Was Bieber’s Bizarre Lie Justified?
posted on October 17, 2012 at 10:37 am
On Tuesday, Justin Bieber tweeted to the Twitter world that his laptop and camera had been stolen and his private life had been compromised. Needless to say, this caused a media frenzy.
yesterday during the show me and my tour manager josh had some stuff stolen. really sucks. people should respect other’s property…i had a lot of personal footage on that computer and camera and that is what bothers me the most. #lame #norespect (Bieber, Twitter).
Following that, Bieber received ample threats via Twitter from the alleged thief, @gexwy, including, “I got vids of U too. nervous?” and “wanna see the rest of the footage from his camera?”
@gexwy no matter what you have and what you post tomorrow i know my fans wont leave me. screw it. #toostrong (Bieber, Twitter).
I’m guessing the exchange had millions of Bieber fans on the edges of their seats, especially when the thief eventually threatened to reveal all at noon on Friday, October 12.
So what happened at noon? This video was released:
Yes, Bieber released the video for his song “Beauty and a Beat,” featuring none other than Nicki Minaj!
It was a hoax! A strange marketing ploy. And many are asking why, especially the fans who feared the worst about their beloved Bieber. They’ve been distraught these past few days, waiting in anticipation for a possible inappropriate video or photograph. Bieber’s reasoning for the huge hoax is as follows.
since i was 14 i have had a lot of things said about me, from dying, to taking hormones, to dying again, to stuff about my family… to saying i had a baby with a woman i never even met. nude pics, drugs, my family, my character…but today…today i get to be in on it… (Bieber, Twitter).
Bieber constructed this huge hoax for the sake of publicity? Well, it seems that way, according to Bieber. However, to add more weirdness to the whole incident, the star’s publicist is claiming the laptop was, in fact, stolen. So who knows what the truth is, except that it all leads to Bieber’s new video.
I find the whole campaign misguided and bizarre. And I’m not sure that breaking the hearts of a million fans was worth the outcome or the lie itself. Maybe if it were an April Fool’s joke, but not for the sake of hyping up a video–and a video that wasn’t even that fantastic, in my opinion.
Hundreds of bikini-clad girls at a pool party, spurts of random personal video clips and an appearance by Nicki Minaj is just not appealing or inspiring to me. I feel that Bieber is losing his uniqueness as he falls deeper into the worldly platitudes of secular pop music. What a shame! Maybe it’s because I’m not a Belieber? I’d love to hear the responses from those who are devoted to the young star.
Ladies, were you following the play-by-plays of this Twitter drama and anticipating its outcome? Do you think the video was worth the deception?
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To the last question, no, I don’t really think it was. Creative, yes, but I think it would’ve made more sense if it somehow fit with the music video, or if, like you said, it was for April Fools. But I do find it very creative. (If this means anything to anyone, I am neither a hater nor a fan of Justin)
I’m actually amused. Sure, it was a publicity stunt, but a clever (and slightly vengeful) one, which tickles me. I mean, the guy has had quite the spotlight for mudslinging because of his absurd popularity; you could say it’s an occupational hazard of being a pre-teen/tween idol, but who says he can’t make a little mischief? I can’t stand the guy, and I like his music even less, but here I am, giving a gentle applause and saying, “Well played, Sir.”
This is certainly the first I heard about it! =P I have neither a Twitter, NOR a Facebook(and like it that way!), and even if I did I wouldn’t be following Justin Bieber. His music is simply… I don’t know. i never found it inspiring or out of the ordinary. In fact, his “Baby, baby” song used to be my all-time LEAST favorite out of all the songs I’d ever heard. (Since then it has been replaced by Call Me Maybe. Ick!)
Anyways, this just sounds bizarre to me. It definitely seems misleading, and I’m not sure it was a very good reason to lie to your fans, whether it was about the laptop being stolen or about it being a publicity stunt.
“I feel that Bieber is losing his uniqueness as he falls deeper into the worldly platitudes of secular pop music.”
Huh?! He has NEVER been unique, and he’s ALWAYS been secular. Sorry to disappoint, but calling himself a Christian doesn’t qualify his music for the specifically Christian genre.
