Justin Bieber just turned 17 years old, and as Kaiser reported yesterday he celebrated by going out on the town with his 18 year-old girlfriend, Disney star Selena Gomez, after spending the night with Gomez in a hotel suite unsupervised. (I just reverted back to grade school and heard the word “ooooooh” in my mind.) In photos taken on the Bieb’s birthday night, Gomez looked upset and was covering her face. Apparently there were rumors that she had a fat lip from getting hit in the face by a crazed Bieber fan. That’s not true, according to her rep, although People Magazine notes that it did look like something was wrong with her mouth. It looks like she has a split lip, so maybe she fell or something.
One thing that is true is that Bieber flipped off the paparazzi that night. Gomez was upset and trying to hide, Bieber looked mad, and I think it’s safe to assume that the kid was fed up. The paparazzi regularly scream all sorts of nasty things trying to get a reaction out of celebrities and flipping the bird is a relatively mild response. Biebs was probably feeling protective of Gomez for whatever reason, and I don’t blame him for doing that. Look at this picture of how the two were swarmed. There are probably more photographers outside the frame.
Bieber has apologized for flipping the bird, which seems to have happened quickly as our two photo agencies that have pictures of that night didn’t catch it. (You can see it here.) He tweeted: “had a great bday and at the end of the night we got surrounded by paps and i reacted in a way i know better… im sorry… it’s not always easy but i know better than to react in anger.”
I would say there’s no reason to apologize for something so minor, but Bieber has fans that are extremely young and impressionable, especially now that he has that movie out. Just yesterday my six year-old son asked me if I knew who “Justin Beaver” was. I said I did, and that he’s 17 and a singer from Canada but that his name is “Justin Bieber.” My son was all, “ok, but I call him Justin Beaver.” Then he told me that a friend of his from school had drawn a photo of Justin Beaver jumping out of a burning plane. I’m not kidding! He also asked me if he could see any photos of Justin Beaver on my website, as he knows I write about celebrities. I’m glad we didn’t post ones of Beaver flipping the bird. When you’ve got fans barely out of kindergarten you have to be extremely careful what you say and do, and Beaver knows that. I’m still trying to figure out if my kid’s friend was just drawing Beaver in a cool action-type sequence or if he was annoyed by him and was putting him in a dangerous situation. I bet that kid has an older brother or sister who loves Beaver, at least I hope so.
Photos credit: WENN.com
man he’s 17. if he spends what’s left of his childhood caring about what everyone else thinks about his every move, he’ll end up like britney.
Am I allowed to keep giggling over that gigantic potpourri car fresh? It completely negates the bitch face he is trying to throw the paps.
You just know she got that split lip from a night of hot crazy sex with the Beav. Or something like that….
I hate Justin Beaber (or Beaver, sound better LOL) but this is too much. He looks so pissed, trying not to mind the paps. I would have done worse, much worse..But at least he was graceful about it, nothing much, but however he apologized. And poor Selena..
CB…lol, “Justin Beaver”.
@Crash2GO2…I thought the same…at least his car smells good!
Half of my 7th grade students are obsessed with Justin Bieber. I see his face every day on binders and lockers. It’s insanity to me, but hey, I was into NSync for a hot minute so I can’t complain.
Has anyone checked his chromosomes?
On The Office recently they called him Justice Beaver, which I like even more.
I can’t get over how much the haircut makes him look even more like a lesbian.
So sick of this kid and all the hype around him.
When will he go away?
I don’t usually feel bad for celebrites and I am way.too.old to be a Bieber fan. But…..seeing that poor little kid, trying to drive that big vehicle (how long has he even had his license?) with all those people in the way…they are lucky he didn’t hit any of them.
Not approving of the whole “unsupervised night in a hotel” though. He’s barely 17. If his parents (mom?) have given up their boundaries now, well, he’ll be smoking salvia before we know it 😉
Wow…that last pic makes him look just like Hillary Swank in Boys Don’t Cry. Maybe there IS some truth to the rumors.
Poor Selena though…she looks like she needs to toughen up if she’s going to be dating the Beav.
He looooooooves her.
I know its been said before: I’m sorry, but every time I look at him all I can think of is Boys Don’t Cry. That’s it. He looks like Boy Swank. Done.
I like his Yankee Candle air freshener — that’s so hip.
Considering how upset Selena appears to be, I think he’s handling the situation pretty well.
Those paparazzi lights are absolutely blinding and practically seizure inducing. This kid has had a license for what, a year? Less? And his girlfriend is freaked out?
Let him flip the bird, good lord. The great thing about paparazzi pics is that, for the most part, my kid doesn’t see them unless I let him. HE IS 17!! He’s not smoking/drinking/doing drugs. He’s flipping the bird to a bunch of overly aggressive abusive assholes who are putting him and his date in danger.
You put that kid in a flannel shirt and you’re looking at a Vermont lesbian. And Oh Lordy! The Yankee Candle air freshener made my life- that was awesome and it indicates one of two things- either the little pussy is driving Mommy’s car, or he smokes pot and/or cigarettes in his car. Either way, I think Yankee Candle should make him a spokesboy. I think it was even “apple pie”.
I thought Selena’s mouth looked a little busted yesterday. Wait, Chris Brown was at this party, right? Hmmm….
*kidding*
I have to say that these two are very cute together. Not sure why people dislike Bieber, he has not done anything wrong. I had a job in high school too, I just did not get much pay or adulation for it. Good for him.
