Nine hours after sharing a photo of himself flipping a middle finger, Justin Bieber revealed an alarming text exchange.
Justin, 31, took to Instagram on Sunday, June 15, to post three screenshots of texts sent and received to an anonymous former friend, showing that he had recently ended the pair’s “short lived relationship.”
Justin appeared to text the recipient, “Asking a traumatized person not to be traumatized is simply mean,” after telling the person that he “will never suppress my emotions for someone,” and if the person didn’t like “my anger, you don’t like me.”
The “What Do You Mean?” singer’s screenshots, shared via a single Instagram carousel, drew concerns from fans who commented on the post. “Mate, please look after yourself,” wrote one fan, while another commented, “Please heal, nobody HAS to deal with your traumas and anger.”
Us Weekly has reached out to a representative for Justin for comment.
The texts’ receiver’s responses were also included in the post. “I’m not used to someone lashing out at me,” the person wrote before adding, “It’s not that I don’t see and feel your anger.”
Justin’s response to the messages read, “This friendship is officially over. I will never accept a man calling my anger lashing out. I enjoyed our short lived relationship. I wasn’t kidding when I told u [sic] I didn’t need u [sic] as a friend. I have good friends … who will respect these boundaries.”
The exchange then became heated, with Justin writing, “I thought you were a p**** … which is why I always kept my distance but I was willing to give you the benefit of the doubt … this confirms you were the p**** I always thought u [sic] were. Please leave me alone now. Blocking you now.”
The texts were shared by Justin minutes after the singer offered a look into his at-home Father’s Day activities alongside wife, Hailey Bieber, and their 10-month-old son, Jack Blues. In a flurry of Instagram posts shared via Justin’s grid, Hailey, 28, was seen playing the family’s piano with Jack sitting on her lap.
As the duo tinkered at the piano’s keys together, Justin snapped photos of them, as well as a video of himself lying on the ground as he soaked their music in.
One photo in the series showed Jack propped up alongside his father on the ground, holding onto one of Justin’s slides and one of his legs.
Justin had made headlines hours prior to the piano posts after sharing a cryptic message via Instagram: a black-and-white close-up photo of his face and what appeared to be a plastic hand giving a raised middle finger sign. “I’m a dad that’s not to be f***ed with,” Justin captioned that photo.
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