A month after breaking up with Gregg Sulkin , Bella Thorne moved on with Tyler Posey . After pictures of the new couple kissing went viral , Gregg tweeted , " Who does n’t enjoy watching amusement at the circus ? … baby desire attention . "
When you see your ex with someone new, it can be tempting to say something snarky. Giving in can lead to a whoooole lot of drama. At best, you’ll ensure people know your side of the story, but at worst, you’ll come off as petty and embarassing.
Here are 14 weird, shady, or cringey responses celebs had to their ex’s new relationship.
1.THE SITUATION:Dua LipaandAnwar Hadiddatedfor two years before breaking up in 2021. At the 2023Cannes Film Festival, she made herred carpet debutwith her new boyfriend, director Romain Gavras.
THE SHADE: After the pictures of the new couple hit the internet, Hadidposteda series of Instagram stories seemingly shading them, including one captioned, “Trying to not to find and kill him.”
2.THE SITUATION:Kendall Jennerand Phoenix Suns playerDevin Bookerwere firstlinkedin 2020. They were in anon-and-off relationshipuntil late 2022. She reportedlymoved onwith Bad Bunny in early 2023.
3.THE SITUATION: Selena Gomez and Justin Bieberdatedon-and-off from 2011–2018. During one of their breaks in late 2016, he brieflydatedSofia Richie.
Bieber then comment , " It ’s queer to see hoi polloi that used me for aid and still endeavor to betoken the finger this way . Sad . All love . "
Then , Gomez added , " Funny how the ones that cheated multiple times , are pointing the finger at the ones that were forgive and supportive , no admiration fans are mad . Sad . All beloved . "
4.THE SITUATION: Tiffany Haddish and Common weretogetherfrom 2020–2021. Hereportedlybegan dating Jennifer Hudson in early 2023.
THE SHADE: OnTikTok, Haddish responded to a fan who said, “I’m still waiting to see if Common gave you the earrings I gave to him for you when he came to Charlotte.” She replied, “Girl, he never gave me no damn earrings. He probably gave those to Jennifer.”
5.THE SITUATION: Taylor Swift and Calvin Harrisdatedfrom 2015–2016. Afterward, shemoved onwith Tom Hiddleston, and her teamconfirmedthat she wrote “This Is What You Came For,” Harris’s single with Rihanna, under a pseudonym.
THE SHADE: After pictures of Swift and Hiddleston were released, Harris seeminglyshadedher on Snapchat, sharing a selfie with several other women and captioning it, “I write songs.” Then, after the news about her writing his song broke, hetweeted, “I figure if you’re happy in your new relationship you should focus on that instead of trying to tear your ex bf down for something to do…I know you’re off tour and you need someone new to try and bury like Katy [Perry], etc., but I’m not that guy, sorry. I won’t allow it.”
6.THE SITUATION: Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert firstgot togetherin 2006, got married in 2011, then separated in 2015. Then, in 2018, while she was already in a relationship with Anderson East, shereportedlyalso began seeing Evan Felker, whoreportedly"ghosted" his wife, Staci Felker, then “blindsided” her with divorce papers.
THE SHADE: When Lambert and Felker’s relationship hit the news, Sheltontweeted, “Been taking the high road for a long time. I almost gave up. But I can finally see something on the horizon up there!! Wait!! Could it be?! Yep!! It’s karma!!”
7.THE SITUATION: Bella Thorne was in arelationshipwith Gregg Sulkin from 2015–2016. A month after their breakup, she begandatingTyler Posey.
THE SHADE: Afterpaparazzi picturesof Thorne and Posey kissing went viral, Sulkintweeted, “Who doesn’t enjoy watching entertainment at the circus?” He lateradded, “Children want attention.”
8.THE SITUATION: Joe Jonas and Gigi Hadiddatedfor five months in 2015. A few weeks later, shemoved onwith Zayn Malik.
THE SHADE: In mid-2016, Jonas told theDaily Mirror, “I think it’s interesting that she moved on so quickly, I mean it was definitely very quick. … It’s comical that I’m compared to [Zayn]. That dude and I have been compared for years. I think it’s just funny. To be honest, I haven’t really listened to his music, but he can sing well.”
9.THE SITUATION: Maya Henry and Liam Payne first starteddatingin 2018, and they had an on-and-off engagement from 2020–2022. The news broke after a fan accountposteda picture of Payne with Aliana Mawla and mistakenly tagged her as Henry, whocommented, “I love all of the fans so much, but please stop sending me these pictures of my fiancé wrapped around another woman. This is not me, and it’s hard enough knowing this has happened without seeing it. Enough now.”
