We're Really Worried About Hailey Bieber
Could Hailey Bieber be receiving death threats? Is she really afraid to have children? Justin Bieber's model wife may lead a glamorous life, but it's not always easy.
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00:00Could Hailey Bieber be receiving death threats? Is she really afraid to have children?
00:05Justin Bieber's model wife may lead a glamorous life, but it's not always easy.
00:12In March 2022, Hailey Bieber faced a terrifying ordeal when she was admitted to hospital
00:17following a suspected stroke. The following month, Hailey shared a YouTube video explaining
00:21the medical incident that led to her hospital stay, revealing intimate details about her health
00:26to fans.
00:27All of a sudden, I felt this really weird sensation that kind of, like, traveled
00:32down my arm from my shoulder all the way down to my fingertips."
00:36She was having breakfast with husband Justin Bieber at the time,
00:38who was understandably concerned about the symptoms his wife was experiencing.
00:42I couldn't speak. The right side of my face started drooping."
00:46Medical professionals conducted a series of tests on the model to determine what had occurred.
00:51It was discovered that Hailey had experienced a mini-stroke, which happens when there is
00:55a temporary blockage of blood to the brain. It was determined that the mini-stroke may
00:59have been caused by factors such as taking birth control pills despite experiencing migraines,
01:04recovering from a recent COVID-19 infection, and taking a long-haul flight without standing
01:10up to stretch her legs or wearing compression socks. Hailey also discovered that a hole in
01:14her heart, on account of a congenital heart defect, had allowed the blood clot to travel to her brain.
01:20Hailey Baldwin
01:21Having previously dated one another in 2014 and 2015, Hailey Baldwin and Justin Bieber
01:27reconnected in June 2018. At the time, Justin had recently broken off a rekindled romance with his
01:32ex Selena Gomez. After getting back together, Hailey and Justin's relationship moved incredibly
01:37fast, and the pair were engaged by July 2018.
01:41Since I was young, I always, like, wanted to be married."
01:44As a result, Hailey found herself approaching marriage as a relatively inexperienced person.
01:49Having barely dated anyone else.
01:51During an appearance on Zaza World Radio's Valentine's Day special on Apple Music,
01:56Hailey discussed marrying her pop superstar husband when she was just 21 years old, saying,
02:02"'I think if you're talking about me specifically,
02:04I'm somebody who was never really in any serious relationships. So for me,
02:08trying to cohabitate with someone and learn how to, like, do life with another person,
02:12that directly has just been interesting."
02:15As well as having to adjust to living with Justin, marriage was also a shock to the system
02:20for Hailey, who had never really considered just how big of a commitment getting married would be.
02:24She went on,
02:25"'I think the forever aspect for me is just like,
02:28you don't think about that until you get married. And then you're like,
02:31this is forever. Meaning, like, there is no end.'"
02:36Being married to Justin has posed some serious challenges for Hailey Bieber,
02:39particularly as she's had to become accustomed to receiving a slew of hate mail and criticism
02:43from strangers online. In an interview with The Sunday Times, it was revealed why Hailey's
02:48worried about having kids with Justin. She told the publication,
02:52"'I literally cry about this all the time. I want kids so bad, but I get scared. It's
02:56enough that people say things about my husband or my friends, I can't imagine having to confront
03:01people saying things about a child.'" In an interview with Harper's Bazaar,
03:05the model was also candid about how much work goes into maintaining her relationship with Justin.
03:10She said,
03:11"'I might fly somewhere and go do a job, but I can't wait to come back and hang out.
03:15And I feel like that's because of the effort that's been put in on both sides.'"
03:19Noting that being married required a lot of work, Hailey also suggested she wasn't
03:23oblivious to the fact that raising children wouldn't be easy, either. She told the publication,
03:28"'I know eventually when kids come in the picture,
03:30that's going to be a whole other season of navigating how to make that work.'"
03:35In May of 2024, the couple announced on Instagram that Hailey was pregnant with their first child.
