But Hailey and Justin are no strangers to quieting chatter about their ten-year romance. Recently, Hailey, 29, opened up about how the couple—who share son Jack Blues Bieber, 16 months—navigates hearsay about their relationship with a baby on board.
"We’re just taking it a day at a time," Hailey told GQ in an interview published on Nov. 11. "We both feel very protective of our son and I don’t think that’s ever going to change, but our life is our life and it is really public, so I think we’re just going to cross every bridge that we need to when we get there."
She continued, "But as of right now, I feel really comfortable about the way we are sharing things and not sharing things."
And Hailey has also been candid about how insensitive rumors about her personal life have impacted her motherhood journey as a whole.
"Being postpartum is the most sensitive time I’ve ever gone through in my life, and learning a new version of myself is very difficult," she told Vogue in an interview published May 20. "And to be doing that all the while going on the internet every day and people being like, ‘They’re getting divorced’ and ‘They’re this and They’re not happy’: It is such a mindf--k. I cannot even begin to explain it. It’s a crazy life to live."
As she’s previously noted, setting the record straight can get exhausting.
"I feel like I’ve fought so hard to try to get people to understand me, or know who I am, or see me for me," Hailey said. "And people just don’t want to sometimes. And there’s nothing you can do about that."
She continued, "I've been in a position where I’ve tried to tell my side of a story or correct a narrative or tell the truth of a lie and then they go, Well, she’s lying. Imagine how trapping that feels."
As Hailey and Justin continue to explore their love in the limelight, keep reading for look back at their relationship over the years.
Justin and Hailey take a selfie backstage at the Today show in 2009. She is a month shy of 12, he is 15.
Hailey and her dad Stephen Baldwin join Justin at the premiere of his biopic Never Say Never in New York City. Hailey is 14 and Justin is a month shy of 17.
Hailey and Justin appear together in Instagram pics, sparking romance rumors.
"I've known him since I was so young—since I was like 13—and we've just been good friends over the years," Hailey tells E! News at the time. "We have just stayed close and there's nothing more to it than that."
"People are crazy. I'm super single and this is my good friend u would know otherwise," Justin says, alongside a photo of him and Hailey sitting in a car.
The two are spotted walking together in Beverly Hills.
A source tells E! News that Justin and Hailey's relationship is "more of a just a fling," adding, "They have a lot of fun together but don't know what will happen now. They aren't thinking too much about it and are just having fun."
The two reunite in San Francisco for Super Bowl 50 Weekend.
"They are not an exclusive couple even though Hailey has made it clear that's what she wants from Bieber," a source tells E! News. "They spent the night together Saturday."
"All of Bieber's friends like Hailey and would like to see them together," the source adds. "They are dating. They both had a great time this weekend with each other."
"Hailey made me get corn rows like an absolute douche bag, these will be off tomorrow trust me Danny," Justin says, showing off a new look during their vacation.
Meanwhile, a source tells E! News, "Hailey and Justin have a very tight relationship. They both are very close with each other's families and care very deeply about each other. Hailey's family has been there and supported Justin through his transition so Justin has a strong respect for them."
"He loves Hailey as a friend and considers her one of his best friends," the source adds. "They both also have a strong attraction towards each other and this trip they have been having fun with their families, but also had some alone time. Hailey and Justin like to party and let loose and this romantic connection has always been there."
"We are not an exclusive couple. He's about to go on tour," Hailey tells E! News about Justin after his GQ article comes out. "Relationships at this age are already complicated, but I don't really like to talk about it because it's between me and him."
"Hailey is not dating anyone at this time, just hanging out with her friends and working," a source tells E! News. "Bieber and Hailey are still close friends, but he is on tour and extremely busy now, so they have not seen each other that much. Bieber and Hailey love each other but have a good understanding where they both stand at the moment."
"I don't want attention out of dating somebody," Hailey tells Marie Claire. "Texts started coming through, crazy phone calls...it's hard to date somebody in this industry. You have to have really thick skin and be very strong. You have to focus on the person and nothing else."
The two grab some java as they head to the airport in NYC.
Hailey tells the Times UK that she and Shawn "hang out and he's super-lovely and a very, very nice young gentleman," adding, "But I am single."
She also says, "Justin and I were friends for a long time. I met him when I was really young and he was one of my best friends. Everybody knows that at a certain point in time that turned into something else, but that just happens when you're 18, 19. It was what it was. We went through a long period of time when we weren't friends. We didn't speak for quite some time and there was a lot of weirdness that went on. We've moved past that."
He tells E! News, "I am single. The Met Ball was such an incredible experience for me. It was just overwhelming in the most incredible way. I was so lucky for my first time going there to be able to go with someone like Hailey because she's such a vet and I really admire people like her because of how outgoing she is in such an overwhelming experience."
"I don't know if they're dating or not," Shawn Mendes tells Canada's eTalk, adding, "I love them both. They're both really awesome people."
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