Speaking to MTV News, Gomez referred to Bieber as one of her “good friends. I love Justin,” she told the outlet, calling him “such a good kid.” Describing their relationship, she explained, “And I feel like a big sister now, ’cause I want to protect him.

So I’m always very cautious with him, but he is so talented and he’s so sweet so that just started us wanting to work together. Now he’s just become one of my good friends.

Did Justin Bieber meet Selena Gomez?

Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez are introduced by their managers. The pair first met in 2009 when they were introduced by their managers after Bieber revealed in an interview with Los Angeles radio host DJ Skee that Gomez was his celebrity crush.

The rising pop star serenaded Gomez on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in Las Vegas, performing his song “One Less Lonely Girl” while occasionally stroking Gomez’s arm and cuddling up beside her as she sat on a stool and sang along.