Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber’s relationship was always complicated. Their on and off-again relationship is one for the history books with dramas, feuds and everything in between.
Let’s take a look at the prominent Jelena moments:
December 2010: Date 1
Selena,18 and Bieber,16 were seen at a pancake chain, cuddling. They denied the rumours of them being a couple and said they were the best of friends at the time.
January 2011: A new beginning
The pair were spotted kissing on New Year’s Eve in St. Lucia, in the Caribbean.
February 2011: It’s official
The couple makes their red-carpet debut at an Oscars Party, the term ‘Jelena’ was coined at this moment.
November 2012: they split
After two years of being together, the couple split due to various reasons which included trust issues and the young age of the couple.
April 2013: Come & Get It
Gomez releases her song Come & Get It. We are pretty sure the lyrics were about Bieber.
January 2014: A stressful year for Jelena fans
Bieber was arrested for drink driving and accused of vandalism. He was also reeling from losing custody of his pet monkey and media backlash for his bad-boy image. Gomez was admitted into rehab for Lupus, which everyone thought was really for drugs.
November 2014: Hailey Baldwin joins the scene
After seeing loads of models earlier in the year, Justin Bieber was associated with Hailey Baldwin for the first time after unfollowing Gomez on Instagram.
November 2015: The serenade
Video emerges of Bieber crooning Gomez in a hotel room — and rumours start all over again.
January 2016: More on Hailey
Bieber and Hailey Baldwin start dating, settling that Jelena is off at the moment.
August 2016: War on Instagram
After Bieber posts a series of Instagram photos with Sofia Richie, fans insulted and abused Bieber, who threatens to delete his Instagram. Gomez replies, to the post “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.”
The former-couples accuse each other of cheating in several nasty comments and Gomez takes to Snapchat to apologise. Bieber then deleted his Instagram account.
October 2017: a new beginning?
After not conversing for over a year, Selena is seen with Bieber having brunch, only days after news emerges of her break-up with The Weeknd.
November 2017: The couple is seen riding bikes together in LA sparking rumours that they are back together. At least, the pair are on speaking term once again.
November 17, 2017: The couple is spotted kissing, settling they are in certainly dating. Gomez is photographed leaning over the rail to peck Bieber on the lips at an Ice Hockey game.
March 2018: Final Break
Although Gomez only took to Instagram to wish Bieber on his birthday, news surfaced that the two are now on a break after they were spotted leaving a church service separately.
March 2019
After a fan alleges that Justin married Hailey Baldwin just to spite Selena, he responds with this Instagram post. In his detailed response, Bieber replied that he does “love” Selena, as a friend and she’ll always hold a special place in his heart but he is “head over heels in love” with his wife, Hailey.
That was one heck of an emotional roller-coaster! This was certainly the most complicated celebrity relationship but fans would have loved the couple together. But maybe ‘Jelena’ was just never meant to be.