Justin Bieber hopes ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez is “happy” following news of her engagement to Benny Blanco, according to sources who say the announcement has “upset” the singer.

The former partners are known to have been together on and off from 2010 to 2018 before the 30-year-old Canadian singer eventually moved on with his current wife Hailey Baldwin.

Last week it was revealed that music producer Benny, 36, had proposed to Selena, 32, when she posted shots of her beautiful marquise-cut diamond ring.

Now insiders have revealed to DailyMail.com that although Justin is happily focused on his life with Hailey and their baby son Jack, he admitted that Selena’s engagement officially marked the “end of an era.”

“Justin is married with a child, we all know that, but when he heard Selena was engaged he even admitted it hurt for a brief moment,” the source explained. “Because even if they never become friends again or date again or anything like that, it’s officially the end of an era.”

The spark first flew when Justin serenaded Selena with his song One Less Lonely Girl during Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in 2009.

The couple continued to deny romance rumors in 2010, with Selena referring to Justin as her “little brother.”

Later that year, they began attending red carpet events together They dated on and off until April 2014, when Selena reportedly found text messages and photos from Kylie Jenner on Justin’s phone, leading to a breakup.

Months later, they were back together, and Justin shared a photo of them with the caption: “Our love is unconditional.”

However, the reunion didn’t last long and the two separated again in October.

In October 2017, Justin and Selena were spotted having breakfast together and attending a church service.

They continued to be pictured together, going on bike rides and attending hockey games, but they called it quits for good in March 2018.

The source continued: “His past is so tied to Selena, and now that she’s engaged and he’s married and a father, it’s a bit of a shock to the system that everyone’s getting older.

“Justin is only 30 but he has lived a life and an important part of his past will now be officially passed on in the same way he did. He’s not going to stress about it too much and hopes that at the end of the day she’s okay and happy.”

Justin and Hailey tied the knot in September 2018 – just six months after he last split from Selena.

In August, the two had their first child together, a son named Jack Blues Bieber.

After years of fan speculation about a feud between Hailey and Selena, as well as unreasonable calls for Justin and Selena to reunite, the source says Justin hopes the constant online chatter can finally come to an end.

‘H“We hope this will finally stop fans from rooting for this relationship. It’s over and now this should put the nail in the coffin,” the source concluded.

Elsewhere, Justin’s wife Hailey appeared to share the same sentiments as she showed a subtle show of support for Selena and Benny.

The 28-year-old Rhode Beauty founder hit the like button on the post, which features a close-up of the Only Murders in the Building star’s ring and a photo of Benny hugging her while Selena is with giggles with his left hand in front of his mouth.

“Eternity begins now…” the Wizards of Waverly Place actress wrote in the caption of her Instagram post, which featured a series of sweet snaps from the proposal day.

There were rumors that the two women had been feuding for years after the couple apparently started shading each other on social media – during Hailey’s wedding to Justin.

In June 2023, Hailey addressed the alleged feud with Selena in an interview with Emily Chang for Bloomberg’s The Circuit while promoting her Rhode skincare line.

She said she believes the struggle stems from “fictionalized narratives” about celebrities’ lives, or rather, what they hope their lives to be like.

“For me, there are stories that really hurt my feelings and really upset me,” she explained.

When Chang addressed the “ongoing drama” between Bieber and “another celebrity,” the brunette model was eager to speak out.

“I don’t think this is about me, Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez,” she explained.

“This isn’t about the fight between two women – it’s about the vile, disgusting hatred that can arise from completely made up and twisted and perpetuated narratives and can be truly dangerous.”

Hailey continued: “I don’t like this whole idea of ​​bringing this person together and bringing this person together – I want to be able to bring people together and I think it was a really important moment for people to see that one can do that and.”It doesn’t have to be about this divisive nature.’

Gomez has been dating Blanco since June 2023, although she only confirmed the relationship in December.

At the time, she took to Instagram to confirm to her fans that she had been secretly dating the hitmaker for six months and that he was “everything” to her.

Before Gomez and Blanco became romantic, they were friends for over a decade and even worked on music together.

He has produced three of the singer’s biggest hits, including the 2021 song “I Can’t Get Enough” and 2015’s “Same Old Love.”