According to a source, Hailey is sure Sofia convinced Justin to stop following her on social media after she appeared to throw shade at him in a cryptic Instagram post.
- Aug 16, 2016
AceShowbiz - Justin Bieber unfollowed Hailey Baldwin on Instagram after she seemingly weighed in on the drama surrounding his new relationship with Sofia Richie. The 19-year-old model is reportedly now "super upset" about it and believes that her former fling's new girl is responsible for his social media move.
"Justin unfollowed Hailey on social media, and now all their friends are talking s**t on Sofia and him and how messed up it is," a source told PEOPLE, adding that though they were "never officially a couple," Justin and Hailey's circle of friends "knew they were together."
The source claimed that the two hadn't talked to each other since she was rumored to be dating Drake following his Memorial Day party last May, and Sofia only made things between the duo worse when she convinced Justin to stop following Hailey on social media.
"Bieber wasn't happy about [Hailey being linked to Drake], and so they haven't really been in touch in a bit," the source shared. "But out of nowhere, Sofia apparently made him unfollow Hailey and now she and her friends are all super upset."
In addition to Hailey, Justin's relationship with Sofia has affected millions of his Beliebers and his other famous ex Selena Gomez. Over the weekend, he threatened to make his Instagram page private if his fans didn't stop posting mean comments about his new lady.
Selena came to Beliebers' defense and the exes ended up getting involved in an online feud. At the time, he claimed that she was "using" him for attention and she accused him of cheating on her "multiple times" when they were still dating.
Hailey appeared to weigh in on the drama on Sunday night, August 14, when she posted on Instagram a cryptic message about taking "complete responsibility for our actions" and how "misplacing the blame onto someone else isn't going to get you to the next stage in life."
She then denied that the message was directed at Justin, saying on Twitter that "the only thing I 'weigh in on' is everyday life in general." She also asked fans not to "rope me into things I'm not a part of and please respect my privacy."