THE SHADE: Around the time news of their final split broke, Payne toldImpaulsive with Logan Paulthat he wanted to get into professional fighting, and TikToker/boxer Bryce Halltweeted, “Fuck it, I’m down to fight Liam Payne.” In aTikTok, Henry lip-synched to a viral clip of YouTuber Tana Mongeau saying, “It’s not my beef but, ya know, we Team Bryce out here. Even the paparazzi Team Bryce — on god!”
10.THE SITUATION: After a year of marriage, Brody Jenner and Kaitlynn Carterannouncedtheir separation. Afterward, she went on vacation to Italy with her friends — including Miley Cyrus, whoannouncedher separation from her own husband of one year, Liam Hemsworth, soon after. An hour after Cyrus’s divorce news dropped,paparazzi picturesof her and Carter appearing to kiss surfaced.
THE SHADE: Hours later, Jenner posted a soloInstagram picture, and his friend Brandon Leecommented, “Let’s round this scandal out and post a pic of us making out.” Jenner replied, “Watch out! Pics of Liam and I holding hands on the beach coming soon.”
Referencing a picture fromThe Hills : New Beginningswhere Jenner got so mad after an parameter with Carter that he storm out and slept in his truck , Cyrusreplied , " Go take a Napoleon in your truck and cool off . # HotGirlSummer "
11.THE SITUATION: Chloë Grace Moretz and Brooklyn Peltz Beckham were in anon-and-off relationshipfrom around 2014–2018. In April 2018, he wasphotographedkissing model Lexi Wood.
THE SHADE: Several months later, Moretz toldthe Times, “Breakups are hard across the board. But when every verified account on Twitter posts something about me, I get tagged. And every major publication is verified. So anytime they post something about a certain relationship, it pops up on my phone, which is how I find out about 90% of things. … I’m not a big fan of PDAs in general. I personally don’t want to see people posted all over my phone making out.”
12.THE SITUATION: Brian Austin Green and Megan Fox entered a relationship in 2004 and got married in 2010. After two previous breakups, theyseparatedfor the final time in 2020. Foxmoved onwith Machine Gun Kelly.
THE SHADE: That August, Foxshareda picture with MGK on Instagram and captioned it, “Achingly Beautiful Boy…My heart is yours.” Then, sharing a carousel post of his four children (three of whom he shares with Fox), Greencaptionedit, “Achingly beautiful boys……My heart is yours.”
13.THE SITUATION: Shana Moakler and Travis Barker weremarriedfrom 2004–2008 with several breakups in between. Since 2021, Barker has been in arelationshipwith Kourtney Kardashian Barker, whom he married in 2022.
THE SHADE: Soon after Barker and Kardashian announced their new romance on Instagram, Moaklerlikeda fan comment calling her ex’s new partner a “downgrade.” A few days later, she posted an Instagram story that said, “Stop complaining about your life. There are people out there dating your ex.” Two years later, she told theMiss Understood Podcastthat she thought the Barkers' impending marriage was “really fucking weird.”
In response , Kardashianshareda Bible poetry on her Instagram story and added , " So much criticism and hate and negativeness lately . Let ’s do better if not for the public , for yourself , for your children , for your friends and family . I prognosticate the negativity and hatred will not make you feel glad . I know the positive far outweighs the negative but it ’s still hard not to be aware of it and it feels like every little action is criticized . envisage the good we could do with that DOE . "
14.And finally, THE SITUATION: Kourtney Kardashian Barker and Scott Disick were in anon-and-off relationshipfrom 2006–2015. Then, she and Younes Bendjimadatedon-and-off from 2016–2020. Finally, she found true love with her now-husband, Travis Barker, in 2021.
THE SHADE: In mid-2021, the BarkerssharedPDA-packed pictures from their Italian vacation on Instagram. Disick screenshotted a paparazzi picture of the couple making out on an inflatable raft andDMedit to Bendjima, writing, “Yo is this chick ok!???? Broooo like what is this. In the middle of Italy.” Bendijima replied, “Doesn’t matter to me as long as shes happy,” then he shared a screenshot of the exchange to his Instagram story.
In a second post , he added , " Could n’t miss this one . He ’s been play around for too long , [ tried ] to stay quiet and be the overnice hombre . "
