It was meant to be a joyous, history-making moment in the celebrity world—Justin and Hailey Bieber finally posted the very first photo of their newborn baby. The image, uploaded to Instagram just 45 minutes ago, shows the couple beaming with joy, cradling their child in what appears to be a softly lit nursery. Hailey, wrapped in a cream-colored robe, gently kissed the baby’s forehead while Justin smiled beside her, visibly emotional.
But within minutes of going live, the Internet exploded. Not because of the baby. Not because of the name. But because of what fans spotted in the background—a framed photograph that appeared to show Justin Bieber… with his ex, Selena Gomez.
The image, which is slightly blurred and positioned atop a nursery bookshelf, appears to be a black-and-white snapshot of a much younger Justin and Selena, arms around each other, smiling. Fans were quick to zoom in, repost, and comment furiously.
“Why is there a pic of him and Selena in his BABY’S nursery???” one user wrote on X, formerly Twitter. Another commented, “This is so wrong to Hailey. That should have been thrown out YEARS ago.”
But the real drama unfolded hours later.
Multiple sources close to Selena Gomez confirm that the singer was “completely blindsided” by the photo’s viral spread. According to one insider, Benny Blanco, Selena’s fiancé, “saw the post, zoomed in like everyone else, and just froze.”
“He didn’t say a word for a solid minute. Then he said, ‘She’s still holding on to him,’ and walked out the door,” the insider claims. “He hasn’t answered texts or calls since.”
Another insider, who reportedly spoke with a member of Selena’s security team, said Benny was seen leaving their L.A. residence “visibly shaken,” and was later spotted alone at a studio in West Hollywood, where he’s been working on new music. According to reports, Blanco broke down in tears during a recording session, muttering, “I’m not going to fight for someone who’s still mourning someone else.”
For Selena, who recently went public with her relationship with Blanco after years of public heartbreak, the photo has reportedly “reopened old wounds she never expected.” One of her close friends told Page Pop Live under condition of anonymity: “Selena is absolutely devastated. She thought she had closure. She thought she had moved on. But now, with that image going viral—of her and Justin, in his baby’s room of all places—she doesn’t know what to think.”
Hailey Bieber, meanwhile, has remained publicly silent, but insiders say she is “furious” over the incident. A source from her camp insists the photo was “an accidental oversight” and that the nursery was decorated months ago by a professional team who likely found old memorabilia in Justin’s belongings.
Still, the damage may already be done.
“This wasn’t just any photo,” said a celebrity brand expert. “This was a deeply personal image in the most sacred space—your child’s nursery. For fans, for Hailey, and especially for Selena and Benny, it’s an emotional bombshell.”
As of now, the original baby photo has been taken down from Justin’s Instagram page without explanation. Hailey has gone completely dark on social media, while Selena posted a cryptic Instagram Story just minutes ago: a blank black screen with the caption, “Some things are too loud to stay silent.”
Benny Blanco’s team has yet to release an official statement, but sources say he is “reconsidering everything.”
What was meant to be a milestone moment in the Bieber family’s new chapter has now become a magnet for controversy, re-igniting one of Hollywood’s most talked-about love triangles.
Fans across social platforms remain divided—some defending Justin, some slamming him, and others pleading for privacy for all involved.
But one thing is certain: the ghosts of the past are never far behind in Hollywood, and for Justin, Selena, Hailey, and Benny… this latest photo might have just rewritten their future.
