Is Selena Gomez dating Jimmy Butler in 2024?

• The ‘Calm Down’ singer has had an intriguing love life
• The 31-year-old American R&B artist is a darling
• She enjoys much more love from across Africa – especially Kenya and Nigeria

Is Selena Gomez dating Jimmy Butler in 2024 or she broke up with the NBA player in late 2020? The ‘Calm Down’ singer has had an intriguing love life and it is expected for a celebrity of her kind.

The 31-year-old American R&B artist is a darling to 34.6 million people who have subscribed to her YouTube channel. She enjoys much more love from across Africa – especially Kenya and Nigeria. She considers Kenya her second home and loves Nigerians to bits for elevating her music on the continent. But, what is her love life like in 2024? SportsLeo delves into is Selena Gomez dating Jimmy Butler?

DID SELENA GOMEZ AND JIMMY BUTLER DATE?

Paradoxically, Selena Gomez did and did not date Miami Heat player Jimmy Butler. Here is the paradox. Rumours emerged of brewing romance after Bulter and Gomez were spotted heading out for dinner in November 2020. Reports surfaced later in December indicating that they were casually dating and the ‘People You Know’ hitmaker confirmed as much.

However, spotting them just this once wasn’t proof enough that they were dating seriously. In March 2021, Gomez eventually refuted the dating allegations. A few months later, there was a rumour claiming that Gomez ghosted the Miami Heat forward. The source claimed that the American songstress walked away from Butler. Shortly after, reports emerged that she had something going on with Brazilian footballer Neymar.

Selena Gomez and Jimmy Butler. Photo/Mama Latinas

Is SELENA GOMEZ DATING JIMMY BUTLER?

Four years later, questions on is Selena Gomez dating Jimmy Butler still linger. For clarity, she is not dating the basketball player. Instead, she is dating Benny Blanco, a music producer in the US. The American pop star liked several postings about her and Blanco dating. She replied to a PopFaction post which suggested that she was in a relationship with Blanco. Gomez in her reply to the post said this was a real fact.

She confirmed in a separate comment that Blanco made her happy and that he stood as the best thing hat ever happened to her. The couple proved they were still going strong by heading to the 2024 Golden Globes together. Gomez posted a picture of herself and Blanco kissing while she clings to her partner’s neck on her Instagram Story.

Blanco and Gomez have known each other for long. They spent time together in 2019 working on her song “I Can’t Get Enough,” and grew fond of each other. He was still in the picture all along even as she casually dated Butler for months and later ghosted him. Blanco is a Virginia native born in Reston in 1988. His musical breakthrough came in mid 2000s when he co-wrote and co-produced several popular songs.

He launched his solo debut with “Eastside,” co-starring Halsey and Khalid in 2018 ascertaining that he is as good a musician as he is as a producer. Through the years, Blanco has collaborated with a number of A-list musicians; among them are Ed Sheeran, Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, Britney Spears, Kesha, Rihanna, and Kanye West. He is a recipient of the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

WHO IS EVERYONE SELENA HAS DATED?

Selena Gomez. Photo/People

A little far away from is Selena Gomez dating Jimmy Butler; here is her dating history. In 2008, she was linked to fellow celebrity Nick Jonas. However, her most popular relationship which lasted eight years, with several breakups and reconciliations was with Justin Bieber. They dated from 2010 to 2018 but broke up due to their busy schedules that kept them away from each other on most occasions.

She briefly dated the following artists:

• The Weeknd (2017
• Orlando Bloom (2014)
• Taylor Lautner (2009)
• Zedd (2015)
• Niall Horan (2015)
• Charlie Puth (2016)

Her in-between relationships from 2010 and 2018 when she dated Bieber were rebounds that never worked in separating them. However, she finally managed to move on after separating from the Canadian superstar.

WHO IS THE DJ SELENA GOMEZ DATED?

DJ Zedd, a German DJ dated Gomez in 2015 but later broke up. He would later disclose that dating a celebrity is ‘extremely difficult’ because of the strong media attention that she commands.