03:40Justin posted a series of photos showing off Hailey's baby bump and captioned the photos,
03:45"'They wish, baby. They wish.'"
03:47"'She's so awesome.'"
03:48Fans have always been fascinated about what happened with Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.
03:53Unfortunately, love for the former couple, once dubbed Jelena, caused Hailey Bieber to be on the
03:58receiving end of some pretty intense backlash when she started dating the singer. In December 2020,
04:03Justin was forced to respond to a particularly hateful video, in which a so-called fan
04:08directed abuse at Hailey, saying,
04:10"'We need to f----- bombard that s---- with Jelena and how Selena is better.'"
04:15In an Instagram story, Justin replied to the video, writing,
04:18"'It is extremely hard to choose the high road when I see people like this
04:22try and rally together people to bully the person I love most in this world.'"
04:26"'It's so disappointing that people still behave this way over a man.'"
04:31After being pitted against one another on social media for years,
04:34Hailey and Selena decided to call a truce, hoping the fans would follow suit.
04:38In an Instagram story posted in March 2023, Gomez told her followers,
04:43"'Hailey Bieber reached out to me and let me know that she has been receiving
04:46death threats and such hateful negativity. This isn't what I stand for.
04:51No one should have to experience hate or bullying.'"
04:54Hailey posted her own Instagram story about the situation,
04:57in which she thanked Justin's ex for standing up against bullying.
05:00Whether or not the drama is truly over for good remains to be seen, however.
05:05"'I'm not okay with the kind of division that it caused.'"
05:08In April 2023, Hailey Bieber got candid about her mental and emotional health
05:12in an Instagram story. Opening up to fans, Bieber explained,
05:15"'But truthfully, since 2023 started, I have had some of the saddest, hardest moments
05:20I've ever had in my adult life. And my mind and emotions have been fragile, to say the least.
05:26And I know so many other people feel the way I feel. So just know, you're not alone.'"
05:31Although she didn't elaborate on the struggles she was experiencing,
05:34Hailey and Justin have both faced some challenging health diagnoses,
05:38while navigating the difficulties caused by being a celebrity in the public eye.
05:42Having shared such a personal message on Instagram, Hailey was able to remain positive,
05:46and encouraged her followers to support one another, saying,
05:49"'Let's be there for loved ones and friends and family and strangers.
05:52Let's just be there for people.'"
05:54Hopefully, Hailey was able to find support in her lowest moments, too.
05:59Hailey was pushed to defend her marriage to Justin in March 2024 after a number of blind
06:04items seemed to allege that she'd been having an affair behind her husband's back. One such
06:09rumor alleged that Hailey was engaged in an affair with the billionaire David Rothschild,
06:14although there appeared to be zero evidence regarding the supposed extramarital relationship.
06:20In an Instagram story, Hailey debunked the widespread rumors, writing,
06:23"'Just FYI, the stories and constant blind items I see on TikTok are 100% of the time wrong.
06:30So I know it may be fun feeding into these stories, but just know they're always false.'"
06:36In February 2024, Hailey Bieber's dad, Stephen Baldwin, stoked concern regarding his daughter's
06:41marriage. Baldwin caught everyone's attention when he shared an Instagram post written by
06:46his pastor, Victor Marks, who runs the All Things Possible ministry. In the since-deleted post,
06:51Marks wrote,
06:52"...Christians, please when you think of Justin and Hailey, take a moment to offer
06:56a little prayer for them to have wisdom, protection, and to draw close to the Lord."
07:01Revealing that the Biebers were a regular focus of prayer in his household,
07:05Marks also explained,
07:06"...there are special challenges that folks in high-visibility positions face.
07:10They often face spiritual warfare that's intense and seeks to shipwreck their faith,
07:14marriage, and life in general."
07:16While Marks didn't explicitly say that Hailey and Justin Bieber's marriage may not last,
07:21Stephen Baldwin's decision to share the post mentioning them
07:24led some onlookers to wonder if there was trouble in paradise.
