Representatives of Justin Bieber say the “unnecessary stories and inaccurate assumptions” currently circulating about Canadian pop stars are not true.
On Wednesday, the Hollywood Reporter allegedly said a former team member who claimed the 31-year-old singer had left millions of dollars in debt after cancelling his Justice World Tour in 2022, “Justin Bieber's Crisis?
In a statement, Bieber's team was called an article called “ClickBait Supititity, based on an “unknown and obviously uninformed – “sources.”
“These unnecessary narratives and inaccurate assumptions continue as Justin forgets his own progress. But they don't discourage him from continuing to promise to follow the right path,” his team added.
The Hollywood Reporter article also includes a statement from a representative of the Beaver, denying claims of large-scale financial obligations.
“The sources trying to sell you stories about alleged financial distress may not understand the entertainment industry or portray a more likely portrait of Justin.
The article claimed that Bieber had cancelled the remaining dates of his Justice World Tour.
Bieber officially cancelled the tour date in March 2023 as they watched the singer perform in parts of the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia. His official tour page said fans will be refunded to buy tickets.
The tour had already been postponed several times. In June 2022, Bieber delayed many concerts, causing partial facial paralysis after being diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome.
The Hollywood Reporter article continued to argue that Beaver owned “big debt” to tour promoter AEG. The article also claimed that Beaver was given $40 million advance for the tour.
“To date, Bieber has only returned some of what he borrowed,” the outlet claimed. Aside from money troubles, this article also highlights concerns people have about the mental health of the stars.
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“We see him collapse like this… it sees the embodiment of someone who doesn't live their purpose,” one former Bieber team member told the outlet.
“He's lost. No one's going to say no to him, so no one's protecting him. You say no, you'll be blown away,” the former team member added.
Pouvea, the record producer who co-wrote some of Beaver's biggest hits, including Despacito, was also quoted in the story.
“No matter what he's going through, I pray for him and hope he's fine,” said the former Bieber collaborator.
Another insider claimed that Bieber “doesn't exactly like media-savvy pop stars do it.”
“Artists are artists. They don't see the world the way you and I do,” the insider said. “He's healthier than all of us. Both physically and mentally.”
Bieber continued to grow after sharing his vulnerable messages about his self-worth and fraudster syndrome in a social media statement last month.
Bieber wrote a message to 250 million followers on his Instagram story on March 13, sharing what he suspected.
“People told me my whole life, 'Wow Justin you deserve it,' and I personally always felt unworthy,” he wrote. “Like I was a scam.
“I made me feel sleazy if they only knew what I was thinking, like when people told me I deserved something. They're not saying this.
“I say all this. If you feel silly, I'm welcome to the club. I definitely feel unequipped and I feel inappropriate most days.”
Screenshots of Justin Bieber's Instagram Story.
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Bieber is very open about his mental health and his battle with depression.
In September 2019, the star shared a lengthy message on Instagram, admitting that he started “pretty heavy drugs” at the age of 19 and “abused” his relationship with others.
“I felt like I could never turn it around. It took me years to bounce off all these horrible decisions, fix a broken relationship and change the habits of the relationship,” the disappointing singer wrote.
He said growing up as a child star led him to make “every bad decision you might have thought of” by the age of 20.
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“I have a lot of money, clothes, cars, admiration, achievements, awards, and I was still not satisfied,” he shared. “Have you ever noticed the statistics and life outcomes of a child's star? There is an insane pressure and responsibility for the child.
“Rationality, rebellious, rebellious, there's nothing we all have to go through. But when you add the pressure of stardom, it does something very unexplainable to you.”
He said that during his formative years, everyone did everything for him, adding that he would never “learn the basics of responsibility.”
“At this point, I was 18 years old, I had no skills in the real world, access to millions of dollars and what I wanted. This is a very scary concept for everyone.” “By the age of 20, I had made all the bad decisions you had thought of, going from one of the most loved and loved people in the world to the most ridiculed, judged and hated people in the world!”
He went on to explain, “As per research, being on stage is a greater dopamine rush than most other activities.”
“These massive ups and downs are extremely difficult to manage. A lot of touring bands notice and people are in the stage of drug abuse, I think because they can't manage the huge ups and downs that come with being an entertainer.”
Bieber believed in marriage to Hailey Bieber, who helped him establish healthy habits.
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