{"id":6383,"date":"2025-05-01T09:28:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T09:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/?p=6383"},"modified":"2025-05-01T18:27:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T18:27:52","slug":"the-real-reason-hailey-bieber-is-still-being-blamed-for-justin-and-selenas-split","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/the-real-reason-hailey-bieber-is-still-being-blamed-for-justin-and-selenas-split\/","title":{"rendered":"The real reason Hailey Bieber is still being blamed for Justin and Selena\u2019s split"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here’s why fans are still blaming Hailey Bieber for Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber’s split (Picture: Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The internet is once again raging at Hailey Bieber<\/a> for ‘stealing’ Justin Bieber<\/a> from Selena Gomez<\/a>, following new comments Selena made about feeling ‘alone’ after her split from Justin in 2018. <\/p>\n

on the latest episode of\u00a0Jessie and Lennie Ware’s Table Manners podcast<\/a>, the singer said she felt ‘alone’ and ‘didn’t like anyone’ for five years after her relationship with Justin on the latest episode of\u00a0Jessie and Lennie Ware’s Table Manners podcast<\/a>. Famously, Justin married Hailey just a couple of months after the relationship with Selena ended, enraging many fans. <\/p>\n

As a result of the new interview, online users are once again pitting the Only Murders in the Building actress against Hailey, with a quick look at Hailey’s social media revealing numerous critical comments from Selena fans.<\/p>\n

This comes amid rumours that the couple, who welcomed their first child last year, are having problems. In fact, if you were to trust the internet, Hailey and Justin have been on the verge of divorce<\/a> since 2018, when they first tied the knot.<\/p>\n

But baseless rumours about celebrity couples are nothing out of the ordinary. What is<\/em> strange is the sheer number of people who seem to be rooting for the couple to go up in flames.<\/p>\n

This was made clearer than ever earlier this month, with countless people commenting on Hailey\u2019s recent Instagram<\/a> posts: \u2018You\u2019ll always be a fan.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n

