{"id":153941,"date":"2025-03-05T12:39:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/justin-bieber-bong-photo-sparks-new-round-of-concern-criticism\/"},"modified":"2025-03-05T12:39:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-05T12:39:43","slug":"justin-bieber-bong-photo-sparks-new-round-of-concern-criticism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/05\/justin-bieber-bong-photo-sparks-new-round-of-concern-criticism\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Bieber Bong Photo Sparks New Round of Concern, Criticism"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 3<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Justin Bieber has given fans and observers a new reason to be concerned about his well-being.<\/p>\n<p>On March 3, the occasionally-troubled artist shared an Instagram post that featured a number of images where <strong>he appears to be smoking out of a bong<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>In this unexpected montage, Bieber can be seen on a bike blowing smoke out of his mouth while holding this instrument of drug use. <\/p>\n<p>By the end of the album, the singer can be seen leaning on the bike as the bong sits on the ground.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><\/noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"865\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1202421980-1024x865.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-520676 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1202421980-1024x865.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1202421980-300x253.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1202421980-768x649.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1202421980-2048x1729.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1202421980-960x811.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1202421980-1080x912.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1202421980-1200x1013.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1202421980.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Justin Bieber attends the premiere of YouTube Originals\u2019 \u201cJustin Bieber: Seasons\u201d at Regency Bruin Theatre on January 27, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Jon Kopaloff\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>We don\u2019t want to accuse Bieber of anything without any real evidence here. We can\u2019t speak to his habits or any sort of addiction.<\/p>\n<p>HOWEVER, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/justin-bieber-smoking-worried-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bieber uploaded a similar post<\/a> in late February, as he looked to be smoking a hilariously large blunt in a separate Instagram video.<\/p>\n<p>This footage came just days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/justin-bieber-drug-use-divorce-rumors-swirl-is-the-singer-okay\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bieber\u2019s rep denied rumors<\/a> that his client had any sort of drug problem.<\/p>\n<p>This professional spoke to TMZ a couple weeks ago and said speculation that Bieber is involved with any dangerous substances are \u201cabsolutely not true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, his team noted in this same interview, it\u2019s been a \u201cvery transformative\u201d year for Bieber as he \u201cended several close friendships and business relationships that no longer served him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber in April of 2022, wearing a pink beanie.\" class=\"wp-image-520139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-2048x1328.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-960x622.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-1080x700.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-1200x778.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"664\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-1024x664.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber in April of 2022, wearing a pink beanie.\" class=\"wp-image-520139 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-1024x664.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-2048x1328.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-960x622.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-1080x700.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-1200x778.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/0226_justinbieber_03-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Justin Bieber arrives for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo Credit: ANGELA WEISS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bieber and wife Hailey welcomed a son named Jack last year.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, plenty of Instagram users dragged the artist for seemingly promoting marijuana use in the way he\u2019s been doing of late.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c@justinbieber you\u2019re a new father, something you\u2019ve wanted. Set a better example for your son,\u201d one commenter wrote, for example, while another added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI hope Jack doesn\u2019t have to be around all this smoke. A kid doesn\u2019t deserve it.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber in April 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-514155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-2048x1376.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-960x645.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-1080x726.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-1200x806.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"688\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-1024x688.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber in April 2022.\" class=\"wp-image-514155 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-1024x688.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-768x516.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-2048x1376.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-960x645.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-1080x726.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-1200x806.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2024\/12\/1202_haileybaldwin_03-scaled.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber arrive for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022.<span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (ANGELA WEISS\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/justin-bieber-public-appearance-worries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bieber has looked rough in public<\/a> for awhile and there always seems to be chatter that he and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/02\/justin-bieber-divorce-hailey-biebers-friends-urge-model-to-dump-wayward-singer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hailey are headed for a divorce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cwhy does is surprise yall to see a celebrity smoke like 75% of the world does, there\u2019s literally so many people that smoke and he\u2019s obviously not doing it in front of his son,\u201d wrote one defender this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cmy parents smoked through my childhood and i never knew until i was older and they raised me just fine, yall are sensitive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This may be the case.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-518699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\"\/><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-518699 lazyload\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-1080x720.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 20px), 720px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/cdn.thehollywoodgossip.com\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1370384496-scaled.jpg\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber attend Super Bowl LVI between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals at SoFi Stadium on February 13, 2022 in Inglewood, California. <span class=\"image-caption-credit\"> (Photo by Kevin C. Cox\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But Bieber hasn\u2019t been helping his cause with his behavior.<\/p>\n<p>Why post photos and videos such as the ones described above?<\/p>\n<p>And many are wondering what he meant when he wrote the following a short time ago on Instagram:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s time to grow up. Changing is about letting go! Not trying harder! Are you tired of trying to follow all of the rules in hopes to get the results you crave? Ive found love to be more powerful than rules. I tried to follow the rules. Im not good at it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>We hope Justin Bieber is okay.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehollywoodgossip.com\/2025\/03\/justin-bieber-bong-photo-sparks-new-round-of-concern-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reading Time: 3 minutes Justin Bieber has given fans and observers a new reason to be concerned about his well-being. On March 3, the occasionally-troubled artist shared an Instagram post that featured a number of images where he appears to be smoking out of a bong. In this unexpected montage, Bieber can be seen on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":153942,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-153941","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=153941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=153941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=153941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=153941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}