At 28, Hailey faced a seemingly endless parade of critics, and she responded with a fiery callout on social media, lambasting their relentless mocking. On May 15, she reposted a quote on her Instagram Story that resonated deeply with her: "Despite all the hate and gossip, nothing has stopped me. I'd be furious too." To emphasize her agreement with the sentiment, the founder of Rhode Beauty, who shares an eight-month-old son, Jack Blues, with her husband Justin Bieber, added above it, "Retweet!"
While Hailey's message to her detractors was unmistakably clear, it was not an isolated incident. In fact, just the day before, she had shared a cryptic, handwritten note from an old journal on her Instagram Story, reading, "Cry me a river, build me a bridge, and get over it," captioned with a simply "Relevant!" Moreover, in March, she utilized another Instagram quote to illuminate how trolls often lack genuine insight into her life. The quote she shared on March 17 stated, "People take the information they're fed and draw a picture of who you are. Most of the time, it's wrong."
Beyond the naysayers, Hailey also had to grapple with a constant influx of rumors swirling around her life with Justin. In March, amid claims that she was in a feud with Justin's ex, Selena Gomez, sparked by a TikToker who alleged that she liked a video shading Selena and her fiancé Benny Blanco, Hailey made sure to squash the gossip. "This never happened," her representative told E! News at the time. "This entire story has been fabricated by a content creator looking to capitalize on an old, tired narrative."
Justin, too, has made a habit of firing back at those who question the status of his relationship with Hailey. "Honestly, if I were you, it would be hard not to be jealous of me and Hailey going brazzyyy," the "Peaches" singer wrote on his Instagram Story on April 24. "It's really up to us, and that's understandable why people can't stand it." He added, "I don't blame them. Hailey and I are the Joneses that are impossible to keep up with."
