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Justin Bieber's Prince Comment Angers Fans
April 22, 2016 at 16:05
The Canadian pop star allegedly posted a comment to Watt's post, writing "well not the last greatest living performer."
Tributes have poured in f-rom across the world since news broke of Prince's death . Musicians in particular have been expressing emotional sentiments about the pop icon's death, but it doesn't look like Justin Bieber is one of them.
The drama kicked off after guitarist Andrew Watt shared an Instagram post honoring Prince as a "guitar idol." In his tribute, Watt called the late artist the "last of the greatest living performers."
Perhaps Bieber took offense to that last remark. The Canadian pop star allegedly posted a comment to Watt's post, writing "well not the last greatest living performer." The comment has since been de-leted.
Though some fans have jumped to Bieber's defence, arguing he didn't intend to besmirch Prince's legacy, the Twittersphere is mostly not feeling the Biebs right now.
Gossip Cop, meanwhile, writes that Bieber's PR team insists the comment was "fabricated." The singer has yet to address the matter on Twitter.
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The drama kicked off after guitarist Andrew Watt shared an Instagram post honoring Prince as a "guitar idol." In his tribute, Watt called the late artist the "last of the greatest living performers."
Perhaps Bieber took offense to that last remark. The Canadian pop star allegedly posted a comment to Watt's post, writing "well not the last greatest living performer." The comment has since been de-leted.
Justin Bieber got a little offended over an Instagram post calling Prince the last great living performer.. pic.twitter.com/RFOuBY68N4
— WORLDSTARHIPHOP (@WORLDSTAR) April 21, 2016
Though some fans have jumped to Bieber's defence, arguing he didn't intend to besmirch Prince's legacy, the Twittersphere is mostly not feeling the Biebs right now.
Prince: 7 Grammys, 1 golden globe, 1 Academy Award. Hall Of Famer.
— The Armenian Unicorn (@PierreBalian) April 21, 2016
Justin Bieber: 1 Grammy
I'll just leave this here.
While other celebrities shared their love and sadness for Prince, Justin Bieber managed to make the situation about himself. Says a lot.
— barry (@pacsunbutera) April 21, 2016
Gossip Cop, meanwhile, writes that Bieber's PR team insists the comment was "fabricated." The singer has yet to address the matter on Twitter.
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