Studying Time: 3 minutes
One other day, one other spherical of unsettling rumors about Justin Bieber.
As you might bear in mind, it’s been a tough previous a number of weeks for the singer… who could apparently have a drug drawback 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 in regards to the stress having garnered a lot fame at such a younger age has taken on him.
Earlier this week, in the meantime, hypothesis began to spin across the Web that Bieber owed tens of millions 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 on account of “a series of financial consequences that are still plaguing the artist today.”
(For his half, the 31-year previous stated on the time that he pulled the plug on account of ongoing well being issues; Bieber has been recognized Ramsay Hunt syndrome, a situation that may end up in facial paralysis.)
The aforementioned outlet additional claimed that Bieber owned a “large debt” to tour promoter AEG, an estimated $20 million, in accordance with insiders.
In response to this allegation, Bieber’s staff advised 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 stated:
“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.”
Within the wake of this form 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 Individuals Journal. “He is making some really poor decisions lately, further impacting friendships, money, and business.”
This message got here after a former staff member advised 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.”
Bieber has circuitously addressed any of those stories about him.
Nonetheless, the movie star has been sharing self-reflective statements on social media.
On March 13, for example, 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.”
