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than a year. But after Selena’s mum let
her daughter know about the call, ‘Selena
decided it was time to forgive Justin,’ the
source says. She texted him, an insider
exclusively tells OK!, and ever since, ‘they’ve
been texting, talking and even making
plans to meet up. She’s happy something
positive came out of this awful situation
with her kidney transplant: it’s brought
her and Justin back together again.’
There’s nothing romantic going on. But
talking as friends is a huge step for the pair,
whose toxic on-off romance made headlines
for years after they first began dating in 2010.
A lot has changed since they last called it
quits. Selena, 25, has spent time in rehab
to deal with issues including anxiety and
depression, while Justin, 23, cancelled his
tour this US summer and rededicated
himself to his Christian faith.
‘They’ve both realised life is too short to
hold grudges,’ says the source. Selena, adds
the insider, ‘is telling friends she believes
she and Justin are adults now and can finally
be friends’. But some pals aren’t so sure.
‘Justin caused her a lot of stress and
heartache in the past,’ says the insider.
‘Her friends feel Justin just isn’t good for
her health, and they worry she might start
to have romantic feelings for him again.’ But
Selena insists that talking to him is helping
her get closure on the relationship, and
they’ve discussed meeting up in New York.
There’s one big obstacle to resuming
a real friendship with her ex, though: her
current boyfriend of nearly a year,
27-year-old Abel ‘The Weeknd’
Tesfaye. He has no idea
they’ve recently discussed
meeting up again, and
‘he can be extremely
jealous’, says the
insider. ‘Selena doesn’t
want to jeopardise
her relationship with
The Weeknd,’ adds
the source. ‘But she
still cares about Justin
as a person and wants
to see him. She believes
it’s important to forgive.’
Powerful
bond
‘Selena has played
a huge part in Justin’s
life, and he still cares
about her wellbeing,’
says a source. Selena
‘still cares about
Justin, [too]’, says an
insider. ‘They have
a lot to catch up on.’
‘We grew up together,’
Selena says of Justin,
here in 2012. It felt like they
were married, Justin has
said: ‘We were all about
each other’

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