Disclaimer: I’m not questioning his faith; no one has the right to do that. I am merely making a point.
this is kinda off topic but i personally hate twitter I’m just about ready to delete my account. 90% of it is garbage,foul language, and spam..
I really liked justin beiber but once his new music videos started coming out I lost all respect it was really sad that he’s not the person he used to be:((
I have a twitter and a facebook and i’m on my twitter alot and I didn’t here about this until now! My feed is mostly funny stuff,fashion,local people,homeschoolers,magazines and some twitter friends I made! I rarely use my facebook cause it’s not fun anymore.It’s dying out lol.
Anywayssss
I was the biggest beliber IN THE WORLD when he first started out.I had my room covered with his posters and knew all of his songs etc. Then on TMZ I saw he was kissing the girl in the back of the car and that was it. Now i’m glad I got over him.His music just isn’t that appealing anymore especially his actions and language.I forgot I was following him,just un-followed. Lets see my follower numbers go down since i’m not following their beloved beibs anymore rofl.
What’s Ur twitter handle?
I don’t get why Selena Gomex doesn’t see stuff like this and break up with Justin for Nicki Minaj basically confessing she had sex with Justin.
Wait!!! Nicki Minaj had SEX with Justin???? That’s disgusting!!! she’s like 10 years older than him or something!!
The video being lame aside, it was creative marketing that did its job; caught our attention! To be honest I find it pretty funny, actually.
what’s the big deal? i can’t stand his music, but well played biever.. as for the video i have not seen it, but i do love nicki minaj and i probably won’t be listening to beauty and the beat because of ya know the biebs. but can we chill out about this? it was a joke.
I did not check out the video to this because I’m not liking the whole hoax or whatever it is that happened. I thought Justin was good for his first few singles of Baby, Boyfriend and Never say Never but the rest of his songs get me so lost.
i didnt even know about this!!! i am NOTTTT a fan of Justin like…a AT ALL and half way through this video i had to stop it because it was so disgusting. He was fine when he was little i guess but now he has gone down hill just like Miley Cyrus did!! I hope Selena Gomez doenst like him and if they are still dating i REALLLY HOPE she dumps him because she is really pretty and i dont follow her o anything but i hope tht she does NOTTT end up like all the other famous people!
Most things aren’t worth the deception.
No,its not worth doing tha to your fans (by the way i’m not a “JB” fan)
I’m confused,why were his fans distraught,what did they fear the worst about him, and did they actually steal his laptop and camera,event though it was a hoax? I had no idea about it,either
I think this was a really clever idea accually, as long as he came clean in the end. However, I’m really disappointed in some of the lyrics and outfits. I guess Justin just isn’t who he says he is.
honestly i had just saw that video last friday, and I never knew it was a story behind it (I’m not much of a fan). From reading this though I feel as though it was creative. Like he said, he had already been put in the news and blogs for bad things why not for the good things?
I do think it was a creative plow to get attention. As a fellow prankster, I say, “Nice job.” But, it is kind of lying to his people. And that makes me a bit sad. Another thing, was that a tat on his arm? That would concern me as much as his deception.
I’m not a fan, and neither am I a hater. I don’t pay a lot of attention to secular music. I like his stuff as much as any other young star’s.
He has 2 tattoos I think lol
The only reason I would give a flip about the Biebs having a tattoo is that it cheapens the value of having one for the rest of us. :p
wow. just Wow. Wow. WOWOWOWOW.
I’m sorry, but I love Justin Bieber, and always will. I’m not obsessed with him like I use to be, but he’s incredibly talented, his songs are super catchy, he has a heart, and there’s no denying that he’s verrrryyyyy good looking lol! He’s a star, he’s gonna do what he wants to do and we can’t do anything about it so let him be.
this is just so bazzare!!
It was really funny! I love how he punks beliebers!
Ugh! JB is just another one of those bratty rich kids. I never even like the fact that girls were calling themselves “Beliebers” either. I hope this doesn’t sound nun-prude-wet-blanketish, but isn’t that kind of sacrilegious? Be a belieVer, not a belieBer!
I was so confused XD I just wanted to listen to his new song, but then the text popped up saying someone stole his stuff, I had no idea what it was about and didn’t care, to be honest.