Hailey Bieber rags on Kendall Jenner’s new photo with Justin Bieber

Pop star Justin Bieber sparked a mini-controversy on Instagram after sharing a new photo with his wife, Hailey Bieber’s best friend, Kendall Jenner, until Hailey herself finally weighed in.

On Saturday, Aug. 16, the Baby hitmaker posted a candid snap with supermodel Jenner, showing him seated on a stool with a beer glass in hand, listening intently as she animatedly explained something.

Jenner and Bieber were rumoured to have dated back in 2015, years before the pop sensation married the entrepreneur.

Online users instantly reacted to the post, with one commenting: “Are we back to 2015?” Another quipped: “This man posted up with everybody but his wife.”

Hailey eventually joined the conversation, cooling down the speculation with a lighthearted remark: “It's always Kendall telling a story with her hands.”

Jenner replied in the same playful tone: “God forbid I'm a visual storyteller.”

A few hours later, Bieber shared another photo, this time with Hailey, the Rhode founder, with no notable caption except a string of CD emojis.

The snapshots were taken at rapper Gunna’s album release party in Los Angeles, which the couple attended alongside Jenner and other celebrities.

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