Selena Gomez & Zayn Malik 'Had a Thing' Years Before Their Alleged Dinner Date (Report)

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A source is shining light on Zayn Malik and Selena Gomez‘s rumored relationship.

Charna Flam “Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies” music producer and songwriter Justin Tranter says their prolific career actually started with a passion for musicals. “Musicals are why I started making music as a kid. Even though I was in a rock band and now I make pop music, musicals are why I started making music in the first place,” the Grammy-nominated songwriter told Variety at the Paramount+ series’ premiere Wednesday night in Los Angeles. Tranter has worked with Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga, the Chicks, Leon Bridges, Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber, just to name a few. After “fighting hard” to join “Rise of the Pink Ladies” and providing demos for showrunner Annabel Oakes, the two then teamed up with choreographer Jamal Sims for the series. Along with some co-writers, Tranter wrote and produced 30 original songs for the 10-episode season.

for Selena Gomez, and the beauty mogul is ending it with . Or rather, a braid—a long, sleek number created by hairstylist Orlando Pita for the launch of . Having recently squashed and , Gomez looked rich and relaxed at the event in an all-black ensemble built around a statement fur coat.

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Selena Gomez made headlines when she jokingly declared that she was in a "throuple" with Brooklyn Beckham and his wife Nicola Peltz Beckham.  The 31-year-old singer and actress, who has established a close friendship with the couple over the past year, shared a slideshow of photos featuring the trio as they rang in the New Year on a vacation to Mexico. "Fine calls us a throuple #foreverplusone," the Disney Channel alum wrote in the caption of her Instagram post. The carousel that Gomez shared included images in which the three were seen having a group hug and cuddling together on yacht.

Myke Towers has just released his fourth album, La Vida Es Una, which finds the Latin superstar experimenting with a wide variety of genres from all over the world.

Selena Gomez looks amazing in an all-black ensemble while leaving a private event in New York City on Wednesday night (March 29).

Getting to know his inner circle! Selena Gomez was spotted grabbing dinner with Zayn Malik’s personal assistant, Taryn Zimmerman, just days before she and the former One Direction singer sparked romance rumors.  

Harry Styles is really interested in starting a new relationship with Emily Ratajkowski following their passionate kiss in Tokyo, however the model might not be ready to get into a serious romance, as she is enjoying her single life after divorcing her ex-husband Sebastian Bear-McClard.A close source to the singer revealed to Us Weekly that “Harry has always been very attracted to Emily,” and he is “thrilled” to have a chance with the model. The insider went on to say that “Emily isn’t looking for anything serious,” and she is “just trying to live her best single life and have fun.”The revelation comes after it was reported that Emily had apparently regretted the kiss and was asking his ex-girlfriend Olivia Wilde for forgiveness, as the pair are known to be friends.And while Emily has been spotted casually dating some potential suitors, she recently admitted that she would like to have more children, but she doesn’t think a partner is a necessity when it comes to raising kids.

The ex factor. Zayn Malik has had his share of high-profile relationships, sparking romances with fellow stars including Little Mix’s Perrie Edwards and model Gigi Hadid.

Charlie Puth is getting some heat online, and it has to do with Selena Gomez.

Raquel Leviss and Scheana Shay are headed to court!

Justin and Hailey Bieber are enjoying a quiet dinner date.

Sorry, Olivia Wilde, but Emily Ratajkowski doesn’t seem to care about breaking girl code!

The couple that almost was. Selena Gomez could have had a groundbreaking relationship on Wizards of Waverly Place.

Harry Styles and Emily Ratajkowski sharing a passionate kiss in Tokyo. And while online users have some mixed feelings about the new couple, it seems the model might not be on the best terms with the singer’s ex-girlfriend Olivia Wilde.

-Stevie shippers, your theory has been confirmed. Peter Murrieta, head writer and executive producer of Wizards of Waverly Place, just revealed that Alex Russo, played by Selena Gomez on the popular Disney sitcom, was supposed to be bisexual.Murrieta, who worked on the first three seasons of the show, revealed this information on the Wizards of Waverly Pod, hosted by Jennifer Stone and David DeLuise, who played Alex's best friend and dad, respectively. When asked what storyline he wishes he could have done, he said, "Easy, easy, easy, easy.

Alex Russo was hiding a lot more than being a wizard.

Hailey Bieber is showing her support for Selena Gomez amid their online drama.

Selena Gomez and Zayn Malik’s rumored romance has shocked the internet — but it turns out this isn’t their first time hooking up!

Brian Cox is setting the record straight about those comments he made about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.

