This article includes mentions of mental health struggles, substance misuse issues, and suicidal thoughts.
Few child stars from his era have had as many ups and downs as Justin Bieber.
In 2013, when he was just 19, he received the Milestone Award at the Billboard Music Awards.
In a 2019Instagrampost, Bieber shared how becoming famous at such a young age had affected him.
He wrote about growing up in an unstable home and how his sudden fame only exacerbated his existing problems.
He hadn’t learned how to be self-sufficient and was unprepared to face the adult world.
“You start foreseeing the day through lenses of ‘dread’ and anticipate another bad day.
A cycle of feeling disappointment after disappointment.
“I’ve gotta get it together.
I’m gonna go shoot myself,” he said, before adding that he was not serious.
As previously noted, Justin Bieber has dealt with mental health struggles throughout his career, including suicidal ideation.
He spoke about experiencing pain so intense that he considered doing anything just to stop feeling it.
Bieber credited his faith with getting him through those times.
“I really do believe that God works all things together for good.
And I think sometimes it’s hard to see that when things are so messy.
And I think that allows me to have this overwhelming confidence,” he said.
They married a few months later.
In February 2024, an anonymous source toldInTouchthat cracks were beginning to show in the couple’s marriage.
“Justin is clingy and he relies on her so much for his emotional and psychological wellbeing.
“Marriage is very hard.
That is the sentence you should lead with.
It’s really effing hard,” she toldVoguein 2019, a year after she wed Justin.
“Hailey sees him as an immature kid at times,” they claimed.
However, some fans had some concerns about his physical appearance and overall demeanor.
“He’s still fragile and seemed checked-out all weekend,” a source added.
“He finally got his health back, but now friends are worried that he’s spiraling again.”
Justin previously toldBillboardthat he thought getting married would turn his life around.
She can’t leave him,” a source claimed.
Others speculated that he and Usher had a falling-out.
“There’s no bad blood between Usher and Justin.
Justin just wasn’t up for it he just wasn’t feeling it,” the source claimed.
“[Justin is] going to play the Super Bowl…
I’ll go ahead and give you that for the future.
I profess that over his life because he has a career that deserves it.
“Justin has been facing some difficulties lately.
“They are remaining committed to their faith and trying to stay positive.
They are hopeful about the future and doing things to better themselves,” the source added.
“Divorce is not an option for them as it goes against their religious beliefs.
They’re working on their marriage,” the insider alleged.
“It was about his love of Jesus,” the source said.
TheMirrorpromptly asked body language expert Judi James to provide more insight into what Justin’s tears might mean.
“This one tear looks tragic but it’s unclear what might have prompted it.
James also observed that the one tear leaking from Justin’s eyes showed “genuine distress.”
But everyone might have had it all wrong.
“Now it all makes clear why you are crying here.
You’re a Dad now Justin,” one fan wrote.
