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'What I said was selfish and pointless': Selena Gomez 'apologizes' after Justin Bieber DELETES his Instagram amid row over new flame Sofia Richie

Selena Gomez has taken a step back on her criticism of Justin Bieber and his recent behavior, but apologies may be too late.

The Come & Get It singer posted a short but contrite message on Snapchat late Monday night after Justin DELETED his Instagram account amid the exes heated social media exchange.

Selena took a more gentle tone as she wrote, 'What I said was selfish and pointless,' the words appearing in white print against a black background.

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She's sorry: Selena Gomez appeared to apologize for her part in the Justin Bieber feud when she posted a message on Snapchat Monday night

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Short but to the point: The Come & Get It singer took a more gentle tone as she wrote: 'What I said was selfish and pointless'

Whether Justin takes the message to heart and reinstates his Instagram page is anyone's guess, and still up in the air after a weekend of sniping and back and forth accusations of cheating.

Selena, 24, clearly rubbed Justin, 22, the wrong way after she criticized his threats to quit Instagram over haters comments about his new flame, 17-year-old Sofia Richie.

He threatened to take his Instagram page private if fans didn't curb the nasty comments about the model and the daughter of Lionel Richie.

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Upset: Justin warned his fans he'd make his Instagram private after a backlash over his photos with rumored new girlfriend Sofia Richie, pictured in a previous post

But Justin took it a step further on Monday night as he deleted his Instagram account, which had 77.8 million followers.

The move came moments after the pop star had switched his account to private, before changing his mind and making his page public again moments later - and then deleting it entirely.

Private: Pop star Justin made his Instagram account private on Monday night before deleting it entirely

Setting the account private would have meant that his posts were still available for his followers, but he would have had to approve each individual follow request.

After setting the account to private, Justin was slammed by fans in comments, before he deleted it.

'In the moment you went privat (sic) you lost many fans...' wrote one user, while another added 'and now we are leaving u.'

Another said the Sorry singer was making 'bad decisions', while others told him to just disable the comments if he didn't want to deal with fans.

Justin seemed unperturbed by the row, looking happy and relaxed as he took part in an ice hockey match in the San Fernando Valley in California on Monday night.

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Will he or won't he? Whether Justin takes Selena's 'apology' to heart, forgives his fans for hating on Sofia (pictured with him) and reinstates his Instagram account is anyone's guess

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Hockey time: Justin seemed in good spirits as he took part in an ice hockey game in the San Fernando Valley, California on Monday night amid the furore

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A distraction technique? The singer seemed happy to take his mind off the growing row

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Action man: The star was clearly enjoying his ice hockey game with friends

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Backlash: The Sorry singer was criticised for making his account private - before he deleted it entirely

Instagram users can temporarily disable their accounts, which lets them reactivate it at a later date. Or, they can permanently delete the account.

Justin's move came after he asked fans to back off teenage model Sofia following some unpleasant comments on his Instagram posts of the two of them together.

He wrote: 'I'm gonna make my Instagram private if you guys don't stop the hate this is getting out of hand, if you guys are really fans you wouldn't be so mean to people that I like.'

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Insta-threat: The Canadian-born singer had initially threatened to delete his account

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Angry: Justin's move came after he asked fans to back off 17-year-old model Sofia following some unpleasant comments on his Instagram posts of the two of them together

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Helen of Troy! Sofia Richie stepped out for first time on Monday since sparking the Instagram war between boyfriend Bieber and his ex Gomez

Out of the blue, his ex-girlfriend Selena took a swipe, exclaiming: 'If you can’t handle the hate then stop posting pictures of your girlfriend lol - it should be special between you two only. Don’t be mad at your fans. They love you.'

That prompted a war of words between the pop stars, with both accusing each other of cheating and Justin hinting Selena had hooked up with former One Direction star Zayn Malik.

Things quickly ignited as Justin hit back: 'It's funny to see people that used me for attention and still trying to point the finger this way. Sad. All love. I'm not one for anyone receiving hate.'

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Zing! Out of the blue his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez took a swipe, and the blows got lower and lower after that

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Happier times: Justin and Selena Gomez pictured back in November 2011

The blows continued, with Selena posting: 'Funny how the ones that cheated multiple times, are pointing the finger at the ones that were forgiving and supportive, no wonder fans are mad. Sad. All love.'

This elicited the most shocking response yet from Bieber: 'I cheated... Oh I forgot about You and Zayn?' — apparently suggesting she had been unfaithful with the former One Directioner.

That same day, another player appeared to enter the row when another Justin ex, Hailey Baldwin, posted a cryptic message about 'taking responsibility for actions', 'misplacing blame' and trying to 'manipulate a situation to make yourself look better'.

Soon after Hailey and Justin unfollowed each other on social media, even though she denied she was trying to get involved.

'The only thing I "weigh in on" is everyday life in general. Don't rope me into things I'm not a part of and please respect my privacy. x,' she tweeted.

Another ex: Hailey Baldwin tweeted that she had not been 'weighing in' on the drama when she posted a since-deleted message on Instagram

She also seemingly shared her own response to the drama, posting a cryptic Instagram message that advised: 'The truth will always come to light, so it's better to just own it.'

However, sources told People that she is 'super upset' after being unfollowed by Bieber.

'Justin unfollowed Hailey on social media, and now all their friends are talking s*** on Sofia and him and how messed up it is,' a source told the publication.

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'Try not to manipulate a situation to make yourself look better' Hailey seemed to be hitting back at Justin as she shared a cryptic Instagram post on Sunday

They added that although Justin and Hailey were 'never officially a couple,' their friends 'knew they were together,' and now they believe that Sofia made the Canadian crooner unfollow his ex.

Justin was reportedly upset with the daughter of actor Stephen Baldwin back in May after she was briefly linked to Drake following his Memorial Day party.

Due to Justin's feelings over the rumored pairing, the two reportedly 'hadn't been in touch in a bit,' though the source noted: 'But out of nowhere, Sofia apparently made him unfollow Hailey and now she and her friends are all super upset.'

Justin and Hailey had first been romantically linked after she joined him on a family vacation to St. Barts in December, during which they shared a series of loved-up photographs.

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Case of the ex: The post came amid drama surrounding Justin's new flame Sofia Richie, who reportedly encouraged the hitmaker to unfollow Hailey on Instagram

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