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(Photo by Gotham\/GC Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246919231-ee3b.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>The couple recently welcomed their first child (Picture: Gotham\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The comment refers to a viral seven-part <a data-track=\"inline-tag-auto-link_article\" href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/tag\/tiktok\/\">TikTok<\/a> docuseries that has been viewed millions of times on the short-form video app. The series alleges Hailey stalked Justin before they were married and set out to manipulate her way into his life, despite his relationship with Selena.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The subsequent online conversation revived a song by artist Eva Grace – called You\u2019ll Always Be a Fan – that features lyrics that reference many of the accusations the docuseries makes about Hailey and asserts that no matter how close she gets to Bieber, she’ll ‘always be a fan.’<\/p>\n<p>Eva has even said the song was inspired by the drama.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/Cr1sivornHV\/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\"background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;margin: 1px;max-width:500px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:99.375%;width:-webkit-calc(100% - 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Eva Grace\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7483616601741396782?refer=embed\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound – Eva Grace<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>But the docuseries is only the latest feature of a campaign by countless people to split the couple up – and tear Hailey down in the process. <\/p>\n<p>So why are so many people obsessed with Justin and Hailey Bieber getting a divorce? Here\u2019s a look at what might contribute to the pop culture phenomenon. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A timeline of the ‘drama’ between Hailey Bieber and Selena Gomez <\/h2>\n<p>Hailey and Justin, who recently <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2024\/08\/24\/justin-hailey-bieber-announce-birth-first-baby-reveal-sweet-name-21480922\/\">welcomed their first child<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2019\/10\/01\/inside-justin-bieber-hailey-baldwins-wedding-photobooth-antics-bridal-leather-jackets-10837026\/\">tied the knot<\/a> in 2018 just a few months after Justin and pop star Selena Gomez <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/11\/04\/selena-gomez-says-justin-bieber-split-is-best-thing-that-ever-happened-17700345\/\">ended things<\/a> for good after eight tumultuous years of on-and-off romance. <\/p>\n<p>Neutrality didn\u2019t seem like an option then, with even casual pop culture fans insisting on siding with Selena or Hailey in what the press depicted as an acrimonious love triangle. <\/p>\n<p>People took every tiny social media interaction, paparazzi photo, or comment from any of the three stars as evidence to support their position, with Hailey and Selena receiving most of the negative attention. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"808\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22880357 lazyload\" alt=\"From Twitter - Hailey Bieber holding M magazine Justin and Selena featured on cover in 2011\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246907619-aa65.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>As this photo from 2011 shows, Hailey was a Justin fan long before she ever met him (Picture: X)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Evidence of bad blood between Hailey and Selena is questionable at best, but many fans are insistent that the A-listers are embroiled in a<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/10\/hailey-biebers-feud-selena-gomez-reignited-shady-video-22701089\/\"> years-long feud.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The rumours began in October 2019 when Selena Gomez released Lose You to Love Me, a song about coping with her breakup with Bieber. <\/p>\n<p>That same day, Hailey Bieber posted an Instagram story to the song I’ll Kill You by Summer Walker, leading many fans to believe it was a direct dig at Selena. Hailey quickly debunked the rumours as ‘nonsense.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"753\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22880771 lazyload\" alt=\"LAS VEGAS - DECEMBER 31: Singers Selena Gomez (L) and Justin Bieber attend Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2010 at Aria Resort & Casino at the City Center on December 31, 2009 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Kevin Winter\/DCNYRE2010\/Getty Images for DCP)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246922388-b5b6.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Selena Gomez and Justin dated from around 2009 to late 2017 (Picture: Kevin Winter\/DCNYRE2010\/Getty Images for DCP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"488\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22880767 lazyload\" alt=\"LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20: Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber arrives at the 2011 American Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on November 20, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Steve Granitz\/WireImage)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246922392-58c6.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>And some fans still insist they belong together (Picture: Steve Granitz\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A few more instances of perceived digs on social media followed. Still, nothing of consequence happened until 2023, when a video of Hailey Bieber <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/03\/24\/selena-gomez-begs-fans-to-stop-sending-death-threats-to-hailey-bieber-18498121\/\">dissing Selena Gomez\u2019s bestie Taylor Swift <\/a>went viral.<\/p>\n<p>In the clip, Hailey appears to gag when Swift and her music are mentioned. Selena directly commented, setting off a firestorm of speculation. She wrote: ‘So sorry, my best friend is and continues to be one of the best in the game.’<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after, fans speculated that Kylie Jenner and Hailey were <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2023\/02\/23\/kylie-jenner-slams-claims-she-and-hailey-bieber-shaded-selena-gomez-18332682\/\">making fun of Selena<\/a> with a post seemingly about her eyebrows.<\/p>\n<p>But Kylie responded to the speculation, writing, ‘This is reaching. No shade towards Selena ever, and I didn\u2019t see her eyebrow posts! You guys are making something out of nothing. This is silly.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"969\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22880397 lazyload\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 18: Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin seen at the London Eye on September 18, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Ricky Vigil M\/GC Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246918511-5f09.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Justin and Hailey got married in 2018 just a few months after his split from Selena (Picture: Ricky Vigil M\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Selena soon wrote: ‘Agreed @kyliejenner. It’s all unnecessary. I’m a fan of Kylie!’<\/p>\n<p>The most recent drama occurred more recently, with Hailey allegedly liking a TikTok throwing shade at Gomez’s fianc\u00e9 Benny Blanco’s looks and <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2025\/03\/21\/selena-gomez-benny-blanco-cringe-love-refreshing-22758757\/\">his relationship with Selena.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Page Six, Bieber’s representative dismissed the controversy as entirely false, saying: ‘This entire story has been fabricated by a content creator looking to capitalize off of an old, tired narrative.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"919\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22880403 lazyload\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 17: Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin seen with a very public embrace during a walk in London's Hyde Park on September 17, 2018 in London, England. (Photo by Mark R. Milan\/GC Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246918497-185b.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Some fans believe Hailey has thrown shade at Selena on social media on several occasions (Picture: Mark R. Milan\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>All of this is to say that fans were attached to the idea of Selena and Justin lasting forever, with many seeing Hailey as an unworthy successor who ‘stole’ Justin from his true love.<\/p>\n<p>As unbelievable as it is that fans are still not over a relationship that ended so many years ago, it’s important to remember that Justin Bieber is not just any pop star.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Justin Bieber was everybody’s boyfriend <\/h2>\n<p>If you weren’t around for the ‘Bieber Fever’ that seemed to have infected every young girl around 2010, you probably can’t comprehend just how intense it was.