In November 2014, Kendall Jenner was asked whether she and Justin Bieber were dating, given they had been spotted spending time together. “He’s a longtime friend of our family,” the model told “Nightline” (via E! News). “Everybody loves to assume things, but no.” She added that prioritizing her modeling career didn’t leave much time for a relationship. “I’m truly focusing on my career. If [a romance] comes, it comes,” she added.
In April 2015, Jenner and The Biebs posed for a photoshoot for Vogue’s spring issue. The twosome were in good company, as Hollywood’s next-gen starlets — including Ansel Elgort and Gigi Hadid — also posed for the magazine. However, it was Bieber and Jenner who really got fans talking. The duo looked especially cozy in the spread. Per CBS News, this only perpetuated rumors that their relationship wasn’t strictly platonic, though both parties continued to deny reports of anything romantic.
By November 2015, Bieber casually hinted that there may have been something going on with Jenner, after all. The “Yummy” singer gave an in-depth interview to Billboard about what he looks for in a woman, leading the reporter to state, “He says it was never serious with Kendall Jenner.” The phrase “never serious” implies that they’d once been together. Of course, this is now ancient history as The Biebs is happily married to Hailey Bieber, while Jenner has been dating NBA star Devin Booker since 2020.