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One other day, one other spherical of unsettling rumors about Justin Bieber.
As you could remember, it’s been a tough previous a number of weeks for the singer… who might apparently have a drug downside and who has posted some troubling social media messages of late.
Bieber, after all, has a historical past of psychological well being points and has spoken beforehand concerning the stress having garnered a lot fame at such a younger age has taken on him.
Justin Bieber of Staff Black appears on throughout the Skate For LA Sturdy occasion at Crypto.com Enviornment on February 23, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Picture by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Photographs)
Earlier this week, in the meantime, hypothesis began to spin across the Web that Bieber owed hundreds of thousands of {dollars} in debt following the 2023 cancellation of his Justice World Tour.
It began when The Hollywood Reporter alleged that Bieber canceled the remaining dates on this tour about two years in the past as a result of “a series of financial consequences that are still plaguing the artist today.”
(For his half, the 31-year outdated mentioned on the time that he pulled the plug as a result of ongoing well being issues; Bieber has been identified Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a situation that can lead to facial paralysis.)
The aforementioned outlet additional claimed that Bieber owned a “large debt” to tour promoter AEG, an estimated $20 million, in response to insiders.
Justin Bieber attends the sixty fourth Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Backyard Enviornment on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Picture by Frazer Harrison/Getty Photographs for The Recording Academy)
In response to this allegation, Bieber’s group informed The Hollywood Reporter on April 16:
“Any source that is trying to sell you a story about alleged financial distress … either doesn’t understand the entertainment industry or, more likely, is trying to paint an unflattering portrait of Justin, which bears no resemblance to reality.”
In a follow-up assertion, these identical reps mentioned:
“This is just clickbait stupidity based on unnamed — and clearly ill-informed — ‘sources,’ disappointed that they no longer work with Justin. As Justin forges his own way forward, these unnecessary stories and inaccurate assumptions will continue. But they won’t deter him from staying committed to following the right path.”
Justin Bieber of Staff Matthews warms up previous to the 2024 Honda NHL All-Star Recreation on February 03, 2024. (Picture Credit score: Bruce Bennett/Getty Photographs)
Within the wake of this type of rumor, together with the supposed drug use and fixed chatter about Bieber’s marriage falling aside, many inside the star’s circle are involved.
“He is facing a lot of different demons right now,” a supply tells Folks Journal. “He is making some really poor decisions lately, further impacting friendships, money, and business.”
This message got here after a former group member informed The Hollywood Reporter that Bieber was “lost,” persevering with intimately:
“Seeing him disintegrate like this … it’s watching the embodiment of someone not living their purpose… There’s no one protecting him because there’s no one there willing to say no to him. You say no, you get blown out.”
Justin Bieber attends Tremendous Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022. (Picture Credit score: Kevin C. Cox/Getty Photographs)
Bieber has in a roundabout way addressed any of those reviews about him.
Nevertheless, the superstar has been sharing self-reflective statements on social media.
On March 13, as an illustration, he posted about feeling like a faux on his Instagram Tales, stating:
“People told me my whole life ‘wow Justin u deserve that’ and I personally have always felt unworthy. Like I was a fraud, Like when people told me I deserve something, it made me feel sneaky like, Damn if only they knew my thoughts.”
