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Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber made their first public appearance as a couple on Oscar night a few weeks ago, and now the starlet has had to do a bit of back peddling about their relationship -- especially since in past interviews she said the Bieb was like her brother!


Selena Gomez and the Bieb (Getty)
Selena was on the Ellen Degeneres Show today and was teased about her secret boyfriend when Ellen played a clip of her comments about him from the past. The Disney starlet was seen saying in defense of the romance rumors a while back (via Us magazine): "He's like my little brother. That's weird to me."

When Ellen turned to her for an explanation, Selena was pretty defenseless. She said: "Don't take me to jail! I don't know! I don't know." Poor girl!

The talk show host continued: "Now you've made [the relationship] public," DeGeneres pointed out. "[You've] made me a fool."

"No, I really didn't...He's just sweet!" was Selena's response.

Of course, Ellen had to keeping poking fun at the starlet: "He's not like your little brother, is he? No, he's not. And he's a fantastic guy. You can't try to hide that forever. I know you all were sneaking around but that's crazy. You're both huge stars and you can't hide from us!" she said.

Selena simply replied: "I didn't lie to you. I didn't though. I'll say that."

"No, you didn't blatantly lie," DeGeneres said. "[But] a little brother is not someone you want to date."

Justin Bieber celebrates his 17th birthday with girlfriend Selena Gomez. As they left Maggiano's at The Grove, Bieber's lady seemed very keen to hide her face from photographers, perhaps becuase she was sporting a large red lump on her lip.

The timeline of Justin Bieber's rise to fame may be one for the record books, but the young star isn't letting success go to his head.

Bieber, who recently auctioned off his freshly shorn hair for charity on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show,' is getting into the philanthropic spirit again, this time asking Beliebers for some help along the way.

The 'Never Say Never' star, who turns 17 on Tuesday, is asking fans to donate to Charity: Water for his birthday in an effort to raise $17,000 for clean water in developing nations.

On his Charity: Water page, Bieber writes, "Together, we've made a big difference for many causes. Did you know that about 4,500 kids die each day from waterborne disease? By building clean water projects for villages that need them, we can prevent this!

I want to make my birthday matter this year -- let's make it so more kids can grow up to have a 17th birthday like me. Join me to make a change."

The singer, who stepped out at last night's Academy Awards with rumored girlfriend Selena Gomez, asks fans to donate $17 to the non-profit in honor of the number of years since his birth.

"I'm really so grateful for my family, friends and fans -- and I believe we can do something big to help bring clean water to people in need," writes Bieber. "Even if you don't have $17 to give I just ask you to go out in your community and try and make a positive difference. Even the smallest act of kindness can go a long way. Thanks and God Bless! #makeachange."

Perhaps Bieber's relationship has inspired his altruism. His gal-pal supports a number of humanitarian and animal rights causes, becoming UNICEF's youngest goodwill ambassador in 2009.