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Justin Bieber - One Less Lonely Girl\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LXUSaVw3Mvk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The Canadian popstar became the most famous person in the world seemingly overnight, with his sugary sweet voice featured in his first hit – Baby – pouring out of every speaker in every tween’s bedroom. <\/p>\n<p>The singer came onto the scene at a very specific time, when fandoms were moving more and more online, and young people were just beginning to spend hours on their family computers.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, the intense feelings of devotion that Bieber evoked – reminiscient of Beatle-mania, teen girl’s reactions to Elvis, and countless other instances of teen heartthrobs – took on a brand-new, hyper-online facet.<\/p>\n<p>Fans of Justin’s weren’t just uniting at his concerts or in line to buy his music as in years past, they were spending countless hours watching YouTube videos of him, talking to eachother about him in chatrooms, bidding on Ebay for merch and Justin related items, and generally forming a sense of identity that was tied to him.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"396\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22880817 lazyload\" alt=\"The Tonight Show with Jay Leno - Season 20\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-147238263.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>‘Bieber Fever’ was a whole new level of fan frenzy (Picture: Paul Drinkwater\/NBCU Photo Bank\/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Many young fans found an online community through the fandom, further cementing their devotion and creating a sense of collective power that would lead many to think they ought to have a real say in Justin’s life. <strong>Afterall, they were no longer just individuals who liked an artist; they were a unified army of Beliebers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mania was only fed by Justin and (more likely) the adults who marketed him to the world. The singer flirted with his fans onstage, starred in music videos with them, and sang songs (like One Less Lonely Girl) explicitly aimed at playing into the fantasies his fans had about him.<\/p>\n<p>Fast forward to when Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber began dating in 2009. Both were young, beautiful, and excellent at dropping coy hints about their flirtation that made teen girls’ hearts flutter.<\/p>\n<p>Instead of inspiring jealousy in Justin’s fans, Selena’s girl-next-door image allowed Beliebers to identify with her. As a result, for the decade they were on-and-off, most Beliebers rooted for the couple who had grown up together.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"594\" height=\"440\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22880827 lazyload\" alt=\"Justin Bieber In Concert - Reno, NV\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-102967986.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Justin’s fandom had a huge online presence(Picture: Tim Mosenfelder\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"448\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22880819 lazyload\" alt=\"Justin Bieber Performs At "Sunrise"\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/GettyImages-98661687.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Many of his original fans still identify as ‘Beliebers’ to this day (Picture: Graham Denholm\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>To make things even more intense, both stars continued to drop hints that they weren’t over eachother even when they did breakup, with Justin telling Complex in 2015: ‘When stuff would happen, I would lose my freakin’ mind, and she would lose her mind, and we would fight so hard because we were so invested in each other. Love is a choice. Love is not a feeling.’<\/p>\n<p>This quote sparked furious calls for ‘Jelena’ to reunite, which they eventually did in 2016 before splitting for good in late 2017.<\/p>\n<p>No one really believed they wouldn’t get back together until Justin was suddenly engaged to Hailey, whom he married in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Longtime fans felt betrayed and outraged, as if Justin had broken their hearts, not Selenas. After all, in their minds, Selena was their parasocial stand-in.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"971\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22880772 lazyload\" alt=\"UNIVERSAL CITY, CA - JULY 22: Singer Justin Bieber and actress\/singer Selena Gomez attend the 2012 Teen Choice Awards at Gibson Amphitheatre on July 22, 2012 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Kevin Mazur\/TCA 2012\/WireImage)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246922387-6b08.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>When Selena and Justin broke up many fans felt a sense of personal betrayal(Picture: Kevin Mazur\/TCA 2012\/WireImage)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If they couldn’t have the boy they’d been obsessing over since they were twelve, the girl who they watched him fall in love with during a formative time in their lives should be the one to end up with him. For many, Selena and Justin were their first experience of romance – even if it was secondhand – and they saw Hailey as an evil force getting in the way of their happily ever after.<\/p>\n<p>To make matters worse, though she has a famous father, Hailey was once just another Justin Bieber fan adoring him from afar, even posting a photo of herself at a meet-and-greet with the singer years earlier.<\/p>\n<p>This only fed into the outrage, with fans suddenly suspicious that if Hailey hadn’t swooped in first, maybe they could have had a chance with Justin afterall.<\/p>\n<p>Things only got worse when Selena <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/11\/03\/selena-gomez-heartbroken-rewatching-parts-of-her-life-in-new-doc-17690018\/\">opened up in her Apple TV+ documentary<\/a> My Mind & Me, saying, ‘I felt haunted by a past relationship that no one wanted to let go of. But then I just moved past it. I wasn’t afraid anymore.’<\/p>\n<p>She added, ‘I feel like I had to go through the worst possible heartbreak ever. I just think that needed to happen, and ultimately, it was the best thing that ever happened to me.’<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img width=\"646\" height=\"602\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"article-image wp-image-22880393 lazyload\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NY - JULY 05: Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin out and about in Dumbo on July 5, 2018. (Photo by Gotham\/GC Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SEI_246918517-5a82.jpg\">\t<\/div><figcaption>Fans constantly analyse the singer’s body language when he’s out and about with Hailey, claiming he seemed happier with Selena (Picture: Gotham\/GC Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Fans were quick to sympathise with the popstar and – instead of blaming their beloved Justin – their ire was directed at the next obvious target: Hailey. <\/p>\n<p>Now, even though they’ve reached adulthood, Justin’s fans are as devoted as ever – afterall, they formed their identities around him when they were still young, impressionable, and searching for a sense of community. <\/p>\n<p>Consequently, their dislike for Hailey has calcified over the years into an almost senseless prejudice. <\/p>\n<p>Will Justin’s fans ever accept the mother of his child and get over Selena? Only time will tell. <\/p>\n<p><strong><em>A version of this article was first published on April 9, 2025.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\">Metro.co.uk<\/a> entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/submit-stuff\/\">Submit Stuff<\/a> page – we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here’s why fans are still blaming Hailey Bieber for Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber’s split (Picture: Getty Images) The internet is once again raging at Hailey Bieber for ‘stealing’ Justin Bieber from Selena Gomez, following new comments Selena made about feeling ‘alone’ after her split from Justin in 2018. on the latest episode of\u00a0Jessie and Lennie Ware’s Table Manners podcast, the singer said she felt ‘alone’ and ‘didn’t like anyone’ for five years after her relationship with Justin on the … <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/01\/the-real-reason-hailey-bieber-is-still-being-blamed-for-justin-and-selenas-split\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> “The real reason Hailey Bieber is still being blamed for Justin and Selena\u2019s split”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":506,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6383"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6383"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6386,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6383\/revisions\/6386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/506"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.isshicare.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}