07:28"'Is everything alright with Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber?'
07:31According to the National Enquirer, Hailey was understandably upset about the Instagram post,
07:35with a source claiming the model told her dad to stop publicly commenting on her relationship.
07:40Justin and Hailey Bieber were once again hit with negative rumors regarding the state of
07:45their marriage in April 2024, after the singer took to the stage with Thames at Coachella.
07:50InTouch reported that Justin was welcomed back to the stage,
07:53having taken an elongated break from performing following diagnoses with Lyme disease
07:58and Ramsey-Hunt syndrome, the latter of which caused him to experience partial paralysis in
08:03his face. However, the outlet also quoted a source who suggested the musician was far from okay,
08:08saying,
08:08"'He finally got his health back, but now friends are worried that he's spiraling again.'"
08:13According to the publication, those close to Justin were aware he'd experienced
08:16multiple difficulties with his health, including allegedly developing a reliance on alcohol and
08:22drugs. Discussing Hailey's role in Justin's recovery, a source told the outlet,
08:26there's only so much Hailey can do to keep Justin from going off the rails again.
08:30Whether or not there is genuine concern regarding Justin's well-being is unclear,
08:34but if the report's source is to be believed, Hailey may have had a hard time supporting her
08:39husband. One of the stranger's theories regarding Hailey and Justin Bieber's marriage alleged that
08:44the couple don't actually live on the same property. In April 2024, fans started speculating
08:50that the pair might live apart, after they arrived to dinner in separate vehicles and
08:54left the meal at different times. While this is far from enough evidence to confirm that Justin
08:58and Hailey don't live together, some onlookers had already suggested that the couple's romance
09:03was on the rocks. For instance, one ex-user wrote,
09:06"[Justin and Hailey seem like the type of couple that sleep in separate rooms.]
09:11In March 2024, the separation rumors appeared to escalate when InTouch quoted a source
09:16who alleged Hailey was considering a split from Justin. The source told the outlet,
09:20"[Hailey's struggling. She just needs time to sort things out on her own.]
09:24According to the source, Hailey had even suggested trying a trial separation from
09:29Justin. The source said, "[Hailey just wants to live by herself for a while.]
09:33While it seems unlikely rumors regarding the couple living in separate houses had
09:37any truth to them, that didn't stop the general public from wondering.
09:42In August 2022, a beauty trend landed Hailey Bieber in hot water when she shared a TikTok
09:47video showing off a very polished makeup look, which included shimmery eyeshadow and a lot of
09:52lip gloss. Bieber captioned the video, "[Ready for all the fall things including
09:56brownie-glazed lips.] While the model's post may have seemed innocuous to some,
10:01the suggestion she'd created a new makeup trend by layering lip gloss over brown lip liner
10:06was actually hugely problematic. As noted by Time, wearing lip liner with lip gloss
10:11has been a popular trend for decades, created and popularized by women of color.
10:16"'I know that that lip combo is not Hailey Bieber lips.'"
10:21In response to Bieber's video, one ex-user discussed the real origins of the style, writing,
10:26"'I'm crying because she took a lip combo that Black and Latina women have been wearing since
10:30the 90s and named it brownie-glazed lips to make it sound cute. LOL. Like if you're gonna try to
10:36make something trend, then least you could do is give credit from where you got the inspo.'"
10:42As the wife of an international superstar, Hailey Bieber is an incredibly recognizable figure,
10:47and that comes with its own advantages and disadvantages. As a result, Hailey's behavior
10:52is regularly scrutinized by strangers on the internet. Following her rise to fame,
10:56Hailey's old internet posts were re-shared online, and the model was accused of being racist,
11:01sexist, and homophobic. For instance, in a since-deleted ex-post, Hailey wrote,
11:06"'Shut up before I smack you back to your own country.'"
11:09Some of Hailey's alleged social media posts contained explicit language and appeared to
11:14target a number of minorities. While the model was much younger when she shared those ignorant
11:19posts and offensive messages, onlookers started to wonder about her.