Selena Gomez has become the most-followed woman on Instagram with over 400 million followers, making history on the app.The signer and actress has surpassed Reality TV star and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner, who has 382 million followers and counting.Gomez expressed her gratitude by sharing an Instagram post of her meeting fans with the caption: “Wishing I could hug all 400 million of you.”Though she holds the title for most followed woman in Instagram, football player Cristiano Ronaldo currently holds the title for most followed account with 563 million followers.A post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez)After a four-year hiatus, Gomez returned to social media in January after deleting her social media account and then deciding to let her team run the account. Her decision to get rid of her Instagram was due to her unhealthy relationship with the platform.Recently, took to social media to call for an end to the alleged feud between her and Hailey Bieber – issuing a statement after Bieber “death threats”Over the years, both Gomez and Bieber have been pitted against one another by fans.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Peter Murrieta served as an executive producer and the head writer of Disney Channel’s “Wizards of Waverly Place” for its first three seasons, and he confirmed on the latest episode of the “Wizards of Waverly Pod” podcast that it was the creative team’s intention to make Selena Gomez’s main character openly bisexual. Gomez’s Alex had several male love interests during the show’s run, including Mason (Gregg Sulkin) and Dean Moriarty (Daniel Samonas), but Murrieta wishes she would’ve had a female love interest with the introduction of Stevie Nichols (Hayley Kiyoko) in Season 3. “Easy, easy, easy, easy,” Murrieta said when asked what storyline he wished he could’ve explored. “I wished we could have played more with what was quite obvious to a lot of us was the relationship between Stevie and Alex. But we weren’t able to in that time…it was pretty clear to all of us what that relationship was. That would’ve been fun.”

Fans were not wrong to pick up on queer undercurrents in “The Wizards of Waverly Place”.

podcast “Wizards of Waverly Pod” and revealed which storyline he wanted to probe into further.“I wished we could have played more with what was quite obvious to a lot of us, was the relationship between Stevie and Alex,” the showrunner explained to the rewatch podcast’s hosts as well as the show’s stars, Jennifer Stone and David DeLuise.Hayley Kiyoko appeared as Stevie Nichols in Season 3, where she had a close friendship with Alex. Murrieta had hoped to explore their connection even more, believing he could create a queer relationship.“We weren’t able to in that time, but it was pretty clear to all of us what that relationship was,” Murrieta added.“Disney Channel has had [LGBTQ] characters, and they did it.

In an ideal world, Selena Gomez would have played one of the first bisexual characters on the Disney Channel, at least according to Wizards of Waverly Place showrunner Peter Murrieta.

Business or pleasure?

Olivia Wilde had multiple run-ins with her ex's new flame. After Harry Styles was spotted kissing Emily Ratajkowski, past pics resurfaced that show Wilde, who split from Styles in November, spending time with Ratajkowski.The first sighting of Wilde and Ratajkowski came back in July, when Styles was performing his tourin Paris.

Selena Gomez is excited for the summer. The singer and actress shared a throwback post, showing her in a colorful bathing suit and with blonde hair. Selena Gomez and Zayn Malik spotted sharing a kiss in NYC: ReportSelena Gomez asks followers to stop bullying Hailey BieberA post shared by Selena Gomez (@selenagomez)Gomez shared the photo on Instagram, showing her in a bathing suit as she’s looking at herself in the mirror.

Angelina Jolie moving on – and moving up – from her ex Brad Pitt with David Mayer de Rothschild? The two have all eyes on them following their recent outing.The Oscar winning actress was spotted having lunch, which reportedly lasted three hours according to Page Six, with the billionaire environmentalist, who is heir to the centuries-old Rothschild fortune, in Los Angeles on Thursday.The two made celebrity-favorite Nobu Malibu the destination of their highly-publicized, and lengthy, lunch.WATCH: Angelina Jolie opens up about her sustainability effortsMORE: Brad Pitt lists $40m mega-mansion amid divorce battle with Angelina JolieFor their outing, both of them kept their attire simple, with Angelina, 47, opting for a black pantsuit with side cut-outs on her waist, paired with her signature oversized black sunglasses and black pumps, while David, 44, donned a dark gray sweater with navy pants and a charcoal gray blazer. While little is yet known about the nature of their marathon lunch — although Angelina's philanthropic interests go far and wide — David is not exactly a low-profile figure himself.Born in London, he is the youngest of Victoria Lou Schott and Sir Evelyn de Rothschild's three children.MORE: Angelina Jolie just perfected the coffee run in a 90s throwback slip dressHe is both an environmentalist and an adventurer who has gone on epic expeditions: a 100-day crossing of the Arctic from Russia to Canada and an 8,000 nautical mile sailing journey from San Francisco, to Sydney on a sustainable ship he himself invented called the Plastiki, made primarily out of recycled plastic bottles.

called a to the online harassment of that has been rampant since , reported that both women followed each other on Instagram, seemingly putting a definitive end to their alleged . Obviously, fans began keeping an eye out for further interactions between the two—and the first one is just as complicated as the rest of the pair's history. According to , fans noticed that Bieber “liked” Gomez's recent throwback bikini pic.

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Love is in the air. With more and more rumors emerging of their date night, one might wonder what Gigi Hadid thinks of Zayn Malik and Selena Gomez going out. 

Supporting Selena! Hailey Bieber (née Baldwin) continued to prove there’s no bad blood between her and Selena Gomez with a simple Instagram “like.”

Nicholas Webber has tragically died at just 43 years old.