Hailey Bieber talks about being pitted against Selena Gomez
The Rhode founder opened up on how major career milestones, such as her beauty brand being acquired by e.l.f. Beauty for $1 billion, has not stopped the negative comments about her marriage to Justin Bieber or the comparisons with other celebrities.
Bieber said that she has not felt "competitive" with other beauty brands. She said that there is an ample amount of space for every brand to exist. "I think there is space for everybody. I don't feel competitive with people that I'm not inspired by," she explained.
According to ELLE, when the reporter tried to ask Hailey Bieber about Gomez and Rare Beauty, her publicist "shut the question down." However, the model said that she finds all comparisons extremely "annoying" and cannot change people's perceptions about her.
"It's always annoying being pitted against other people. I didn't ask for that. When people want to see you a certain way and they've made up a story about you in their minds, it's not up to you to change that," she said.
Talking about her relationship with Justin, Hailey Bieber said that they are both trying to find their voice.
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Hailey Bieber said in an interview on Bloomberg Originals' The Circuit With Emily Chang in June 2023 that she finds her comparisons with Selena Gomez as "vile" and "disgusting." She noted that such hatred came from "twisted and perpetuated narratives." She also pointed out that pitting two women against each other because of a guy (Justin) is "awful" and she has "hated" it since the beginning.
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In the interview with WSJ, the entrepreneur also talked about her son and revealed that she does not want to reveal his face till he understands the implications. Even though both Hailey and Justin Bieber post a lot about their son on Instagram, Jack Blues' face has not been revealed to date.
Selena Gomez's beauty brand is called Rare Beauty.