Justin Bieber has been criticised for a ‘disturbing’ comment he left on Ariana Greenblatt’s Instagram web page.
The Baby hitmaker, 31, has made loads of headlines just lately, whether or not or not it’s his controversial remarks about spouse Hailey Bieber ‘never being on the cover of Vogue,’ or displaying his help for Chris Brown after his prison release.
For the most recent, Bieber has been branded ‘creepy’ for what he wrote below Barbie actress Greenblatt’s put up, on condition that she is 14 years his junior.
Greenblatt, 17, took to social media final evening with a slew of images from the set of the Fear Street: Prom Queen premiere, during which she performs Christy Renault.
Her carousel included photographs of her posing in a black sequin mini costume with the caption: ‘worry avenue: promenade queen is out now on netflix!!!
‘horror had always been one of my favorite genres and to have this movie be my introduction into the world was an honor [sic]’.
Fans of the kid star had been fast to bathe her with compliments, however one comment caught everybody’s consideration.
‘I love youuuuuuuuu’, Bieber wrote in a comment that Greenblatt ‘liked’.
It seems the pair have identified each other for some time, with fan accounts on X sharing that he began following her in November 2023.
This was additionally across the time when Greenblatt modelled for Rhode, Hailey’s skincare model, and shared images from the shoot on her Insta.
However, that hasn’t stopped folks from decoding JB’s newest comment as considerably unsettling, accusing him of making an attempt to ‘flirt’ with {the teenager}.
As the dialog made its approach to Reddit in a thread with 1000’s of feedback, Bieber was reminded by customers that Greenblatt is ‘a minor’.
‘She’s underaged and he’s a grown man’, acknowledged @JazzyG17.
They added that Greenblatt ‘looks so similar to Selena Gomez so him just commenting to her like that makes it even weirder’.
Bieber and Gomez began dating in 2011 and had a tumultuous on-and-off romance for eight years. Speaking about their breakup, Gomez admitted in her My Mind & Me Apple TV+ documentary that the break up was ‘the best thing that ever happened to [her].’
Meanwhile, fellow Reddit person @throwaway042357 stated: ‘In no circumstance is it appropriate to comment this on a 17 year old girls profile when you’re a 31 12 months previous man.’
@Fickle-Election-8137 added: ‘He is 31 and this little girl is 17, that is so inappropriate. He could have left a sweet, appropriate message supporting her but of course he had to cross a line 🙄’
Others accused him of ‘disrespecting’ wife Hailey, whom he married in 2018 and shares a younger son with.
@ZealousidealBreath69 stated: ‘Justin seem more supportive of a 17-year-old girl and Chris Brown than his own wife after her Vogue cover. He seems to enjoy embarrassing her at every opportunity.’
‘He can’t assist however be WEIRD’, declared @Some_Ad_6511.
In distinction, some followers jumped in to defend Bieber, with @truestorygrande writing on X that Bieber gave the impression to be declaring his love for Greenblatt’s current venture, including: ‘i’ve actually commented that below an actors put up earlier than, youthful than me, and that i’m married…. and does my husband freak out? hahahaha no?’
‘yall are way too woke for 0 reason let him be omg’, added @pizzaauchorizoo
Bieber has not addressed the backlash however has appeared in excessive spirits in varied public sightings this week, regardless of having confronted the wrath of the web on quite a few events.
The Yummy pop star stepped out in West Hollywood after deleting his caption about telling his different half she’d by no means make Vogue, saying he felt ‘disrespected’ and wished to ‘get even’.
Bieber concluded the put up with: ‘So baby u already know but forgive me for saying u wouldn’t get a Vogue cowl cuz clearly I used to be sadly mistaken [sic].’
Meanwhile, after musician Brown – with whom Bieber has collaborated previously – was freed on bail, he penned a heat comment of help.
Brown, 36, was being held at a Manchester jail after being charged with grievous bodily hurt with intent however was let loose this week and ordered to pay the courtroom a £5million safety payment to make sure he returns.
Under Brown’s first social media put up since his arrest, Bieber wrote: ‘Welcome home’.
His comment shortly attracted 1000’s of likes, however many questioned why Bieber wished to proceed publicly aligning himself with the divisive R&B star.
Reps for Justin Bieber have been contacted for comment.
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