Who is Justine Skye? Selena Gomez Snapchat drama explained as singer's tweets spark online backlash

Justine Skye has involved herself in the endless Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber fan battle. Recently, the R&B singer took to Twitter to reveal that she was receiving threatening messages from the Rare Beauty founder’s fans.

This comes after ardent Gomez fans became aware of Skye’s friendship with Bieber. Despite Skye requesting netizens to leave her out of the drama, internet users continued to throw hate towards her relentlessly.

After Selena Gomez took to her Instagram account to request followers to stop sending hate towards Hailey Bieber, Justine Skye tweeted- “what a world we live in eh?”

Many assumed that she was referring to Gomez addressing the drama. Skye was quick to delete the tweet after receiving another bout of hate online. She also revealed in a tweet that she was receiving hate messages from fans.

In another message sent to Skye, a person said that they would “get my arab cousins on u, start counting your days”

The singer went on to tell netizens that she was not being “shady” in her tweet. She also added:

Skye also told netizens that she is “not in Selena’s business” and neither does she “have any feelings towards her.”

Who is Justine Skye? Singer’s posts with Hailey Bieber explored

Justine Skye is an R&B artist who hails from Brooklyn. The 27-year-old went viral on social media after covering Drake’s song Headlines. She released her debut EP titled Ready in 2012. Since garnering a following through her music online, she has collaborated with several other musicians including Tyga, Wizkid, Jeremih, Tarrus Riley and others.

Justine Skye has a massive internet following. She has amassed 4.1 million followers on Instagram alone. She also has over 11 million monthly listeners on Spotify.

Justine Skye began receiving massive backlash on social media ever since she participated in Hailey Bieber’s TikTok video alongside Kendall Jenner.

The trio lip-synched to the sound- “I’m not saying she deserved it, but God’s timing is always right.” Netizens were quick to assume that the three were throwing shade towards Selena Gomez.

Since then, Skye’s friendship with Hailey Bieber has taken over the internet. Many found several Snapchat stories where Skye seemingly threw shade at the Calm Down singer. In one of the Snapchat stories, Skye wrote:

In another story, Skye was seen posing for a selfie with Bieber. She wrote in the snap- “TB with wifey. I’ll protect her at all costs”

Netizens react to Justine Skye addressing the hate she has received

Internet users showed no sympathy towards Skye and continued to roast her online.

Neither Selena Gomez nor Hailey Bieber have commented on the hate Skye is receiving online.

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