Drake And Bella Hadid Are Dating And The Weeknd May Not Like It

By Lindsay Cronin

Drake and The Weeknd are reportedly feuding over the Hotline Bling rapper's relationship with model Bella Hadid, who The Weeknd, real name Abel Tesfaye, dated for two years.

According to a new report, Drake and Tesfaye were friends for a while and both hail from Toronto, Canada, but when it comes to their current friendship, the musicians are said to be at odds following new rumors and evidence of a blooming romance between 31-year-old Drake and 21-year-old Hadid.

As The Stopru revealed on Oct. 30, Drake and Tesfaye teamed up on Drake's 2011 track, "Crew Love," which The Weeknd was featured on, and in 2015, they released "Tell Your Friends." Two years later, Drake was accused of dating Hadid and early last month, he seemingly confirmed the rumors when he threw her a major birthday bash at Cipriani in New York.

“They both hang in the same Toronto crew and now they’re having to pick sides. The Weeknd performed and people on Drake’s side were like, ‘I can’t show up to that . . . Got to have allegiance,’” an insider told Page Six at the end of last month about the alleged feud between the rappers. “They aren’t getting along right now . . . The groups are beefing because [Drake] broke the bro code. They 100 percent hooked up.”

In addition to throwing Hadid a birthday celebration at Cipriani, Drake was also believed to have bought out the Socialista lounge for the after party.

Weeks later, a source told Hollywood Life that the rumored couple was dating exclusively. That said, they aren't planning on making any sort of public confirmation anytime soon. Instead, they reportedly both want to keep their romance on the down-low and maintain an appearance of being "just friends."

"They’re insanely attracted to each other, and they always have an amazing time whenever they’re together," the insider said. "Bella is crazy about him though, and she would love to be his girlfriend, but she’s cool with what they’re doing right now.”

While Hadid has been steering clear of commenting on the ongoing rumors about her alleged romance with Drake, she showed up to Footwear News' New York City office this week and promptly began playing his songs on her phone.