Sofia Richie Celebrates 18th Birthday on Instagram

With no Justin Bieber in sight.
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NEW YORK, NY - MAY 02: Sofia Richie attends the Balmain and Olivier Rousteing after the Met Gala Celebration on May 02, 2016 in New York, New York. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Balmain)Photo: Getty Images for Balmain

Sofia Richie has had a pretty eventful few weeks. She was caught in the middle of a battle between Justin Bieber and his fans, the Beliebers, which escalated to the point that Justin both threatened and made good on his warning to delete his Instagram after fans were bullying the model. She was also thrown into a fight between Justin and Selena Gomez, who left some pretty choice comments on Justin's photos of Sofia. There's been a lot of speculation since — including the huge question of whether Justin and Sofia were dating, or simply hanging out — but now she's having a moment on her own terms: she just celebrated her 18th birthday.

Sofia, whose party was on the eve of her 18th birthday in Los Angeles, posted a series of Snapchat videos to her Instagram (because everything in this day and age transcends platform). Among the festivities? Her friends serenading her with "Happy Birthday!", and her reaction to being the center of the spotlight. To be fair, having that sung to you is pretty awkward, no matter how many years you go through it.

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She also posted a video thanking everyone for celebrating with her — but turned off a number of comments, as Beliebers are still continuing their attack. She's not letting that get her down, however, as she took the time to thank her friends, saying "It means the world to have people who will go out of there [sic] way to make someone feel special. I'll remember this night for the rest of my life, I love you guys." Though Justin was nowhere in sight, her other friends chimed in with birthday wishes to their Instagrams — but then again, it would be pretty hard for the star to offer a happy birthday greeting, as he doesn't even have a 'gram anymore. (Maybe a text would suffice? Or is that so 2015?)

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