The so-called 'feud' between Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber is well and truly over.

It's been all over social media and it's been very petty, but before we jump into the end, here's how it all started.

What went down between Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber this year?

Earlier this year, Gomez uploaded an Instagram Story where she said she accidentally over-laminated her eyebrows.

A few hours later, Kylie Jenner posted a photo of herself with the words "this was an accident???" over her brows, and then shared a screenshot of a video call between her and Hailey Bieber, zooming in on their eyebrows.

Despite all of this being innocuous, the internet read into it, which prompted Jenner to clear the air.

"This is reaching," she commented on a TikTok video analysing the videos.

"No shade towards Selena ever and I didn't see her eyebrow posts! You guys are making something out of nothing. This is silly."

"Agreed @kyliejenner," Gomez responded. "It's all unnecessary. I'm a fan of Kylie!"

Shortly after, theOnly Murders in the Buildingactress commented on a resurfaced clip of Hailey Bieber seemingly mocking Taylor Swift.

According to @PopCrave, Gomez wrote: "So sorry my best friend is and continues to be one of the best in the game."

Selena Gomez shows support for Taylor Swift under a resurfaced video of Hailey Bieber gagging after Taylor is mentioned. pic.twitter.com/uMl7VsgVq3

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave)

Following a week of back and forth of petty passive aggressiveness that the internet ate up, Gomez announced she's taking time off social media.

"I'm very happy, I'm so blessed, I have the best friends, the best fans in the whole world, and I just couldn't be happier. And I'm good. I love the way I am. I don't care, I'm big, I'm not — I don't care. I love who I am," she said in a TikTok video before disabling her account.

"And yeah, I'm gonna be taking a second from social media, because this is a little silly. And I'm 30, I'm too old for this, so. But I love you guys so much! And I will see you guys sooner than later, I just... I'm just gonna just take a break from everything."

Selena Gomez announces she’s taking a break from social media: “I’m gonna be taking a second from social media cause this is a little silly and I’m 30, I’m too old for this.” pic.twitter.com/LxWbSpxThj

— Pop Base (@PopBase)

Back in September 2021, Hailey Bieber sat down with Alex Cooper on the Call Her Daddy podcast, where she spoke about her husband’s ex-girlfriend, Selena Gomez.

Media outlets reported that Selena Gomez responded to the comments made by Hailey in a live TikTok stream.

While promoting her Kind Words matte lipstick range from her Rare Beauty makeup brand, the singer took a moment to encourage people to be kind.

"I think some of the things that I don’t even need to be aware of are just vile and disgusting. And it’s not fair because no one ever should be spoken to in the manner that I’ve seen," she said to the camera.

"It’s incredibly ironic that I would release something that is all about kind words because that’s exactly what I want. That’s it. If you support Rare, I cannot thank you enough, but know that you are also representing what it means, and that is, words matter. Truly matter."

Selena Gomez takes to TikTok Live to send a message to fans regarding hate. pic.twitter.com/i4NfvhICyt

— Pop Crave (@PopCrave)

But are these situations over the past six months really examples of a feud between the two? Or just a case of tabloids attempting to drag out the narrative of two women 'fighting' over a man. Ooft, how very original.

The internet got so involved 'picking sides' in this ridiculous online battle that within a week, by early March Hailey Bieber lost almost exactly one million followers on her Instagram account, whereas Selena gained 10 million, according to Elle.

But things didn't stop there, just last week Selena Gomez over took Kylie Jenner and made history as the first female to hit 400 million followers on Instagram, which promptly had her back on her socials thanking her fans in a tribute to them, captioning "Wishing I could hug all 400 million of you."

Whilst the sentiment is beautiful, I wonder whether Selena Gomez regrets achieving such a milestone through such negative means.

The complicated history of 'Jelena' and Hailey.

Selena Gomez was in an on-and-off relationship with Justin Bieber for eight years prior to his marriage.

Back in 2010, they were a Disney dream couple, appealing greatly to their swathe of tween fans. However, some of these fans have had some trouble letting go of 'Jelena'... even now.

Justin dated Hailey briefly in 2016 before rekindling with Selena, but Justin and Selena were last seen together in March 2018.

By June the same year, he was back with Hailey, and by September, the two had married each other.

While Justin’s fans have ongoing sympathy for Selena, they often carry a strong hatred for Hailey, crediting her with the breakup of the iconic couple.

So, is there any truth to the idea that Selena is ‘responding’ to the claims made by Hailey?

The 'cheating' suggestion.

In herCall Her Daddypodcast chat, Hailey iterated that Justin never cheated on anyone by being in a relationship