End of 'Family Feud'? Stephen Baldwin Reaches Out to Hailey Bieber After He Becomes a Grandad — in Wake of Her 'Estrangement' Confession
Stephen Baldwin celebrated becoming a grandfather after Hailey Baldwin admitted she isn't "super close" with her family anymore.
Aug. 26 2024, Published 3:00 p.m. ET
Stephen Baldwin appeared to put some differences aside to congratulate daughter Hailey Bieber and son-in-law Justin Bieber on welcoming their first child together.
Shortly before she gave birth, the model revealed she "wasn't super close" with her loved ones as she's "built" her "own family" with Bieber. Nonetheless, her father seemingly extended an olive branch on social media by expressing excitement for the couple becoming first time parents, RadarOnline.com can reveal.
Bieber announced the birth of the couple's first child, son Jack Blues, over the weekend.
The Stay singer, 30, announced the birth of the couple's son, Jack Blues Bieber, in an Instagram post on August 24.
Soon after, Bieber's mom Pattie Mallette, 49, took to X to congratulate the couple.
She wrote: "CONGRATULATIONS @justinbieber & Hailey. I LOVE YOU FOREVER BABY JACK!!"
The model recently confessed she wasn't "super close" with her family anymore and has "built" her own with Bieber.
Bieber's father-in-law, 58, then chimed in and shared the post.
He added: "Amen. Congratulations to you and may God continue to bless our family."
Baldwin's message followed an interview his daughter gave in which she reflected on her pregnancy and how the dynamic with her own family has changed since marrying the pop star six years ago.
Baldwin stirred up drama for his daughter after sharing a post asking for prayers for the couple amid divorce rumors.
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In the interview, the model, 27, said: "I had a fairly normal childhood. Obviously, I come from the family that I come from, and I always recognized that that was different.
"I'm not super close with my family at this point in my life because I feel like I'm very independent. I'm my own individual now, and I've built my own family. But when I look back on my childhood and how I grew up, I have very fond, beautiful memories."
Her admission followed drama stirred up by her father amid gossip she and Bieber hit a rough patch in their marriage – and divorce rumors began to swirl.
As RadarOnline.com reported, Baldwin shared a cryptic Instagram post asking followers to "pray" for the couple, setting off a firestorm of chatter feeding speculation about the state of their marriage.
Baldwin's post prompted his daughter to deny divorce rumors with her own Instagram story post.
Baldwin's daughter addressed the gossip about her marriage in a cover issue.
She said: "People have made me feel so bad about my relationship since day one. 'Oh, they're falling apart. They hate each other. They're getting divorced.' It's like people don't want to believe that we're happy.
"I used to try to act like it hurts less and less. I've tried to think that you get used to it at a certain point, that this is what's going to be said and this is how people are going to be. But I realize that it doesn't actually ever hurt any less."
After Baldwin vaguely called for prayers for his daughter and son-in-law, the Rhode skincare founder posted her own message on Instagram denying "blind items" about her marriage.
She wrote in an Instagram story: "Just FYI the stories and constant 'blind items I see on TikTok are 100% of the time wrong. Made out of thin air… come from the land of delusion. So I know it may be fun feeding into these stories but just know they're always false xx sorry to spoil it."
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