JUSTIN Bieber has posted a bizarre video of himself smoking on Instagram amid concerns over his increasingly erratic behavior.
The singer, 30, can be seen inhaling deeply close up to the camera causing his face to be engulfed in smoke.
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The short clip ends with Justin, who is wearing a black hat and hoodie, flashing a toothy smile.
It follows a worrying video shared yesterday in which shirtless Justin rapped about “flying high like a magpie”.
While past collaborator Diplo commented that the “beat went hard”, fans were more concerned and urged the pop star to get help.
In the clip, tattooed Justin held a large snack bag of chips and waved his arms as a friend danced beside him.
The random lyrics, “I go high like a fly guy. I fly high like a magpie. I go high like a bat guy”, left his followers confused.
Underneath the video, one follower wrote, “He’s desperate for help! Justin you are so loved!”
As an additional user claimed, “I’ll be praying for your healing.”
Justin failed to address their fears directly, instead he posted a close-up snap onto his story that saw him smirking towards the camera.
A new thread about the popstar has also been created on fan forum site Reddit in which fans are sharing their concerns.
One wrote, “His look seems so sad, empty and unhappy,”
As a second user commented, “I definitely think he’s reached his limit and this is a cry for help, cuz he doesn’t know who to turn to.”
Despite the concern that Justin has been dabbling with drugs, his rep insisted the star is actually in the best shape of his life.
“The recurring narrative that Justin is using hard drugs is absolutely not true,” they told TMZ, before adding that Bieber is actually “in one of the best places in his life”.
Behind the scenes, Bieber has been cutting off members of his inner circle – a sign he may be taking control after being a pawn in the music industry since he was just thirteen years old.
The rep said that the last year has been “very transformative” for Bieber, and that he “ended several close friendships and business relationships that no longer served him”.
However, an insider told us that fatherhood is taking its toll as is the stress of mounting a musical comeback.
They said: “There’s no question he’s also exhausted, and as much as he loves being a first time dad all the late night diaper changing and interrupted sleep has taken a toll.
“On top of that he’s been throwing himself back into his music, staying late at the recording studio, fixating over what direction to go with his big comeback.
“It should be the happiest time of his life but instead Justin’s walking around like he’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders.
They added: “For the most part, Justin and Hailey are pretty good at ignoring all the hysterical fan chatter.
“But for people to take it to the next level accuse him of being under some type of influence is on another level entirely, and it’s the big reason they’re coming out swinging with that very heavy public denial.”
Justin and Hailey’s Relationship Timeline
Photo credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP
Justin and Hailey go way back as she met him when she was just 12 years old during a 2009 Today show appearance.
In 2011, the two were pictured together along with Hailey’s father at Justin’s Never Say Never documentary premiere where she called him “cute.”
November 2014
- Dating rumors began after they were spotted together at a Hillsong Church service.
- During an interview with E! News, Hailey denied they were together.
- They also rung in 2015 together.
December 2015
- Dating rumors surfaced again after Hailey was spotted on vacation with Justin and his family in Tulum, Mexico.
- Later that month, they rang in the New Year again, but this time, they were spotted kissing at Leonardo DiCaprio’s New Year’s Eve party in St. Barts, according to People.
February 2016
- Justin and Hailey acknowledged that they were in a relationship, but made it clear they were not exclusive.
- During another interview with E! News, Hailey said that the pair were “not an exclusive couple,” adding, “relationships at this age are already complicated, but I don’t really like to talk about it because it’s between me and him.”
- As for Justin, he spoke with GQ saying that Hailey was “someone I really love” but starting a serious relationship was not a good idea because there was already “a lot that [he had] to commit to,” including a tour.
- Later that year, the pair split in a “very dramatic excommunication,” according to People.
June 2018
- After Hailey and Justin called it quits, he got back together with Selena Gomez, but in May 2018, the pair called it quits for good.
- A few weeks later, Justin got back together with Hailey.
- “The common denominator, I promise you, is always church,” Hailey told Vogue, via People.
- “By then we were past the drama. I just gave him a hug. By the end of the conference, he was like, ‘We’re not going to be friends.’ I was like, ‘We’re not?’ “
- The pair went on to have a number of PDA-filled public appearances, confirming their relationship was back on.
July 2018
- Justin and Hailey announced their engagement.
- He popped the question during a romantic dinner in the Bahamas while they were on vacation, according to People.
- “Hailey I am soooo in love with everything about you! So committed to spending my life getting to know every single part of you loving you patiently and kindly,” Justin said in an Instagram post.
September 2018
- On September 13, 2018, Hailey and Justin tied the knot during a courthouse wedding in New York City.
November 2018
- Hailey changed her last name on social media from Hailey Rhode Baldwin to Hailey Rhode Baldwin Bieber.
September 2019
- Hailey and Justin had a wedding ceremony in front of their friends and family at the Montage Palmetto Bluff in Bluffton, South Carolina.
