In the chaotic history of early-2010s influencer culture, few things felt as visceral—or as confusing—as the saga of Tana Mongeau and Bella Thorne.
If you were on the internet between 2017 and 2019, you basically couldn't escape them. One minute they were the poster children for a new kind of fluid, polyamorous fame. The next, they were screaming at each other on Twitter about "girl code" and clout.
But looking back from 2026, the noise has mostly settled. Most people remember the headlines, but the actual mechanics of their fallout (and where they stand now) are way weirder than a simple "breakup."
How the Chaos Actually Started
It all kicked off at a music festival. Obviously.
In September 2017, Tana posted a photo of her and the former Disney star "tongue-wrestling" (her words, not mine) at the Life is Beautiful festival in Las Vegas. The internet lost its mind. At the time, Tana was the rising queen of YouTube storytimes, and Bella was trying to shed the "shake it up" image for something grittier.
They weren't just a couple; they were a brand.
For about a year and a half, they navigated a very public, very open relationship. This wasn't your standard Hollywood dating situation. Bella was also dating musician Mod Sun at the time. They were effectively a throuple, though Bella later clarified to Gay Times in early 2019 that she didn't like putting "a box or label" on things.
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Tana seemed genuinely head-over-heels. She wrote this massive Instagram tribute for their one-year anniversary, calling Bella the most "selfless individual" she'd ever met. It was sweet. It was intense. It was also, predictably, unsustainable.
The 2019 Breakup and the "Girl Code" Incident
By February 2019, the dream died.
Bella announced the split on Twitter, asking fans to "pls stop asking." Tana followed up by saying she’d love Bella forever and that she "changed my life." It seemed amicable. For about five minutes.
Then things got messy.
The real friction started when Tana got "engaged" to Jake Paul just months later. On the day of the announcement—which happened to be Tana's 21st birthday—Bella posted a photo to her finsta (fake Instagram) showing her crying. The caption? "When ur ex gets engaged."
But the "Girl Code" tweet is what truly broke the internet. In July 2019, Bella tweeted:
"Tana and I are no longer good. She broke girl code I’m over it."
What was the crime? Tana had been spotted getting dinner with Mod Sun, Bella's other ex. Tana fired back, confused, asking why Bella was taking their private drama to Twitter. Bella’s response was brutal: "U legit started dating me for twitter."
Ouch.
The Diss Tracks and Podcast Truths
The feud didn't stay on social media. It moved to the recording studio.
In late 2020, Bella released a song called "Stupid F—king Bitch." The music video featured a blonde girl who looked suspiciously like Tana, constantly taking selfies and acting "thirsty" for clout. Bella denied it was about Tana, but the fans didn't buy it.
Tana didn't take it lying down. In January 2021, she uploaded a reaction video titled "Tana Mongeau Roasts Bella Thorne With New Video About Diss Track." She basically spent the whole time making fun of the production quality and Bella's "Coachella glam."
Fast forward to more recent years, specifically on her podcast Cancelled, Tana has opened up about the "blackout" stories from that era. In an episode from July 2025 titled "TREVI AND TANA'S BLACKOUT BELLA THORNE STORIES," Tana and her friend Trevi Moran recounted the sheer absurdity of their time in that circle. They described it as a period of high-octane partying and blurred boundaries that felt world-ending at the time but now just feels like a fever dream.
Where They Stand in 2026
Honestly, the "frenemy" label is probably the most accurate thing we’ve got.
They’ve "made up" multiple times. In late 2019, they reportedly settled things via a group chat. By 2024 and 2025, the heat had mostly died out. Both have moved on to very different lives:
- Bella Thorne is currently focused on her engagement to Mark Emms and her entrepreneurial ventures in the cannabis and film industries.
- Tana Mongeau has stabilized her career with the Cancelled podcast and her relationship with Makoa, which she’s been very public about since late 2023.
They don't hang out. You won't see them at the same parties in West Hollywood anymore. But the vitriol is gone.
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The Actionable Takeaway for the Rest of Us
So, what’s the point of rehashing this?
The Tana/Bella era was a masterclass in how public performance affects private relationships. When you date for the "grid," the breakup happens for the "grid" too.
If you’re following this kind of celebrity drama, it's worth remembering that these "world-ending" feuds are often just two people in their early 20s struggling to figure out boundaries under a microscope.
If you want to keep up with the latest on Tana’s side of things, your best bet is sticking to the Cancelled podcast episodes from mid-2025, where she finally stopped being "scared" of the legal threats and started telling the actual stories of what happened behind the scenes. For Bella’s side, she’s mostly scrubbed her feed of the YouTube era, focusing instead on her brand, Thorne Dynasty.
The era of the "clout throuple" is officially over, and honestly? It’s probably better for everyone’s mental health.
Check out the archived episodes of Tana Turns 21 on MTV if you want to see the exact moment the cracks started to show—it's a time capsule of a very specific, very loud moment in internet history.