Katy Perry's ex Diplo claims Selena Gomez's relationship with Zedd is 'fake'... and it's all about selling records
He famously feuded with Taylor Swift and now music producer and DJ Diplo is turning his attention to her best friend and former Disney tween Selena Gomez.
Diplo, 36, claimed to Radio.com that Selena's rumored romance with German DJ Zedd is just a ruse to get publicity and sell records, and he thinks the distraction has been detrimental to Zedd's music.
'I just think that he came from such a cool place, and now he’s been pegged as a money-maker for a major label to do EDM,' Diplo said. 'But they’ve pegged him for that, they’ve marketed him, even the fake relationship with Selena Gomez, all the things to sell records took away from the music.'
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Three-way split: Diplo has dissed fellow music producer and DJ Zedd's rumored romance with Selena Gomez saying it's a 'fake relationship
Collaborators: Zedd, 25, shared this photo of him and Selena, 22, on his Instagram page on February 16 letting fans know that there was just one week to go to the release of their single I Want You To Know
In February, EDM maestro Zedd, 25, and Selena, 22, released their collaborative effort 'I Want You To Know' and rumors they were dating surfaced after the pair shared photos on social media of them hanging out together at the studio
Zedd's second album True Colors just dropped on May 18 and Diplo has been less than complimentary about it.
'There are a lot of people paying attention to him, he can do this awesome music, and to just come out with something so flat and expected and easy for people… You only live once, you know what I’m saying?' he said.
PR stunt? Diplo claimed in an interview that the relationship is part of a marketing strategy by Zedd's music label to sell records. His single with Selena dropped in February and his album True Colors in May
Opinionated: Diplo, who dated Katy Perry for a while last year, also dissed Taylor Swift in November 2014 tweeing there should be a crowd funding effort to buy her 'a booty'
But Diplo insists he isn't enemies with Zedd.
'He’s an amazing producer and good songwriter, he said. 'He’s got a really loud space right now in this culture.'
Last November, the 36-year-old who was dating Katy Perry at the time, ignited a feud with Taylor after tweeting that ‘someone should make a Kickstarter to get Taylor Swift a booty’.
The remarks caused a huge backlash from the singer's fans - or 'Swifties' - a group Diplo later described as worse than the North Korean army.
Sparking rumors: The German music producer hinted at his growing friendship with the former Disney tween star by posting photos of them together on his Instagram page earlier this year
'All I know is don't ever get into a feud with Taylor Swift. She has like 50 million people that will die for her,' he told GQ Style in March.
The allegation that her romance with Zedd is 'fake' is likely another blow for the former Wizards of Waverly Place actress who was subjected to body shaming comments on social media in April.
She's also had to deal with plenty of scrutiny over her now former relationship with Justin Bieber, 21, who has pleaded guilty to charges of assault and careless driving from an incident last August in which he crashed a ATV into a photographer's van.
He and Selena had been riding the ATV together.
Hanging with the in-crowd: Diplo, seen here with Katy Perry, left, Jeremy Scott, center, and Madonna at the 2015 Met Gala in April, had a fling with Katy last year and produced Madonna's Rebel Heart album
On Thursday, Selena poured out her feelings in an Instagram post, saying: 'Sometimes I get frustrated when I hear lies about who I am,' she wrote.
'The Internet is meant to keep you "updated" but it just takes old news and freezes it like it's now. You have watched me in pain and I've owned up to it through my music and actions. I grew up with you.'
She went on: 'I am beyond excited to show you the next chapter, the TRUTH. I've been keeping so many secrets... I'm reborn in every moment so who knows what I'll become.. As long as I'm happy with me. #strongisbeautiful #healthyperspectiveonthemfools.'
Frustrated: Selena shared this picture on her Instagram on Thursday along with the message, below. in which she cryptically refers to the 'so many secrets' she's been keeping and her annoyance at lies told about her
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