The Weeknd’s 2018 album, “Dear Melancholy” featured lyrics about both Selena Gomez and Bella Hadid, but Hadid was painted in a much more favorable light. In the track, “Wasted Times,” The Weeknd sings, “Wasted times I spent with someone else / She wasn’t even half of you.” According to Just Jared, this “wasted time” may refer to the 10-month relationship that The Weeknd had with Selena Gomez, while he and Hadid were on a break in 2017. Later on in the song, The Weeknd also refers to “an equestrian,” who “ride[s] it like a champion.” Per HelloGiggles, Hadid is a well-known rider, who harbored dreams of making it to the Olympics in 2016.
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Genius explicitly states that “Wasted Times” compares Hadid and Gomez, but neither The Weeknd nor the supermodel have spoken about the tune with regard to their past relationship. Twitter has plenty of thoughts about the lyrics though, with one user noting, “The weeknd is really out here singing directly to bella hadid wow.” And while the hit made it seem like The Weeknd wanted to get back together with Hadid, that hasn’t happened (yet!). In 2020, the Daily Mail noted that Hadid bumped into her ex at the 2020 MTV Music Awards, but that the run-in wasn’t too awkward. “They played it cool and crossed paths with each other, same place, same time. [They’re] on good terms,” a source told the outlet.