This boy doesn’t bother me at all. In fact, he has maintained his composure admirably with all of the attention on his young self.
I can’t wait til this little douche becomes irrelevant and wtf is this little heffer covering her face for?
i can’t wait for Bieber to turn all badass and flip the well-deserved bird at least once a day to the paparrazi – i’m amazed he waited this long. He shouldn’t have apologised. Those crazy stalker harrassing fiends always deserve it. 😀
this one incident, oh god, i can just imagine what i wouldve done if i were in his shoes -i think i would have attempted to punch the lights out of a few, and hugely embarrassed myself in the process 😀
LOVE the Yankee Candle air freshener! But really, Mango Salsa Justin? At least choose a less girly choice. Like Leather, or MidSummer night. Not this Mango Salsa fruitiness. They are pretty awesome, I put one in my car yesterday. I heart YC.
He needs to apologize for all that ugly crap hanging from his rear view mirror. wth?
Ha, I thought that air freshener was something CB had photoshopped in to cover the bird-flipping when I saw this story on the front page. Turns out, no, he really does have a giant Yankee Candle air freshener hanging from his rearview. Only makes me heart him more.
It’ll be interesting to see how Biebs handles this continued level of attention. Seems like it would get old very quickly, even for someone who I suspect likes being the centre of things. Right now he’s apologizing for flipping the bird. What will he be doing in a year? Apologizing for accelerating over a crowd of paps?
He really shouldn’t have to apologize for flipping the bird. The paparazzi are pissing you off…let them know.
Plus in all the “rebellious” things he could have done, a middle finger ain’t so bad.
He’s still a kid and he handled this situation better than most adults I know. Apology not necessary but it’s good to take the high road.
That HAS to be his mother’s car. There are purple accents on the dash (or are those purple windshield wipers?), a feminine Yankee Candle air freshener, and some kind of amulet-laden necklace hanging from the rearview. Sweet baby Jesus, what was the lesBieber thinking??
Geeze all he did was flip the bird at a bunch of over aggressive “adults” who were all over him and his date to get a freaking picture of them. Heck if it was me(lucky for the paps it wasn’t lol)I would have hit the gas and run them over. End of story.
I’m guessing that SG came on to JB in the hotel room. He freaked out, starting crying and pushed her off the bed. She accidently hit/bit her lip. Justine probably thought they were going to have pillow fights and paint each others toes with his nailpolish.
hahaha. @Hollowdoll, u seriously just cracked me up!! 😀
The only reason I clicked on this link is because of the air-freshener in the car. Is he driving his mom’s car? Because any guy I dated (when I was a teen) would have taken that sh!t off and thrown it under the seat!
It’s a YANKEE CANDLE AIR FRESHENER, people! At least the finger to the paps TRIES to counteract this drastic error in judgement! 😀
edit: I just read the other comments – high-five to the others who noticed the air freshener! That’s all I saw!
I prefer he apologize for whatever it is he did that necessitated a Yankee Candle deodorizer in a brand new expensive car.
Dear World:
We are deeply and truly sorry.
In sympathy,
Canada.
The paps are out of control.
He annoys me and for the most part I think celebs have to accept the difficulties of being famous b/c it is just part of the deal and they know that going in (children excluded). They don’t complain about the millions in the bank do they? Well guess what?… there is a price for being adored and paid like the sun shines out of your ass.
However – the paps are really dangerous in situations like this and I think it must suck trying to drive with them swarming around your car. Prince Harry’s driver broke a pap’s leg just the other day. If he was that close he deserved it.
I hate to over legalize things but there really needs to be a law that paps cannot get any closer than say 50 feet from a person when photographing them. Maybe that would help. Paps could still get pics (that we all love) but they would not be a hazard to themselves or others.
can somebody PLEASE tell me why she would date a 16 year old, ok a 17 year old??!!! this makes her look like she has major issues…
The paps are way out of line. Don’t blame her for looking upset, though not sure if that was cause of the paps of her lip.
Wow, the Beibs is looking good.
i’m so happy i wasn’t the only one to see the air freshner. having some herbage and that just made me almost pee myself.
It looks like the paps were blocking the car, too (which is SO wrong, & I think illegal? I don’t know)… I know I would’ve ended up getting out & hitting someone. I don’t know how these people deal with that bullshit every waking moment. I’d go insane.
Great, now you have me mentally calling him ‘Beaver’. It’s stuck in there & I can’t get it out. >.< He still annoys the hell out of me, but he genuinely seems like a nice kid.
I don’t see the ‘appeal’, but that could be because he reminds me way too much of my little brother (who’s 18).
Yankee Candle!! Yes, I remember it now. We used to sell Yankee Candles and such at a pharmacy I worked at once.
*giggle giggle*
@Crash: LOL! I’ve been giggling over that ever since I regrettably clicked on this thread. I just can’t take the Biebs seriously. He looks 8. Some of you are killing me with your comments.
ROFL! Just read all the comments. If every Bieb post (with it’s accompanying comments) is this funny, I’m visiting each one. Favorites:
The Vermont Lesbian.
“Justine” crying over spilt nailpolish.
Canada’s official apology.
Thank you and God bless you all.
My kids also call him Justin Beaver 🙂 LOL
Justin is such a beautiful kid – i never really paid much attention with that mop of hair on his head. But this new haircut really suits him 🙂
Aw, I feel bad for him. You can tell he just wanted to drive his girlfriend on a date like a normal teenage guy. I think they are a sweet couple.
LOL @Jackson, that’s the first thing that came to my mind too.