Hailey Bieber is again under fire as new claims accuse her of “copying” Selena Gomez’s old interview in her recent speech. A TikTok post went viral showing the model using words that fans deemed similar to Gomez’s statement from her interview with Special Madame Figaro Arabia in 2021.
At the time, the actor-singer told the publication, “I didn’t want to launch a makeup line for the sake to launch a brand. What interests me is cultivating beauty from the inside.” Nearly four years later, Bieber made a similar remark at the Daily Front Row Awards.
TikTok shows Hailey Bieber’s awards night speech was similar to Selena Gomez’s interview
A viral TikTok showed Hailey Bieber’s Daily Front Row Awards speech, drawing comparisons to Selena Gomez’s 2021 interview post-Rare Beauty launch. The post showed screenshots of the latter’s excerpt from her four-year-old interview with Special Madame Figaro Arabia alongside Bieber’s statement from her acceptance speech after winning the Beauty Innovator Of The Year Award last week. The similarity seemingly ticked off many as they rushed to slam the model for “copying” her husband’s former girlfriend.
Access Hollywood shared a snippet of Bieber’s acceptance speech on TikTok, in which she said, “When I started Rhode, I didn’t want to start a brand for the sake of starting a brand. I really wanted to create an entire world.” The previous video highlighted the similarity between her statement and the Disney alum’s old interview. The post also showed the interview excerpt that read, “I didn’t want to launch a makeup line for the sake to launch a brand. What interests me is cultivating beauty from the inside.”
Users criticized Hailey Bieber and accused her of copying Selena Gomez, labeling the former a “copycat.” One user complained that Bieber “copies everything,” while another harshly questioned if she has a “personality of her own?” A third, exasperatedly, wrote, “NOT AGAIN.” Despite the negativity, more commenters claimed it was likely a coincidence and urged people to leave the Rhode founder alone. A few others rallied in her support, remarking that celebs often use the line and dubbed it a “vague statement” that people use to promote their brands.
