Justin Bieber has been seen publicly after sparking concern for the safety of his seven-month-old son, Jack Blues.
The Sorry hitmaker, 31, and wife Hailey Bieber, 28, welcomed their first child in August last year but have mostly kept the tot away from their social media pages—they boast a combined following of almost 350million on Instagram alone.
However, over the weekend, Justin shared a rare snap of the youngster and himself in an embrace while soaking up the sun.
While Justin is seen wearing black shorts, Jack is completely nude, with a Space Invader emoji used to cover his face and his dad’s hands shielding his bum from the camera.
Fans were quick to point out the dangers of sharing such a photo online, especially given that Justin individually has 294million followers. Many left comments urging the singer to take it down.
As discourse rages on, Justin was seen in high spirits earlier today as he stepped out in West Hollywood.
Keeping it casual, the award-winning star wore a relaxed cream knit with Umbro basketball shorts, and Bottega Veneta ankle boots.
Justin flashed a smile as he headed for lunch at Dialog Café, seemingly being left alone by adoring fans to enjoy a slice of normality.
And as he did so, his Insta comments section continued to overflow with worried messages from followers, as his nude photo of Jack remained up.
‘What is wrong with you !!!??? Protect your kid !!!!!,’ @madamelajurist commented.
@joniunicorn replied: ‘I thought I was the only one thinking this. Crazy he’s going to exploit his child,’ while @lauren.crosby_ said it was ‘[their] thoughts exactly.’
‘It’s not covered enough! There’s no reason why he needs to post his naked baby on Instagram just a little bit covered by his hands,’ @ame_liee.e wrote.
@estefaniavalenzuelaa tagged Hailey in her post, urging her to ‘Please tell [her] hubby to dress up [their] son.’
Many users warned Justin of ‘creeps’ on social media who would have access to a naked photo of his child, stating it ‘didn’t need to be posted.’
Referencing the emoji to hide Jack’s face, @jademrie pointed out: ‘Kinda pointless covering your kid’s face if you’re then going to post pics of them nude on the internet.’
Although this isn’t the only Justin and Hailey-related story to make waves on the internet over the past week.
Model and businesswoman Hailey sparked confusion yesterday when she appeared to have unfollowed her hubby on Instagram.
Fans were quick to pick up on the activity, which came after Justin deactivated his page before reactivating.
Having come across a TikTok on the matter, Rhode founder Hailey later left a comment to clear things up.
‘It’s a glitch,’ she wrote. ‘Didn’t unfollow him. Hope this helps!’
The antics follow weeks of health concerns that fans have expressed for the pop star, which Justin dismissed as ‘exhausting.’
Sharing a post on social media, the star opened up about his feelings of ‘hating himself’, which did nothing to reassure his supporters.
He uploaded a video playing the keyboard during a jam session with other musicians, as he seemed to be in good spirits.
The Canadian pop icon wrote in the caption: ‘I think I hate myself sometimes when I feel myself start to become inauthentic.
‘Then I remember we’re all being made to think we’re not enough but I still hate when I change myself to please people.’
In another post earlier in the day, he shared another honest reflection and said: ‘I got anger issues too, but I wanna grow and not react so much smh.’
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A source previously told Page Six that his wife, Hailey, was ‘really concerned’ about him.
‘Justin is going through a hard time, and Hailey is doing her best to be there for him, but there’s only so much she can do,’ they said.
A different source told the Daily Mail that she doesn’t know ‘where to turn’ for ‘help’.
Justin has been candid several times on social media in recent months. In February, he admitted that he was ‘changing’, which he said meant ‘letting go’.
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