Selena Gomez and Justin BIeber at the 2011 American Music Awards Nov. 20, 2011 in LA (Getty Images)
Justin Bieber was asked the inevitable — and awkward — post-split question on Saturday night. In an interview with the Open House Party radio show, the pop star was asked to comment on his breakup with Selena Gomez that was confirmed by Page Six last week.
“I don’t know what to say,” he sputtered. “I don’t know what’s going on in my life. To even assess that, it doesn’t make sense ’cause I have not made any comment.”
Bieber seemed annoyed by the question so the radio host, John Garabedian, quickly moved on. He joked that the singer could use the breakup for song material, a la Taylor Swift. Bieber made a hesitant chuckle but made no further comment.
The 18-year-old has stayed zip since the pair made headlines with their split last week. However, the Twitterverse lit up after Bieber’s Boston concert Saturday night, during which he performed Justin Timerlake’s “Cry Me A River, ” the 2002 hit that detailed Timberlake’s breakup with Britney Spears. Bieber tweeted: “Thank you Boston. Focused on the positive. #30MillionBeliebers with me. I’m never leaving you because you are always there for me.”
Gomez, meanwhile, wasn’t crying a river…at least publically. The 20-year-old put on a brave face at her first post-split public appearance yesterday at a White Plains Kmart to promote her clothing line, Dream Out Loud. She thanked “everyone who came out to Kmart today. Such a warm welcome to my first visit to White Plains. Love you all.”
Bieber will be performing at the Barclays Center tonight, with whispers that the exes might meet up prior to the event.
Page Six revealed that the teen heartthrob split with Gomez the week before cozying up to Victoria’s Secret models during the VS Fashion Show on Nov. 7. The “Boyfriend” singer performed at the glitzy runway show at the Lexington Armory, and was spotted asking for phone numbers from the models and hanging out with VS stunner Barbara Palvin after the show.
A source told us exclusively: “Justin and Selena had been fighting and on the verge of a breakup for about six months. She was constantly calling and checking on him when they were apart. It was causing a lot of tension between them.”