After nearly 10 years, the truth about the song sung by this male singer has been revealed.

The love story between Selena Gomez and a series of famous male stars has always been a “fat bait” for the media to tear apart. Besides Justin Bieber, The Weeknd or Benny Blanco – her current lover, there is another character who is “less famous and less important”: Charlie Puth.

Selena and Charlie were rumored to have a relationship around 2016, but neither of them ever publicly confirmed this issue. At that time, Selena was still breaking up with Justin, so her love life at that time was too complicated. Rumor has it that what happened to Charlie was just Selena’s way of escaping loneliness – a rebound relationship, nothing more, nothing less.

Selena Gomez and Charlie Puth were rumored to be dating in 2016

Thanks to that, the whole world had the super hit Attention to listen to. Released in early 2017, everyone speculated that Attention was Charlie’s criticism sent into the song, but the song “hit two birds with one stone” when both Selena and Bella Thorne – who had a short-lived relationship with Charlie. Because Charlie never said the song was sent to anyone, both beauties were considered “pick me girls”, craving attention and having a bad reputation in love.

Yet, after 8 years, fans finally understood that the main character Charlie was aiming for was Bella.

The thing is, in a recent interview, when asked who she least wanted to collaborate with, Jade – a former member of the girl group Little Mix, replied: “My fans know the answer better than anyone, and it’s Charlie Puth”. Under the post about Jade’s statement, Bella left a comment: “I mean he lied to the whole world about me. He started a wave of hate towards me because I wouldn’t do ‘it’”.

Bella Thorne “names and shames” Charlie Puth as the one who has damaged her image in the public eye

After Bella’s statement, people were startled to look back: it turns out that Attention is not simply a song about a love story but a media attack. Specifically, Charlie used the viral power of a hit song to steer public opinion, focusing scrutiny on Bella, while he himself played the role of “the injured person”.

Attention is not simply a song about a love story but is considered a media attack on Bella

The song is full of toxicity, using gentle lyrics to recount a relationship in which, according to Charlie, she was a victim of emotional manipulation. The lyrics are written as an indictment for a girl who is good at manipulating emotions, only wanting to attract attention instead of being in a serious relationship.

But now that the main character Bella Thorne has spoken out, Attention is a prank, a personal revenge because Bella refused to “sleep” with the male singer. 1 song – 2 purposes: both conquering the charts and handling “love and hate” extremely sweetly and deeply.

1 song – 2 purposes: conquering the charts, and handling “love and hate” extremely sweetly and deeply

Many people believe that Charlie Puth is not simple, even someone who understands the power of music, and is willing to use it as a media weapon. He can sing with a painful tone, but manipulates the situation in a way that makes both women in the drama attacked, while he himself is comfortable with billions of streams and views.

Charlie Puth and Bella Thorne had a short time “flirting back and forth” around December 2016, right after Bella broke up with her ex-boyfriend Tyler Posey. The two were caught being intimate together on Miami Beach, appearing together at the Jingle Ball music event organized by iHeartRadio, raising suspicions of dating.

Charlie Puth and Bella Thorne had a short time of “flirting back and forth”

However, things were not as simple as the photo of them together in the media. Immediately after that, Charlie spoke out firmly in an interview with Entertainment Tonight: “Bella is not my girlfriend”. Before the calm could settle down, Bella suddenly posted a series of affectionate moments with… Tyler himself with a meaningful caption: “Let’s reminisce about some memories together” – making the story even more confusing.

The climax was when Charlie wrote a series of statuses on social media implying betrayal. Without mentioning Bella directly, he publicly apologized to Tyler, implying that Bella had not really ended her old relationship before “catching the wave” with him. The love drama quickly turned into a scandal, with Bella at the center of a wave of criticism from public opinion.

Charlie Accuses Bella of Two-Timers Before Breaking Up With “Werewolf” Tyler Posey

Just hours later, Bella spoke up: “Ty and I have been broken up for over two weeks. But Charlie and I are not dating. We are just friends. We hang out. And then he read an old interview where I shared about Ty and felt offended. But instead of texting me, Charlie brought up the whole story on social media.”