It wouldn’t be an award show without a spicy conversation that we can only hope the Daily Mail hires a lip reader to decipher, and boy oh boy did the Golden Globes deliver. Selena Gomez, who truly has been an agent of chaos lately, was spotted having a very interesting-looking chat (read: rant) with Taylor Swift and Keleigh Teller. But while it looks like she’s spilling some serious tea, it turns out that as usual, the internet has gotten a bit ahead of itself. And now, all of the main players from Selena to Timothée Chalamet have weighed in.
In footage shared by The Hollywood Reporter, Selena can be seen rushing up to Taylor and dropping what we can only assume is piping hot tea, judging by Taylor’s shocked reaction:
Whatever Selena whispers in her ear leaves both Taylor and Keleigh with their jaws hanging open, and there’s footage from every angle — meaning we can attempt to read Selena’s lips.
Of course, it took fans 0.5 seconds to launch an investigation, and the main theory is pretty compelling: that Selena was having a bitch about… Kylie Jenner. Dun dun dunnnn.
What did Selena Gomez actually say to Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes?
Although the main theory was that Selena wanted a pic with Timothée Chalamet, and his missus Kylie Jenner said no (more on the entire theory later), Selena has straight up said that it didn’t happen.
In an Instagram comment on a post by E! News, Selena set the record straight.
“Nooooo I told Taylor about two of my friends who hooked up,” she wrote.
“Not that that’s anyone’s business.”
Selena’s comment comes a day after an insider told PEOPLE and Us Weekly that this scenario didn’t happen.
“Selena didn’t speak with Kylie nor Timothée at the Globes, there was never any drama,” a source told Us Weekly.
“She was absolutely not referencing anything about Timothée or Kylie,” the insider claimed to PEOPLE, driving the point home.
This insider info was also reported by E! News and Entertainment Tonight — all of which are often the go-to entertainment publications for celebrities’ teams to get their message across.
Sadly, the inside sources didn’t clarify what they were talking about. Obviously, I know they’re entitled to their privacy but god, I’d sell my firstborn to know what was being said.
What did Timothée Chalamet have to say about this whole thing?
Now, thanks to the A Current Affair-esque hounding of Timothée Chalamet by a TMZ reporter, even Timmy has weighed in on the drama. Well, kind of.
As he’s walking down the street in LA, a reporter who claims to be waiting for Halle Bailey’s partner DDG spots our Wonka friend wearing a hoodie. Naturally, she saw her opportunity presented on a silver platter to ask Timothée what was going on at the Golden Globes.
“Did you deny Selena a photo like everyone’s reporting?” the reporter asks.
“Can you shut down the rumours?”
Timothée just puts his hoodie up and keeps walking, but you can see a smirk on his face. It’s not until she asks, “Are you and Selena cool?” that he responds.
“Yeah, of course,” he says, whilst still on the move.
“Does Selena and Kylie have any beef?” the reporter pushes.
“No,” he responds. A man of little words, I see.
You can check out the interaction below.
What did the internet think Selena Gomez said to Taylor Swift at the Golden Globes?
The running theory among netizens before the clarification from Selena’s camp is that Selena was telling Taylor Swift that Kylie Jenner wouldn’t let her take a picture with her BF Timothée Chalamet.
Specifically, people believe the dialogue went like this:
Selena: “I asked Timothée for a picture, then Kylie pulled him away and told me no.”
Keleigh: “With Timothée?”
Selena: “Yes.”
Keleigh: “Wait, what?!”
Selena: I asked for a picture with him and she (kylie jenner) said no
— Kel Bel (@notkelbel) January 8, 2024
Keleigh: with timothee?
*selena nods* pic.twitter.com/4El53BTBH5
“I heard they were talking about how they told Selena to pose with Kylie and Timothée and Kylie declined,” another person wrote.
Others reckon Selena was merely informing Taylor and Keleigh that Kylie had appeared with Timothée, but surely that wouldn’t warrant such shocked responses? I mean, the pair have been dating for a while. Unless the implication is that they are shocked Kylie was allowed into the event, but that seems too catty.
One theory also suggested Selena was talking about Jo Koy‘s excruciating monologue, but that also wouldn’t elicit such shocked reactions since they were all there for it.
My money is on the Kylie/Timothée tea, especially given Kylie’s friendship with Hailey Bieber and the nasty feud the pair have had with Selena. In case you forgot, the two were rumoured to have posted Instagram Stories that fans believed were mocking Selena after she was body-shamed during last year’s Golden Globes.
God, it really does feel like year 9 all over again, doesn’t it?
