This is Justin Bieber’s messy explanation for canceling his tour. [Starcasm]
Critics agree: The Dark Tower is not a good movie. [LaineyGossip]
Patti LaBelle told all the basic bitches to sit down. I’m sitting. [Dlisted]
Alessandra Ambrosio is doing cut-outs now. [Moe Jackson]
I like this suit on Jamie Chung! [Popoholic]
I hate Elizabeth Olsen’s dress, it’s too short and the collar is fug. [GoFugYourself]
Happy 40th birthday, Tom Brady. Deflate some balls in celebration! [JustJared]
Matthew McConaughey talks about alright, alright, alright. [Seriously OMG WTF]
Sam Heughan is good at Instagram. [Socialite Life]
Yes Justin, there is something special about being an adult writing at a 5th grade level.
This guy has grown up in the spotlight since 13. He has stumbled in life without much direction to help with personal growth. He is at an age of adult discovery and should be able to do so without feeling shamed. i don’t think criticism of his writing skills, which he acknowledged, is shedding the best light on the bitter broads of the world. Maybe just let him figure life out? His tour passed the 18month mark and that has to be rough. The company putting on the tour is known to run artists into the ground.
Lainey covered JB in one of her latest podcasts. They talked about what seems to differentiate burn out child stars v successful ones. Frankly, I came away with a lot more sympathy for him. I think we forget he has been a mega star since he was, what? 14? I don’t blame him for burning out, and only hope he can turn this ship around.
Should be behave the way he does? No. But I’m not sure he ever really had a chance. That podcast is worth a listen!
@ Kimbers, Fair enough, I apologize.
The bottom line is this-he’s got all the resources in the world to be able to get access to what he needs. Take some time off and go develop yourself. People all over the world do the same with next to no help. I don’t feel sorry for him but I wish him the best.
All good and well. That has happened to a lot of people. Britney Spears comes to mind. Yet, he never had his body or virginity scrutinized. He has however not only cheated on his partner but BOUGHT another human being. If he wants to be a good father, mistreating and simply deserting several beings that dependet on him isn’t a good start either.
If he wants to figure his life out that’s fine, but he won’t figure it out if we give his selfish and sometimes criminal behavior a pass. Many with far less chances than he have screwed up fewer times. At the end of the day he is a multimillionaire who just put hundreds of people out of work for his own Goop-y self-reflection.
” I don’t feel sorry for him but I wish him the best.”
“If he wants to figure his life out that’s fine, but he won’t figure it out if we give his selfish and sometimes criminal behavior a pass.”
I agree with both of these statements.
Drugs. Drugs. Drugs. That’s the kryptonite for any growing person. It’s not pearl clutcher mythology that drugs inhibit development. A brain isn’t finished growing until age 25- drugs cause irreparable brain damage. Period. He had a chance to set himself up for life and his caregivers let him choose destruction.
People are all over this kid, and he is still just that- a kid. He taught himself how to play the drums at the age of four. His parents were kids. Cut him some slack. We’ve all been in our twenties. He’s never had much guidance. I’m not a hater or a fan but I do respect his choices to grow as an adult. He gets a pass from me. Let’s not forget, we went through it all without the media.
Bieber is imitating Trump? What fresh hell is this?
He’s such a bellend.
That tour was unreasonably long. I’m not surprised he cancelled it. I had a friend who worked a small leg of the tour and although she maintains that he’s lovely- I remember thinking from some of the stories she told me that he was burnt out. Nothing exciting to report just that he seemed over it at times
You know, Justin asserting himself and pulling back when it’s too much is in a way better than letting it get too far, ala Britney. There’s only so much that a young person who gave up their childhood in exchange for megastardom can handle. They’re people, not entertaining robots. I believe he’s slacking and maybe ungrateful to an extent, but so was I at that age. I can’t imagine the pressure. And I’m saying all of this as someone who generally thinks he’s a spoiled little puke.
He added dates to the original tour dates – that is on him. And it is not like he was performing every night. Sorry, burnt out excuse doesn’t fly for me.
