Justin Bieber has unfollowed a ton of his closest colleagues. What does this mean!?
As Perezcious readers know, all eyes have been on JB since Diddy‘s arrest. You see, when Sean Combs was first accused of sexual assault, resurfaced footage of him hanging out with the pop star as a teen sparked tons of concerns. Diddy was Usher‘s mentor, which is how he got connected to the Baby hitmaker.
There hasn’t been any confirmation if anything nefarious went down between them, but fans are worried Justin’s been sharing cryptic clues. Still, he hasn’t said anything formally, instead focusing his attention on his new baby boy. But his latest social media moves are turning heads!
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As of Monday, Justin no longer follows his mentor Usher on Instagram! Uh oh! That’s a tell-tale sign something’s up. It’s not the only one, either.
Justin also unfollowed his longtime manager Scooter Braun, who he parted ways with in 2023. Similarly, he no longer follows Allison Kaye, his former manager from SB Projects, Kenny Hamilton, his former bodyguard, and Ryan Good, his former stylist — who was even the best man at his wedding! These are all people who have been by his side since the VERY beginning, so to suddenly unfollow them all is a big deal. All these unfollows appear to have happened sometime within the last week or so.
Also, Poo Bear, a producer who worked with the vocalist on some of his albums Journals, Purpose, and Changes, was unfollowed. Damn! Justin is clearing ’em out! For the record, Kenny, Allison, Ryan, and Poo Bear no longer follow Justin, which suggests he might have blocked them. Scooter has deleted his account — reportedly after Justin unfollowed him. Oof. Meanwhile, Usher still follows JB.
Does this have anything to do with the Diddy controversy? Is the Biebs rethinking his childhood fame? Reports have suggested his business managers have screwed him financially. Maybe he’s dealing with a crisis of trust?
Fans speculated about the mass unfollowing on Reddit, remarking:
“He’s unfollowing a lot of people that I have questions about. You go Justin, you heal!”
“This is really interesting. I wonder when it’s all going to be revealed what’s going on.”
“Maybe he wants to distance himself from people in his past who treated him poorly.”
“I wonder if him becoming a father has made him reevaluate his childhood and how the adults in his life were exploiting him as a young child.”
FWIW, Justin was supportive of Usher about a year ago when he performed the halftime show at the Super Bowl. However, the Canadian artist refused an invitation to join his mentor on stage. But still, he congratulated Usher, so it seemed they were good… So any beef must have kicked into high gear recently.
The odd thing? If this is about Diddy, Justin’s not letting on. Why do we say this? Because after unfollowing so many people from his past, he STILL follows the infamous rapper! Now, maybe this is because he just doesn’t want to draw more attention to these rumors… or maybe it means this unfollowing spree has nothing to do with that at all? Hmm…
What do you think is happening here, Perezcious readers? Tell us in the comments!