Justin Bieber has sparked concern among fans after posting a video of himself smoking on Instagram – as some worry about his wellbeing and others have defended the star

Singer Justin Bieber has fuelled growing concern among his fans after posting a video on Instagram showing him smoking while listening to music.

In the video, Justin frequently smiles at the camera, showing off his teeth and playfully blowing smoke as he makes eye contact with the lens. He even leans in close to the camera, gives a cheeky smile, and then blows a puff of smoke towards it after taking a drag from a roll up cigarette.

Some fans fear that the 29-year-old star’s actions may reflect deeper personal struggles, especially considering his past challenges with mental health. As the video was posted as an Instagram Story, where fans couldn’t comment, they took to his most recent post to share their opinions instead. One user commented: “Why is nobody talking about what he posted on his story.” Whilst another added: “Yh, that was cringe.” A third penned: “No frr I’m not like shocked he’s smoking but why did he post it?”

Justin Bieber has sparked concern among fans after posting a video of himself smoking on Instagram ( 
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In the video, Justin frequently smiles at the camera, showing off his teeth and playfully blowing smoke as he makes eye contact with the lens ( 
Image:
Instagram)
Despite the growing concern, many of Justin’s supporters have defended his right to live his life on his own terms. Some fans, who have assumed the contents of the cigarette is marijuana – which is legal in California – have defended him. Justin did not reveal if he was smoking tobacco or marijuana.

One fan commented: “I just checked it [the Instagram Story], you mean him smoking marijuana? What’s wrong with that?” Another added: “Are you new here? Have you heard the song ‘Peaches’? Why is everyone getting alarmed about this if everyone knows he smokes weed? When did smoking weed become a scandal?”

This comes after he was pictured earlier this month, looking downcast, gaunt, and with hollowed eyes. Recent reports suggest that Justin’s wife, Hailey, 28, is “deeply concerned” about him. But now, after weeks of speculation about his health, his reps claimed Justin is “simply in one of the best places in his life” as they shut down the rumour he was using hard drugs as “absolutely not true”. The singer is reportedly focusing on parenting his newborn son, Jack Blues Bieber, and working on new music.

Speaking to TMZ, Justin’s rep said the past year has been “very transformative for him as he ended several close friendships and business relationships that no longer served him.” They went on to say the narrative on his mental and physical health is “exhausting and pitiful and shows that despite the obvious truth, people are committed to keeping negative, salacious, harmful narratives alive.”

Justin, who welcomed son Jack with wife Hailey last summer, caused concern over his wellbeing when he suddenly unfollowed his wife on social media in January. Right before that, he unfollowed his father-in-law, Stephen Baldwin, and shared a controversial photo of a bong. He quickly dismissed rumours of a marriage breakdown by sharing a number of photos of his wife. He said: “Someone went on my account and unfollowed my wife. S**t is getting suss out here.”