In 2016, Charlie Puth and Selena Gomez collaborated on the song, “We Don’t Talk Anymore.” Fans thought they weren’t talking because they were too busy hooking up, but Puth clarified they were just friends, via ET. “I’m trying to evade the question,” he said. “We’re friends, and I’m very happy to have collaborated with her. She’s a really awesome singer.” However, things apparently went south soon after, as evidenced by the fact that Gomez didn’t appear in the music video. “We don’t talk anymore,” Puth tweeted when a fan asked where Gomez was (via Teen Vogue). Separately, he tweeted (via Teen Vogue), “It takes me awhile to admit it but I really really messed it up with this one girl.” The girl in question just so happened to be “a good singer.” Hmm.
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It was ultimately Puth’s revealing interview with Billboard that hinted at what went wrong. As it turns out, the ghost of Justin Bieber foiled any potential for true love between him and Gomez. “[The song is] about a particular moment in my life, when someone very close to me wanted the attention of somebody else,” Puth said. The “Light Switch” singer went on to call his time with Gomez “very short-lived, very small, but very impactful.” He added, “It really messed me up. I’m trying to put this the best way possible: It wasn’t like I was the only person on her mind.” Puth didn’t name names, but he didn’t have to.
