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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have made their relationship official with rings. After months of rumors about their ‘rocky’ relationship, Gomez has once and for all shut down these rumors with the engagement news. They have been dating since July 2023 but their romance drew some ire because of Blanco’s professional relationship with Gomez’s ex Justin Bieber.
Not many fans know about this close association between Bieber and Blanco, who first met in 2009 for a collaboration. Blanco is credited as the producer of several songs of theBabysinger. However, reports suggested that their relationship became strained after his relationship with Gomez.
Selena Gomez’s ex Justin Bieber and her fiancé Benny Blanco were friends
Selena Gomezand Benny Blanco revealed their engagement in anInstagrampost, whereGomez showed off her beautiful ring. Blanco and Gomez started a relationship in 2023 but they have known each other since 2015 due to their work. However, Blanco had a longer working relationship with her ex than her.
Blanco metJustin Bieberin 2009, which was even before Bieber and Gomez were a thing. Blanco and Bieber collaborated on numerous songs over the years.Eenie Meenie,Somebody to Love,Love Yourself, andCold Waterwere some of the songs of Bieber, whereBenny Blancowas credited as the producer and songwriter.
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In 2020, Bieber and Blanco collaborated on the songLonely. In the song, Blanco was credited as an artist for the first time. Blanco even wrote a long appreciation post for Bieber after they had released the song (via @itsbennyblanco/Instagram). One of the highlight moments of their friendship was when Blanco spoke highly of his friend during an interview withZach Sang. He shared:
Justin’s not one of those cookie-cutter pop artists. Like you know, they’re like, ‘This is my new single, and here’s my makeup line.’ And he’s like, Justin’s like, ‘Yo. I have a pimple and I have anxiety today.’ He’s always been upfront about that stuff.
Fans believed that Blanco included a cheeky dig at Gomez in the comment when he mentioned“cookie-cutter artists”with a“makeup line”.Gomez launched Rare Beauty around the same timeframe. However, Blanco and Bieber’s relationship eventually deteriorated, according to reports.
Justin Bieber and Benny Blanco’s relationship reportedly deteriorated
When Benny Blanco entered into a relationship with Selena Gomez, fans wanted to know how Justin Bieber felt about his friend dating his ex. An insider source toldIn Touch Weeklythat Bieber was offended that Blanco cut him out of his life after his relationship with Gomez. The source shared:
Justin is pretty offended by the fact that Benny totally cut him out of his life when he got together with Selena. They used to be great friends, so it came as a huge shock, especially since Justin would love nothing more than to put all the bad blood with Selena behind him.
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Moreover, the insider added that Blanco and Gomez often take digs at Bieber on social media. The source shared that Bieber tried to make peace but has now come to think of them as“good riddance”. The source further added,“He thinks they’re lame and immature, and he’s not going to bother trying to be friendly anymore.”
While the engagement is the big news in Blanco and Gomez’s life, Bieber is happily married to Hailey Bieber and became father to Jack Blues Bieber earlier this year.
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