Hailey Bieber criticized for imitating Selena Gomez in speech

Hailey Bieber has recently been called a ‘creepy stalker’ for using words similar to those of her love rival, Selena Gomez, when describing the mission of her beauty brand. This incident occurred just a month after she was accused of ‘copying’ Selena while talking about her husband’s ex.

A TikTok video went viral, comparing Hailey’s acceptance speech at the Daily Front Row Awards to Selena’s words in a July 2021 interview with Special Madame Figaro Arabia.

During her acceptance speech for the Beauty Innovator Of The Year Award, Hailey mentioned, ‘When I started Rhode, I didn’t want to start a brand just for the sake of it. I truly wanted to build a whole world.’

In Selena’s interview  from nearly four years ago she said: ‘I didn’t want to launch a makeup line for the sake to launch a brand. What interests me is cultivating beauty from the inside.’

The TikTok had many fans chiming in blasting Hailey for her speech as one said: ‘Does Hailey have a personality of her own?’

Another commenter was absolutely brutal as they wrote: ‘creepy stalker copycat [two rolling on the floor laughing emojis]’

There also were others who defended Hailey citing that there are only so many ways beauty brands can describe themselves.

One wrote: ‘It’s almost as if… they’re both given speeches/told what to say by their PR team… [mind blown emoji] not to mention that’s such a vague statement to make???’

This comes just a month after Hailey and her husband Justin, 31, were accused of copying Selena and fiancé Benny Blanco following a Disneyland date.

The Peaches hitmaker – who held a somber expression during a VIP tour at the amusement park in Anaheim  at the time- was not only joined by the Rhode founder, 28, but also The Kid Laroi at ‘the happiest place on Earth.’ 

The singer recently uploaded images to his Instagram page that captured moments from the trip to Disneyland – but some fans were quick to point out similarities to Gomez and Blanco’s past visit to the amusement park. 

Back in February, the former Disney channel actress and the record producer were spotted at the amusement park together. 

In a video shared to TikTok, a social media user created a montage to show each couple at Disneyland – and going on the same rides as well as wearing similar outfits.

The reel kicked off with Selena and Benny having a blast on the Cars ride and then quickly jumped to Justin and Hailey on the same ride. 

The fan also pointed out that Gomez donned black Minnie Mouse ears with a red and white polka dot bow – which the model also wore during her recent trip to the park with the music artist. 

Justin shared a photo on Instagram which was a selfie as both he and Hailey had a blast on the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters ride – with the TikTok clip also showing Gomez and Blanco on the ride as well during their separate trip.

Social media users jumped to the comment section to share their own thoughts, with one penning, ‘The same ears got me trippin like whattt there’s so many to choose from.’

‘Not the exact same freaking ride too,’ one wrote, followed by crying face emojis and another shared, ‘the fact hailey is wearing the same eras. when there’s soooooo many different kinds.’ 

A fan typed, ‘Justin Bieber scrolling on his phone to look at photos of Selena to copy them. They’re all obsessed with Selena she’s the blueprint fr.’ 

‘Okay yall have convinced me, this is INSANE,’ another commented, while others came to Justin and Hailey’s defense. 

One penned, ‘so if i go to disneyland right now, am i also copying selena gomez?’ and another added, ‘OMG everyone wears those ears who cares. Selena is happy and Justin an his wife who the hell cares.’ 

‘Most of my friends love all the same things as me. Are they copying me? Am I copying them? Let people like things and live,’ one TikTok user wrote. 

Shortly before Valentine’s Day, Gomez and Blanco shared a video montage from their visit to Disneyland to promote their single titled Scared Of Loving You. 

And earlier this week on Monday, Justin shared an assortment of snaps from his trip to the park with Hailey and The Kid Laroi. 

It comes shortly after Hailey allegedly took a ‘dig’ at the Selena and Benny’s relationship earlier this month. 

TikTok user Courtney Presto had shared a video last month on February 14 where she seemingly mocked a photo of Selena and Benny.

The image came from their story for Interview Magazine’s March 2025 issue which showed Blanco posing with Gomez’s feet resting on his cheeks.

In the caption, Presto wrote: ‘This is the WORST. Sorry to do this to everyone but I had to look at these photos so you do too. I genuinely can’t decide which is the worst.’

Courtney then claimed that Hailey had liked the clip – prompting social media users to share their thoughts. 

However, Hailey broke her silence at the alleged ‘dig’ when a representative told Us Weekly, ‘This never happened.

‘This entire story has been fabricated by a content creator looking to capitalize off of an old, tired narrative.’ 

Other pictures from this past weekend showed Justin looking somber during a VIP guided tour amid ongoing fan concerns over the star and his marriage to the Rhode founder. 

The couple tied the knot in 2018 and last year in August, the pair became parents after welcoming son Jack Blues to the world. 

Last month, Bieber broke his silence amid worries over his wellbeing by sharing a heartbreaking post which read: ‘People told me my whole life “wow Justin you deserve that.” 

‘And I personally have always felt unworthy, like I was a fraud, like when people told me I deserve something.’

He added, ‘It made me feel sneaky like, damn if they only knew my thoughts. How judgmental I am, how selfish I really am… They wouldn’t be saying this.

‘I say all this to say, if you feel sneaky, welcome to the club. I definitely feel unequipped and unqualified most days.’

Days later, the performer shared a cryptic message to his Instagram stories and sparked concern for his mental health. 

‘I was always told when I was a kid not to hate. But it make me feel like I wasn’t allowed to have it and so I didn’t tell anyone I’ve had it.

‘Which made me feel like I was drowning, unsafe to acknowledge it. I think we can only let hate go by first acknowledging its there. How couldn’t we feel hate from all of the hurt we’ve experienced,’ the star concluded. 

And this week on Monday, Justin clapped back at haters and wrote, ‘If they aren’t talking s*** U must not be goin brazy enough.’ 

Brazy means: ‘crazy but you replace the c with a b because if you are a blood you don’t use c because has to do with the crips,’ per Urban Dictionary.  

Despite the worry, both the singer and Hailey have continued to brush aside the concerns over their relationship by stepping out together on recent outings and also appearing on each other’s social media pages.

Earlier this month on March 1, the singer celebrated his 31st birthday and uploaded an assortment of pictures to Instagram, including one as both he and Hailey held their son Jack.

A few days later, he sparked concern among fans once again when he shared photos of himself smoking from what appeared to be a bong.

The Baby singer had also shared a video to social media of himself smoking what appeared to be a joint.

Late last month, Justin’s rep addressed worries over his disheveled appearance in a statement to TMZ.

‘The recurring narrative that Justin is using hard drugs is absolutely not true,’ the rep said, adding that the performer is currently ‘in one of the best places in his life.’

The star is also ‘actively parenting his newborn son’ Jack with wife Hailey and putting focus into making new music.

According to the rep, Justin has had a ‘very transformative’ year and ‘ended several close friendships and business relationships that no longer served him.’

Speculation about his appearance and marriage is ‘exhausting and pitiful and shows that despite the obvious truth, people are committed to keeping negative, salacious, harmful narratives alive.’ 

Amid the speculation surrounding Justin and Hailey’s marriage, a source told The U.S. Sun that the pair are contemplating leaving Hollywood and instead locate to a villa in Europe. 

The insider explained that the couple want to ‘enjoy a simpler life again’ that has a ‘slower pace of life to reconnect in a quiet environment.’ 

Justin and Hailey are reportedly looking for a home that has ‘privacy’ in the ‘countryside’ with the source adding, ‘They told us they want to disconnect.’