{"id":1165,"date":"2025-03-14T03:41:22","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T03:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/justin-bieber-says-he-feels-like-a-fraud-i-have-always-felt-unworthy\/"},"modified":"2025-03-14T03:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-03-14T03:41:22","slug":"justin-bieber-says-he-feels-like-a-fraud-i-have-always-felt-unworthy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpnewswire.com\/news\/justin-bieber-says-he-feels-like-a-fraud-i-have-always-felt-unworthy\/","title":{"rendered":"Justin Bieber says he feels like a \u201cfraud\u201d: \u201cI have always felt unworthy\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/justin-bieber@2000x1270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/justin-bieber\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Bieber<\/a> spoken about his struggles with feeling like \u201ca fraud\u201d on social media \u2013 see what he had to say below.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li><strong>READ MORE:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/justin-bieber-justice-review-2900928\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Justin Bieber \u2013 \u2018Justice\u2019 review: pop star finds his purpose again<\/b><\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last night (March 13), the singer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/stories\/justinbieber\/3587457364940755204\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">took to his Instagram Stories<\/a> to get candid about his struggles with impostor syndrome. He wrote in a post backed by a track titled \u2018Sneaky Sneaky\u2019 by Gold-Tiger: \u201cPeople told me my whole life \u2018wow Justin u deserve that\u2019 and I personally have always felt unworthy. Like I was a fraud.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike when people told me I deserve something,\u201d he continued, \u201cit made me feel sneaky like \u2018Damn if they only knew my thoughts, how judgemental I am, how selfish I really am, they wouldn\u2019t be saying this\u2019. I say all this to say: If you feel sneaky, welcome to the club. I definitely feel unequipped and unqualified most days.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3830140\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3830140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/live-justin-bieber.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Bieber. CREDIT: Gotham\/GC Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Late last month, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/justin-bieber-raps-about-being-high-in-new-video-after-denying-drug-use-3841579\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Canadian singer was seen rapping about being high<\/a>, sparking concern from the public. The clip came just days after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/justin-biebers-rep-denies-harmful-rumours-of-drug-use-3840651\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">a representative for the \u2018Stay\u2019 singer shut down online rumours of drug use<\/a>, branding the comments as \u201cfalse\u201d and \u201charmful\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement shared with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/justin-bieber-not-using-drugs-rep-confirm-1235277435\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><em>Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a>, the spokesperson said that the public\u2019s fixation on the artist\u2019s health is \u201cexhausting and pitiful and shows that despite the obvious truth, people are committed to keeping negative, salacious, harmful narratives alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They also shut down speculation saying that 2024 was \u201cvery transformative for him as he ended several close friendships and business relationships that no longer served him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, the rapper sparked more concern after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DGwv7zuROJ_\/?img_index=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">posting a photo of himself with a bong<\/a> nearby.<\/p>\n<figure aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3841589\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3841589\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/justin-bieber@2000x1270.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber performs live\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1270\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Bieber performs live. CREDIT: Joseph Okpako\/WireImage\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Rumours about Bieber\u2019s well-being come following paparazzi photos that went viral in recent weeks, showing the singer looking tired. It also comes in light of Bieber\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/justin-bieber-able-to-smile-again-following-partial-facial-paralysis-3415171\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">talking openly about his health struggles<\/a>\u00a0in recent years. This included revealing<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/justin-bieber-reveals-facial-paralysis-from-ramsay-hunt-syndrome-3244867\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> his diagnosis with<\/a> Ramsay Hunt syndrome in 2022 after he\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/justin-bieber-postpones-north-american-tour-dates-due-to-illness-ive-done-everything-to-get-better-3242083\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">cancelled the opening stretch of his North American \u2018Justice\u2019 tour<\/a>\u00a0due to \u201csickness\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>As well as comments about his health, there have also been\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/justin-bieber-appears-to-be-back-in-the-studio-3830135\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">reports that Bieber is back in the studio<\/a>\u00a0and planning a major comeback soon. These were heightened when he was seen in the studio at the start of the new year, and again when\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/justin-bieber-is-working-on-new-music-with-mk-gee-3790800\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mk.gee revealed that he had been working with the singer on new material<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If the studio output comes together as a full album, it will be his first studio release since 2021\u2019s \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/justin-bieber-justice-review-2900928\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justice<\/a>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/justin-bieber-says-he-feels-like-a-fraud-i-have-always-felt-unworthy-3846148\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Bieber says he feels like a \u201cfraud\u201d: \u201cI have always felt unworthy\u201d<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NME<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Bieber spoken about his struggles with feeling like \u201ca fraud\u201d on social media \u2013 see what he had to say below. READ MORE:\u00a0Justin Bieber \u2013 \u2018Justice\u2019 review: pop star finds his purpose again Last night (March 13), the singer took to his Instagram Stories to get candid about his struggles with impostor syndrome. 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