has confirmed she is dating record producer Benny Blanco.
After an Instagram聽 posted an image of the pair looking cozy on Thursday, the actress responded in a series of comments affirming her feelings for Blanco.
鈥淗e is my聽absolute everything in my heart,鈥� Gomez鈥檚 comment pinned on the post reads, while another simply says: 鈥淟OVE.鈥�
The pop star and actress has recently been working with Blanco on her latest hit, 鈥淪ingle Soon.鈥� They previously collaborated on several songs, including 鈥淚 Can鈥檛 Get Enough鈥� in 2019, which features Blanco dancing in a teddy bear costume in the music video.
An on Gomez鈥檚 account also shows he was present at her birthday celebrations in July this year.
But not everyone is happy for the former Disney star, leading the 31-year-old to defend Blanco, shooting back at one fan鈥檚 comment with: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 understand. If you actually care about me. This is my happiest. If you don鈥檛 feel free to say whatever you want. But I will never allow your words to guide my life. Ever. I鈥檓 done. If you can鈥檛 accept me at my happiest then don鈥檛 be in (m)y life at all.鈥�
Some Gomez fans believe Blanco had a dig at her in a promoting his collaboration with friend and singer 鈥� who is also Gomez鈥檚 ex-boyfriend.
鈥淛ustin is not one of those, like, cookie-cutter pop artists, you know they鈥檙e, like, 鈥楾his is my new single and here鈥檚 my makeup line,鈥欌�� Blanco said, which fans took to be a swipe at Gomez鈥檚 cosmetic brand, Beauty, which she founded the previous year.
But Gomez appears not to care about this speculation, telling a fan, 鈥渓ol yeah and he鈥檚 still better than anyone I鈥檝e ever been with. Facts.鈥�
To another, she wrote, 鈥渢hen why has he been the best thing that鈥檚 ever happened to me. The end.鈥