A brief livestream performance by Justin Bieber has set off a wave of online speculation about his marriage to Hailey Bieber, after the singer was heard performing an unreleased track that included the lyric "I'm stuck in a relationship that's not you." The clip circulated widely across social networks just as Hailey marked her 29th birthday, prompting a fresh round of rumors about the couple's relationship and reigniting long-running debates involving Selena Gomez and the public's fixation on the Bieber marriage.
The livestream, initially presented as an informal musical moment, ricocheted quickly through TikTok, Instagram and X after fans captured Bieber singing the line about being "stuck." The timing fueled claims that he was not present at Hailey's birthday dinner, a detail that helped transform the performance into what many online described as a symbolic "birthday snub." Within two days, hashtags such as #JustinBieberStuck and #HaileyBirthdayDrama dominated trending lists across multiple platforms.
As the clip gained momentum, online commentary skewed sharply in Hailey Bieber's favor, with users casting her as the inadvertent target of the moment. One commenter on X reacted to the lyric by writing, "Justin singing an unreleased song talking about wanting to be back with an ex... this man just needs to divorce Hailey if he's not happy. Stop embarrassing her." Another user observing her birthday photos without Justin present wrote, "Happy birthday, I guess." TikTok creators compiled past viral moments in which Hailey appeared sidelined or unsupported, including footage from the GQ Awards, using them to argue that her husband repeatedly subjects her to public discomfort.
Others expressed blunt sympathy for Hailey in more personal terms. One viral comment read, "I just pray this type of love never finds me."
Speculation escalated further when some viewers claimed they heard Bieber whisper Selena Gomez's name during the brief performance. Though no evidence has confirmed the claim, the allegation circulated rapidly, drawing familiar commentary about the long-ended relationship between the two musicians. One user wrote, "A married man with a son still singing about his ex... he needs to move on." Another questioned Bieber's judgment by posting, "How is 'I'm stuck in a relationship that's not you' not enough for his fans to stop defending him?"
Yet the most heated reactions did not go unchallenged. A portion of fans countered that the narrative was exaggerated or manufactured, insisting that the livestream timing was misrepresented. Defenders argued that the couple had celebrated privately, with one user writing, "'Justin Bieber didn't post about his own wife on Instagram, he hates her' Reality: he's celebrating Hailey's birthday in real life in a quiet romantic place with their kid."
Hailey Bieber added a new wrinkle on November 24, posting a birthday photo collection that included a video of her and Justin holding hands and walking together-an image many fans interpreted as a signal that public speculation overstated the couple's circumstances. Neither Justin nor Hailey has addressed the rumors directly.
