Justin Bieber breaks silence to explain truth behind his disheveled look amid fan fears of hard drug use

Justin Bieber shut down speculation that he is using drugs after recently sparking concern about his health while stepping out in public looking gaunt and hollow-eyed.

After numerous fans expressed worry for the superstar, who turns 31 next month, on social media, the Grammy winner’s rep set the record straight on how Bieber is really doing.

‘The recurring narrative that Justin is using hard drugs is absolutely not true,’ his rep told TMZ adding that his client is actually ‘in one of the best places in his life.’

At this time, he is focused on ‘actively parenting his newborn son’ Jack Blues, six months, with his wife, Hailey Bieber, and working on making new music.

Bieber’s rep also explained that the new dad has endured a ‘very transformative’ past year, in which ‘he ended several close friendships and business relationships that no longer served him.’

As he prioritizes his marriage, fatherhood and creating art he’s passionate about, the star is said to feel drained by the rumors that he is struggling with his mental and physical health.

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Justin Bieber shut down speculation that he is using drugs after sparking concern in recent weeks over his health while stepping out in public looking gaunt and hollow-eyed. He is pictured here in New York earlier this month

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The singer was spotted on a night out with Dave Chappelle at Barney’s Beanery in West Hollywood over the weekend

His rep told the outlet that the reports are ‘exhausting and pitiful and shows that despite the obvious truth, people are committed to keeping negative, salacious, harmful narratives alive.’

Earlier this month, he left fans worried after he was seen looking red-eyed with dark circles around his eyes in New York City.

Sources told TMZ, however, that his weary appearance was the result of a restless night recording in the studio and ‘caring for his son who was having trouble falling asleep as well.’

In 2020, Bieber bravely spoke out about his past experiences with drug addiction.

In an episode of his documentary series Justin Bieber: Sessions, the performer revealed he first began smoking marijuana when he was ’12 or 13.’

By 13, he recalled launching to fame and the ‘overwhelming transition’ of navigating life in the spotlight as a young teenager.

Eventually, he said he started to do ‘pretty heavy drugs’ and began depending on marijuana heavily, before also turning to alcohol.

According to USA Today, Bieber also revealed he would drink lean (also known as Sizzurp, which is a mixture of Codeine cough syrup, soda, and hard candy), taking pills, MDMA and psychedelic mushrooms.

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After numerous fans expressed feeling worried for the superstar, who turns 31 next month, on social media, the Grammy winner’s rep set the record straight on how Bieber is really doing

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His rep told TMZ that ‘the recurring narrative that Justin is using hard drugs is absolutely not true’ and that his client is actually ‘in one of the best places in his life’

He ended up deciding to get sober after feeling like he ‘was dying.’

‘My security and stuff would come into my room at night to check my pulse,’ he said on his docuseries. ‘People don’t know how serious it got. It was legit crazy scary. I was waking up in the morning and the first thing I was doing was popping pills and smoking a blunt and starting my day. It just got scary.’

His former manager, Scooter Braun, stated that Bieber entered a ‘dark period’ between 19 to 21.

‘He’s gone through a lot in a very short life,’ Braun explained. ‘You don’t always agree with someone’s decisions in that moment. There’re young people making decisions that affect a lot of people and sometimes in those scenarios, you’re gonna make the right the right decision, sometimes you’re gonna make the wrong.’

Bieber’s wife, Hailey, speculated that he turned to substances to self-medicate his then-undiagnosed ‘crippling anxiety.’

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At this time, he is focused on ‘actively parenting his newborn son’ Jack Blues, six months, with his wife, Hailey Bieber, and working on new music

On his YouTube Premium documentary, Justin explained doing drugs ‘was just an escape’ for him.

The Yummy hitmaker made headlines as a teenager for getting into trouble with the law, and says he ‘valued the wrong things’ in life because they were being ‘dangled’ in front of him.

He added: ‘I started valuing the wrong things in this business because there were things dangling in front of me. The truth is, I never had the tools. My parents never gave me those tools to be a good team player.’

Eventually, Bieber said he asked God to help get him ‘through this season of stopping these pills and stuff’ and that he would ‘do the rest of the work.’

In 2021, he reflected on using drugs as a ‘numbing agent to just continue to get through’ as he grappled with still feeling pain and sadness, despite his success.