Justin Bieber has finally broken his silence amid escalating fan concern over his wellbeing.
Justin Bieber, the 31-year-old singer, recently opened up about feeling like a fraud and unqualified most days in a vulnerable social media post. His disheveled appearance and smoking a bong had sparked concerns for his well-being, prompting the heartfelt admission.
The post he shared on Thursday suggested that the former child star may be struggling with imposter syndrome due to his rapid ascent to fame. In the post, he reflected on how people have always told him that he deserved his success, hinting at underlying feelings of insecurity.
‘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 they only knew my thoughts.
‘How judgmental I am, how selfish I really am… They wouldn’t be saying this.’
Justin Bieber has finally broken his silence amid escalating fan concern over his wellbeing – pictured last month in NYC
‘I say all this to say, if you feel sneaky, welcome to the club.
‘I definitely feel unequipped and unqualified most days.’
Bieber shot to fame aged just 15 after he was discovered on YouTube, signing to Usher’s record label.
Justin Bieber rose to fame with the release of his debut single “Baby” in 2010. Since then, he has become one of the highest-selling music artists in history, having sold an estimated 150 million records worldwide.
However, speculation over Bieber’s health has been mounting in recent months, after the singer stepped out looking hollow-eyed and in bizarre outfits, leading his representative to issue a statement denying he was on hard drugs.
Despite the worry, both the singer and wife Hailey, 28 – who share baby boy Jack Blues, seven months – have continued to brush aside the concerns over their relationship by stepping out together on recent outings and also appearing on each other’s social media pages.
Earlier this month on March 1, the singer celebrated his 31st birthday and uploaded an assortment of pictures to Instagram, including one as both he and Hailey held their son Jack.
Another image showed the model as she sweetly wrapped her arms around her husband as they seemingly sang karaoke.
A few days later, he sparked concern among fans once again when he shared photos of himself smoking from what appeared to be a bong.
The Baby singer, 31, shared a heartbreaking post in which he admitted to feeling ‘like a fraud’ after sparking fears for his health with his disheveled appearance – pictured January
The star shot to fame at age 15 with debut Baby and has carved out an highly successful recording career (pictured 2010)
The star welcomed son Jack Blues with wife Hailey in August 2024
Fans were left increasingly worried last month as he shared photos that showed him smoking from what appeared to be a bong while sitting on an electric bike
A disturbing new video of Bieber performing a bizarre rap about getting high further raised fears for the singer
Earlier this month on March 1, the singer celebrated his 31st birthday and uploaded an assortment of pictures to Instagram, including one as both he and Hailey held their son Jack
Bieber’s statement reflected on his rise to fame
His representative claimed Bieber is focused on ‘actively parenting his newborn son’ Jack with Hailey and denied he was doing drugs in a rare statement last month
He has been married to Hailey since 2018 – pictured 2021 at the Met Gala
In photos shared to Instagram, the star could be seen sitting on an e-bike as the track titled Hits From The Bong by Cypress Hill played in the background.
Social media users jumped to the comment section of the post to share their thoughts, with one penning: ‘Aren’t you in your 30s? This is a post a 14 year old would make. Man up and be a DAD.’
Another wrote, ‘Get off the drugs and raise your son,’ while a fan also shared, ‘I hope Jack doesn’t have to be around all this smoke. A kid doesn’t deserve it.’
Late last month, Justin’s rep addressed worries over his disheveled appearance in a statement to TMZ.
‘The recurring narrative that Justin is using hard drugs is absolutely not true,’ the rep said, adding that the performer is currently ‘in one of the best places in his life.’
The star is also ‘actively parenting his newborn son’ Jack with wife Hailey and putting focus into making new music .
According to the rep, Justin has had a ‘very transformative’ year and ‘ended several close friendships and business relationships that no longer served him.’
Speculation about his appearance and marriage is ‘exhausting and pitiful and shows that despite the obvious truth, people are committed to keeping negative, salacious, harmful narratives alive.’
A source recently told DailyMail.com that while Hailey tends to ‘work all the time ,’ the singer instead prefers to ‘chill with friends’ and is more ’emotional and leads with his heart.’
The insider further explained that, ‘He is always working on music and toying with new ideas, he always has a guitar in his hand, he is super creative, but he does not work as much as she does.
‘Justin already has so much success behind him, he is comfortable, he doesn’t need to prove anything. She is the leader and he doesn’t mind following her.’
Hailey partied at Paris Fashion Week without the singer this week
In 2020, Bieber spoke out about his past experiences with drug addiction as he revealed he first began smoking marijuana when he was ’12 or 13′ before experimenting with ‘pretty heavy drugs’ to navigate his overnight fame; seen in 2009
Another source informed Us Weekly late last month that, ‘Hailey is trying to be as supportive as possible. It can be hard for Hailey, but she’s always there for him and is understanding.’
The insider added that the singer does not focus on the recent speculation and fan concerns and instead puts his focus on parenting son Jack.
‘He is a really great dad to Jack and is very protective over him.’
One source also told Us Weekly that the music artist is ‘happier than he’s been in a long time.’
The insider stated that ‘there’s no breakdown’ and added that the singer simply ‘just really doesn’t care what people think.’
