

Hailey didn’t specifically call out any of her previous actions that have fuelled this feud, but neither had Selena. So, if both beauty moguls are ready to settle the score and put this behind them once and for all, shouldn’t we be too?

Only time will tell…