Selena Gomez responds to online frenzy over snaps of her with Hailey Bieber at Academy Museum gala

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Selena Gomez has responded to the online frenzy over last month's pictures of her cuddling up to Hailey Bieber at the Academy Museum gala.Hailey is married to Selena's ex Justin Bieber, which has led some Selena fans to relentlessly troll Hailey over the past few years.However the two women demonstrated with their photos last month that they themselves are on friendly terms, whatever their respective admirers might think.Now in a new interview with Vulture, Selena said the snaps were 'not a big deal' and added: 'It's not even a thing.' 'Not a big deal': Selena Gomez has responded to the online frenzy over last month's pictures of her cuddling up to Hailey Bieber at the Academy Museum galaPhotographer Tyrell Hampton, who captured one of the images of Hailey and Selena at the gala, posted it to Instagram at the time and wrote: 'plot twist.'  Hailey had already previously indicated on the Call Her Daddy podcast that her equation with Selena was 'all respect' - and during the same interview she staunchly denied that Justin had cheated on Selena with her.

Selena and Justin were teenage sweethearts but had their last breakup in 2018, months before he had a courthouse marriage to Hailey.The month after Justin married Hailey, Selena reportedly suffered a breakdown connected to her lupus and entered treatment for her mental health.

Dynamic duo: the two women demonstrated with their photos last month that they themselves are on friendly terms, whatever their respective admirers might think A day after news broke of Selena's alleged breakdown, Justin was spotted looking anguished as he sat in his car beside Hailey.Hailey has received blowback from diehard Selena fans throughout her relationship with Justin, whom she has now been.