Do you really think that was on him not record company and managers?
Amy Winehouse, Britney Spears, George Micheal, Michael Jackson…to name a few…all of them were huge and all of them did not have a saying in that touring torture. I do not care for Bieber’s music but their contracts are insane.
milla, that’s really not how it works. Britney had mental health issues and was at her worst when not on tour. George Michael died of heart issues in his own bed, not on tour. Michael Jackson was DEEPLY in debt and forced himself to tour in order to pay back the money he spent.
Stars make a TON of money for touring, it is their most profitable portion of their business, so it is very tempting to THEM to say ok to another leg. They might get pressured by their management and/or their spending habits, but they aren’t forced to do it.
Additionally, like with Justin’s tour…global tours done over the course of years are done in legs. They can be schedule with plenty of down time in between legs (sometimes multiple months off in between legs). Justin, for example, had only 3 shows scheduled in all of July.
Honestly, touring is much harder on bands that are just cracking the surface of name recognition. They don’t have as much time between shows, they have to save on costs, they can’t fly private between gigs and have to bus it, and they have to promo nonstop so they get worked muuuuuuuch harder than acts who are established.
milla, yes I do believe he could say no to the extra dates. He’s not a child anymore and if his management doesn’t like it they can drop him. He has a choice.
Well, he wasn’t as whiny as I expected. Instead he sounded like he’s actually going through some personal growth …. no shame there. Even though I wanna, nay, GOTTA lol at the grammar.
Question: What do Justin Bieber and certain types of seafood have in common? I’ll take pop singers for $400 Alex.
I’m not getting this joke. Please explain? I hate not getting the joke.
The word “sustainable” always makes me think of responsible seafood descriptions. “Our salmon only come from high quality, sustainable sources…” (Like on a restaurant menu.) So reading that Bieber wants to become “sustainable” made me think of a Bieber oyster or similar shellfish. I’m a dork!
This joke needs a better punch line.
It’s been years and years of this ‘I’m totally going to get it together’ tour from JB, and at no stage has he actually done anything at all that suggests he’s even trying.
He figured out real young that if he says sorry, talks about God, and claims he’s trying to do better, he never has to stop being an entitled brat. This is one of literally dozens of ‘from the heart’ messages from him (most of which centre around him magnanimously forgiving himself for his awful behaviour that’s affected other people). He doesn’t ever follow through, he just goes dark briefly, then finds himself back in the news for spitting on fans or doing something illegal or putting on god-awful shows, at which point the cycle starts over.
I can’t hate on him. He needs a break. He’s emotionally distressed.
+1
I’ve been a Bieber basher since pretty much Day 1 but I can’t hate on him for this. He needs to make himself right first and foremost. Wishing him the best.
Is that excuse #4 or #5? How many more excuses will he come up with?
I don’t understand why more rich celebs don’t take time out to ground themselves. I’d love to have the money to be able to just check out for a year and focus on personal development.
Just go take your break and take care of yourself to be a better person. I really can’t stand him but I don’t want him to be abused or manipulated to the extent of a mental breakdown.
It honestly does sound like he’s trying to do the right thing. If he means and understands what he says, he’s more self aware than most people are at that age and I applaud him for trying to escape an unhealthy situation. He’s a cash cow to the folks managing him and his parents aren’t much better. Throw in fame, overexposure, child stardom and the normal anxieties associated with being a young adult and you really have a volatile situation. We will see if he does what he says but I’m going to believe he feels this until he proves he doesn’t.
He is a talented singer, but he’s burning out. I think his manager and record company are partially responsible. They’ve known for years what he’s up to, and it seems a blind eye was turned as long as he made them money. He needs help. If that means going away for a year or two, that may save his life.
Most young people his age would love to be touring around the world and having people love them. I mean, it beats being in college full-time and working third shift at the all night McDonalds. I’m not saying he hasn’t had a tough time, but everybody has their story and his isn’t that interesting. He just has enough money to take a break where other people his age don’t.