According to People magazine and E! News, Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber posed together publicly for the first time Saturday at the second annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles, quelling rumors of a rift between the “Lose You to Love Me” singer and the 25-year-old model.
“Plot twist,” celebrity photographer Tyrell Hampton captioned an Instagram photo of the pair embracing.
The shot quickly went viral, racking up more than 1.1 million likes by Monday morning.
The moment came weeks after Bieber, who is married to Gomez’s ex-boyfriend Justin Bieber, denied in an interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that there was any bad blood between the two women, according to the entertainment outlets.
“There’s no drama, personally,” Bieber said during the interview, adding that she has “a lot” of respect for Gomez, 30.
Bieber, who has faced criticism from Gomez’s fans, also said she never interfered with Gomez’s relationship with Justin Bieber, the outlets reported.
“I can say – period, point blank – I was never with him when he was in a relationship with anybody,” Bieber said during the podcast. “That’s the end of it.”
Gomez recently took to TikTok Live to encourage her fans to be kind and condemned “vile and disgusting” comments.
“It’s not fair because no one ever should be spoken to in the manner that I’ve seen,” Gomez said, according to People.
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Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Hailey Bieber attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic via Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Hailey Bieber attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Selena Gomez attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Amal Clooney and George Clooney attend second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Kerry Washington attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Julia Roberts attends second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Jessica Chastain attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Christina Ricci attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak attend the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Kaia Gerber attends second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Ava DuVernay attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Alicia Vikander and Emma Stone attend the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Olivia Wilde attends second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Jodie Turner-Smith attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Rebel Wilson attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Lily Collins attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Thuso Mbedu attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Laura Dern attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Tilda Swinton attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Leslie Mann and Judd Apatow attend the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Alexandra Daddario attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Glenn Close attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Lena Dunham attends the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Selma Blair attends second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Alana Haim and Este Haim attend the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Photos: Academy Museum Gala 2022 red carpet Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner attend the second annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022, in Los Angeles. (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
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Selena Gomez through the years NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 30: Selena Gomez attends a screening of Apple's "Selena Gomez: My Mind & Me" presented by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul of "Spirited" at Metrograph on November 30, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images) (Noam Galai/Getty Images)
Selena Gomez through the years NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - SEPTEMBER 12: Selena Gomez attends the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards at Prudential Center on September 12, 2023 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Catherine Powell/Getty Images for MTV) (Catherine Powell/Getty Images for MTV)
Selena Gomez through the years LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 27: (L-R) Steve Martin, Selena Gomez and Martin Short attend the after party for "Only Murders In The Building" Season 2 at Sunset Towers on June 27, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Selena Gomez through the years BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 07: Selena Gomez attends the 81st Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 07, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Selena Gomez through the years PARIS, FRANCE - JULY 08: Selena Gomez outside Sephora on July 8, 2022 in Paris, France. (Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for SEPHORA) (Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images for SEPHORA)
Selena Gomez through the years LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 15: Selena Gomez attends 2nd Annual Academy Museum Gala at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Selena Gomez through the years LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 15: (L-R) Martin Short, Selena Gomez and Steve Martin attend the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards at Peacock Theater on January 15, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images) (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Selena Gomez through the years LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 13: Selena Gomez attends the 2022 Critics' Choice Awards at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 13, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for #SeeHer) (Presley Ann/Getty Images for #SeeHer)
Selena Gomez through the years LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 03: Selena Gomez attends the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures 3rd Annual Gala Presented by Rolex at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on December 03, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum of Motion Pictures ) (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Academy Museum )
Selena Gomez through the years NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 11: Selena Gomez attends the 16th annual CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History on December 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CNN) (Mike Coppola/Getty Images for CNN)
Selena Gomez through the years LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 09: EP/Actor Selena Gomez speaks onstage during Hulu's 'Only Murders In The Building' panel during Deadline Contenders Television at Paramount Studios on April 09, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Deadline Hollywood ) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Deadline Hollyw)
Selena Gomez through the years LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 03: Selena Gomez attends Variety's 2022 Hitmakers Brunch at City Market Social House on December 03, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Selena Gomez through the years BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 10: Selena Gomez attends the 80th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 10, 2023 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Selena Gomez through the years LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 11: (L-R) Martin Short and Selena Gomez attend Hulu's "Only Murders In The Building" FYC Event at El Capitan Theatre on June 11, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Phillip Faraone/Getty Images) (Phillip Faraone/Getty Images)
Selena Gomez through the years LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 12: (L-R) Selena Gomez and Meryl Streep attend the AFI Awards Luncheon at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on January 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images) (Monica Schipper/Getty Images)
Selena Gomez through the years SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 27: Selena Gomez arrives at the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards at Barker Hangar on February 27, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for WarnerMedia) (Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for WarnerMedia)
Selena Gomez through the years SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 29: Selena Gomez celebrates the launch of Rare Beauty's Kind Words Matte Lipstick and Liner Collection at Santa Monica Proper Hotel on June 29, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Rare Beauty) (Presley Ann/Getty Images for Rare Beauty)
Selena Gomez through the years NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 14: Selena Gomez attends a private screening of "Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me" hosted by the Rare Impact Fund at SoHo House New York on December 14, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Rare Impact Fund) (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for Rare Impact Fun)
Selena Gomez through the years HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 02: Selena Gomez attends 2022 AFI Fest - "Selena Gomez: My Mind And Me" Opening Night World Premiere at TCL Chinese Theatre on November 02, 2022 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images) (Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images)
Selena Gomez through the years LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 04: Selena Gomez attends The Inaugural Rare Impact Fund Benefit Supporting Youth Mental Health Hosted by Selena Gomez at Nya Studios on October 04, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Hailey Bieber Hailey Bieber attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP) (Charles Sykes/Charles Sykes/Invision/AP)
Hailey Bieber Hailey Bieber attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Hailey Bieber Hailey Bieber arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Hailey Bieber Hailey Bieber arrives at the LACMA Art + Film Gala on Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021, at Los Angeles County Museum of Art in Los Angeles. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP) (Richard Shotwell/Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)
Hailey Bieber Justin Bieber, left, and Hailey Bieber attend The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Hailey Bieber Hailey Bieber attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition on Monday, May 6, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Hailey Bieber Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of "Justin Bieber: Seasons" on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP) (Jordan Strauss/Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Hailey Bieber Hailey Bieber arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
Hailey Bieber Hailey Bieber attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (Evan Agostini/Invision)
Hailey Bieber Justin Bieber, left, and Hailey Bieber, right, attend the "Justin Bieber: Our World" premiere at Edge at Hudson Yards on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) (Andy Kropa/Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)
Hailey Bieber Models Elsa Hosk, left, Kendall Jenner, Hailey Bieber and Joan Smalls pose together at the grand opening of The Times Square Edition hotel on Tuesday, March 12, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) (Evan Agostini/Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
