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The Kerr/ Bloom/ Packer/ Bieber/ Gomez love wars EXPLAINED

Breaking down exactly what’s going on in this complicated love triangle and what lead to the incident in Spain where Justin Bieber and Orlando Bloom were caught on camera feuding.

Breaking down exactly what’s going on in this complicated love triangle and what lead to the incident in Spain where Justin Bieber and Orlando Bloom were caught on camera feuding.

The war between Justin Bieber and Orlando Bloom is heating up following their scuffle in Cipriani, Spain.

Related: Orlando Bloom throws punch at Justin Bieber

Since the altercation Justin continues to taunt Orlando, posting cheeky pictures, one of Orlando’s ex-wife Miranda Kerr and one of Orlando ‘crying’, to his Instagram.

So what exactly has caused the massive rift between these two handsome gents?

Related: Justin Bieber fires back at Orlando Bloom

It’s all a rather complicated love triangle (more like love hexagon in this case!) between multiple broken relationships and exes supposedly hooking up with other exes.

Let us simplify it for you and break down the key facts so you can understand WHY there’s so much beef between the two.

Related: Orlando Bloom and Erica Packer spotted holidaying together

The backstory: Aussie supermodel [Miranda Kerr and husband actor Orlando Bloom headed for splitsville](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/celebrity-headlines/2013/10/miranda-kerr-and-orlando-bloom-split/) in October last year after six years together.

The backstory: Aussie supermodel Miranda Kerr and husband actor Orlando Bloom headed for splitsville in October last year after six years together.

The backstory: Australian billionaire businessman James Packer also split with his wife Erica Packer within a month of Miranda and Orlando’s break up.

The backstory: Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez have been off and on for quite a while now. One weekend they’ve broken up, the next she appears in Instagram pics with him.

And then…. Miranda Kerr is rumoured to be dating James Packer as they have been spotted either together or close by quite a few times – most recently [they were hanging out together in New York](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/celebrity-headlines/2014/7/miranda-kerr-and-james-packers-secret-new-york-fling/).

And then…. Miranda Kerr is rumoured to be dating James Packer as they have been spotted either together or close by quite a few times – most recently they were hanging out together in New York.

Miranda was also reportedly flirting up a storm with Justin, when the young pop star performed at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show. Justin, who was just 18 at the time, was r[eportedly part of the reason for Miranda and Orlando’s split](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/celebrity-headlines/2013/10/justin-bieber-blamed-for-kerr-bloom-split/). Miranda however (and her lawyers) have always maintained that she has never slept with Justin.

Miranda was also reportedly flirting up a storm with Justin, when the young pop star performed at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show. Justin, who was just 18 at the time, was reportedly part of the reason for Miranda and Orlando’s split. Miranda however (and her lawyers) have always maintained that she has never slept with Justin.

THEN in April this year, Orlando was spotted [cosying up to Justin’s on-again-off-again love Selena Gomez](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/celebrity-headlines/2014/4/is-orlando-bloom-dating-selena-gomez/), with reports that the pair were dating –even posing for Instagram snaps together.

THEN in April this year, Orlando was spotted cosying up to Justin’s on-again-off-again love Selena Gomez, with reports that the pair were dating –even posing for Instagram snaps together.

So now it seems that both Orlando and Bieber had a thing with each other’s exes – remember that both guys seem to be pretty hung up on their exes too. And THAT’s what led to the [big punch up incident](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/photo-galleries/2014/7/orlando-bloom-throws-punch-at-justin-bieber/) at a restaurant in Cipriani in Spain.

So now it seems that both Orlando and Bieber had a thing with each other’s exes – remember that both guys seem to be pretty hung up on their exes too. And THAT’s what led to the big punch up incident at a restaurant in Cipriani in Spain.

After the altercation in Cipriani, Bloom journeyed south to the pristine Spanish isle of Fromentera, where he was seen dancing on a boat and soaking up the sun [with a group of women including Erica Packer](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/celebrity-headlines/2014/7/orlando-bloom-and-erica-packer-spotted-holidaying-together/), whose estranged husband James Packer has been secretly seeing Kerr.

After the altercation in Cipriani, Bloom journeyed south to the pristine Spanish isle of Fromentera, where he was seen dancing on a boat and soaking up the sun with a group of women including Erica Packer, whose estranged husband James Packer has been secretly seeing Kerr.

Orlando and Erica Packer have been friends for more than 10 years after they met in London when Erica was working as a model. It was through this connection that multi-millionaire James Packer was introduced to Miranda. The two couples holidayed together in Tahiti in 2012 ahead of their marriage breakdowns.

Since the incident, Justin’s been taunting Orlando via some rather [snarky social media posts](http://www.womansday.com.au/celebrity/celebrity-headlines/2014/7/justin-bieber-posts-miserable-orlando-pic-on-instagram/) including sexy pics of Miranda in a bikini and a picture of what looks like Orlando crying.

Since the incident, Justin’s been taunting Orlando via some rather snarky social media posts including sexy pics of Miranda in a bikini and a picture of what looks like Orlando crying.

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