Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have both very much moved on from their on-off romance that ended for good two years ago, in spring 2018. But Jelena fans are convinced Bieber
gave one last hat tip to Gomez with his rose neck tattoo. They noticed in the photo Bieber posted of himself in the studio that there's an "S" in the flower:
That S looks more like petal detailing in better lit photos that Bieber has shared of the tattoo. In this September 15 shot, for example, you can still see an "S"...and that it really is just there to define the rose bud.
Still, Jelena fans got very excited about the potential symbolism of the "S"—even if it's actually just coincidental.
"Loook at the “S” in his Rose tattoooo!!!! Jeleeeenaa?," one wrote.
"Justin changed his rose tattoo nd write S on it?....omgggg I'm screaming!!!!" another commented on Bieber's shot.
"'S' on tattoo stands for selenaaaaaa," a third declared.
"S in the rose ? @selenagomez," a fourth wrote. Dozens more users commented similar observations. Bieber of course didn't comment on them, nor did Gomez.
Gomez made it clear in interviews last fall and this past winter that she has moved on from that relationship. In January, she told NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro that "I had something beautiful and I would never deny that it wasn't that. It was very difficult and I'm happy it's over. And I felt like this was a great way to just say, you know, it's done, and I understand that, and I respect that, and now here I am stepping into a whole other chapter."
"Saying goodbye to Justin Bieber, who I'm assuming you're speaking about," Garcia-Navarro followed up.
"You had to get the name in, I get it," Gomez conceded.
Bieber, meanwhile, just celebrated the one-year anniversary of his South Carolina wedding to his wife Hailey Baldwin. The two got married officially in a New York City courthouse in September 2018, so they have been legally married for two years.
On September 30, he wrote to Baldwin, "Hailey Bieber. I am so lucky to be YOUR husband! You teach me so much everyday and make me such a better man! I am committed for the rest of our lives to empower you to be the woman God has called you to be! My heart is to enable you to achieve all of your wildest dreams! I promise to always put you first, to lead with patience and kindness!! Happy anniversary my beautiful sweet girl."
She responded in the comments, writing, "My person. ?"
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