Selena Gomez and Hailey Bieber bonded at the Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Oct. 15. (Photo: Tyrell Hampton)
Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez are doing their part to put rumors of a rift to rest.

While the stars have long been rumored to have fallen out over their shared romantic interest in singer Justin Bieber — with whom Gomez had a lengthy on-off relationship for years before splitting up for good in 2018, the year he married the model then known as Hailey Baldwin — they were all smiles at the star-studded Academy Museum Gala at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Saturday night.

A photo shared by photographer Tyrell Hampton sees Bieber, 25, and Gomez, 30, embracing as they pose for the camera.

"Plot twist," Hamton captioned the eyebrow-raising photo, which has quickly fueled social media chatter about the state of the women's relationship.


"Nature is healing," quipped fashion editor Chrissy Rutherford, while 13 Reasons Why star Tommy Dorfman commented, "Love watching the reverse of global warming and everybody’s skin clearing from this pic."