O N Jan. 27, Justin and Hailey Bieber were spotted leaving Funke restaurant in L.A. following a quiet dinner date. They were photographed holding hands, but the expressions on their faces were far from happy. Days later, Justin posted photos on Instagram that appeared to be from the same night; in them, he and Hailey are smiling and kissing. (“We’re cute,” Hailey herself wrote in the comments.) Fans were quick to allege that Justin put up the pictures in response to recent rumors that the couple of five years are ready to call it quits.
They may be onto something. A source tells Star, Hailey, 27, has reached her breaking point with the 29-year-old “Stay” singer. “Justin is clingy and he relies on her so much for his emotional and psychological wellbeing,” reveals the source. “There are times Hailey just wants to end it so she can be on her own again.” Between fighting over old loves and past bad behavior and quibbling over when to have kids, adds the source, “they’ve had a lot of ups and downs. Friends are surprised they’ve lasted this long.”
NEVER EASY
The two wed in September 2018 after a whirlwind three-month romance. (They had also briefly dated in late 2015.) Hailey admitted they were both “insanely young” and has since been open about the challenges they’ve faced. “Marriage is very hard,” she told Vogue a few months after they said “I do” at a NYC courthouse. “That is the sentence you should lead with. It’s really effing hard.” In 2022, she told Harper’s Bazaar their union takes “a lot of work to make it work.”
This story is from the February 19, 2024 edition of Star.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the February 19, 2024 edition of Star.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
BEN GETS CLEAN!
Ben Affleck has taken a lot of flak for the massive back tattoo he got after his 2015 separation from Jennifer Garner.
LIAM PAYNE: SHOCKING ARRESTS
In the weeks since Liam Payne’s Oct. 16 death in a fall from the balcony of the CasaSur Palermo hotel in Buenos Aires, Argentina, new details have helped clarify what happened the night of the tragedy.
HUGH & SUTTON: READY TO GO PUBLIC
Now that they’re free from their respective spouses, Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster are looking forward.
GLADIATOR II
Paul Mescal, Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington In theaters Fri., Nov. 22 R
A BABY AT LAST!
After a miscarriage last year, Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly are expecting again.
ZACH & BRIANNA: $12 MILLION HUSH MONEY!
AFTER BEING BLINDSIDED BY THEIR BREAKUP, ZACH BRYAN'S EX BRIANNA LAPAGLIA ISN'T GOING QUIETLY.
First Lady Feud!
BREAKING WITH TRADITION, MELANIA TRUMP REFUSED TO MEET WITH JILL BIDEN AFTER THE ELECTION, SIGNALING SHE’S GOING TO BE HANDS-OFF IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
Taylor's GAME-DAY EVOLUTION!
TAYLOR SWIFT'S STYLE HAS CHANGED FROM SIDELINE SWEETIE TO FULL-ON WAG SINCE BECOMING TRAVIS KELCE'S GIRLFRIEND IN 2023.
TOM'S CELIBACY PACT
“Tom’s not out there chasing short-term flings,” says an insider. He’s content with being single.”
BEHIND HER SILENCE: Pain, Loyalty and the Drive to Be Queen
She appeared to be back in regal form, stunning in her black velvet–trimmed military-style coat and elegant veil.