Justin Bieber Explodes On Paparazzi In Expletive-Laced Rant While 'Demanding Respect'

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Pop superstar Justin Bieber has had enough of being followed by paparazzi.
The singer erupted in a fiery, profanity-laced confrontation with paparazzi this week, making it clear that he is setting firm boundaries. He also accused the shutterbugs of always provoking him and labeled their harassment as "heart-aching."
Justin Bieber has been in the news lately due to his online behavior, which has raised concerns about his well-being.
For months, Justin Bieber has raised concerns among fans about his well-being after displaying a number of behaviors many deemed erratic.
On Thursday night, the singer seemingly further fueled this narrative while dropping multiple F-bombs at the paparazzi that accosted him as he was leaving Soho House Malibu in California, per Page Six.
It began with the paparazzi peppering him with a number of questions, including asking "how it was going."
A very displeased Bieber then replied, "Not me today bro," before shouting out, "How do you think it's going with you in my f-cking face? Get out of my f-cking face!"
The livid response from the singer seemingly only further empowered the shutterbugs to go at him with more questions, which caused the "Mistletoe" crooner to reply with a curt response that referenced his family, wife Hailey Bieber, and 9-month-old son Jack Blues.
"I'm a real man with a real family," he told them. "And you're really in front of my face."
Amid the back and forth with the paparazzi, Bieber told them that he is "not to be f‐cked with by any" of them as he wanted to "set boundaries." He also stated that since he isn't "buddies" with them, they don't get to ask him questions.
The father of one then doubled down on his stance when one of the photographers wished him a happy early Father's Day.
"I don't know you. You don't go to people you don't know and say sh-t out of nowhere with a camera in their face," Bieber told the individual.
Adding to his remark, the singer explained that the paparazzi had no right to accost him regardless of his celebrity status.
"It doesn't matter if I'm a celebrity or not. It doesn't matter if I'm a public figure," Bieber lashed out.
Further down the 11-minute rant, Bieber seemed to get even angrier as the paparazzi continued to press him.
"I'm at my wits' f–king end is what I am at," he said. "I'm demanding respect. You confuse my anger with disrespect. It's anger because you're disrespecting me. You don't get to disrespect me and get away with it."
He then accused them of intending to use the videos they recorded of him "out of context" to push a narrative that he has "lost his mind."
And when it appeared that the paparazzi remained unrelenting, Bieber lashed out at them about provoking him.
"You provoke, you provoke, you provoke," Bieber said. "You think this is a game."
"I don't know who the f-cks paying you to provoke me, but I'm not the f-cking one," he later added. "OK? Stop provoking me and sh-t … I'm not to be f-cked with."
He also labeled their actions as "heart-aching" and asked them to leave him the "f-ck alone."
Bieber's latest exchange with paparazzi comes after he went live on Instagram in April to call out photographers he claimed were dangerously tailing him on the road.
He was seen shouting out of his car window at a police officer, accusing the paparazzi of driving recklessly.
Though the "Yummy" singer briefly lowered his phone, causing the video to cut out visually, his voice remained clear as he vented, saying, "This is getting crazy, man, no joke."
However, it looks like authorities took action as sirens blared in the background, prompting a relieved reaction from Bieber.
"There we go, there we go," he said. "Some justice for this sh-t. I hope they lock his b-tch a-s up too."
Prior to his outburst at the paparazzi, Bieber had also been in other weird situations, including going on bizarre rants on social media and looking unhealthy while outdoors.
His actions have raised concerns among fans with respect to his mental health and well-being.
While neither Bieber nor his wife, Hailey, has publicly confirmed that such is the case, experts have claimed that the singer can be placed under conservatorship by his loved ones if his erratic behavior persists.
"As a seasoned attorney, I'll say this bluntly: If Justin Bieber's recent behavior is as troubling as reported amidst erratic social media posts, visible signs of impairment, and statements hinting at isolation and emotional instability, then YES, a conservatorship could be considered," said legal expert Jamie Wright in an interview with the The U.S. Sun.
However, according to Wright, Bieber's loved ones making such a move will require them to prove in court that the singer is "incapable of making rational decisions, poses a risk to himself or others — including his infant son, or is unable to manage his financial empire."