Too late to say sorry? Justin Bieber took to social media on Wednesday (April 24) to call out Morgan Stewart’s criticism of his surprise Coachella appearance with Ariana Grande.
On an episode of E!’s Nightly Pop, Stewart reacted to reports that Bieber lip-synced during his Coachella performance, saying, “Poor song started before him. OK! I did not realize it was gonna be that bad.”
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On Wednesday, Bieber responded by tweeting, “@Morgan_Stewart just saw a video of you ripping me to shreds saying I was lip-syncing,” the pop star tweeted. “They played the song and i just sang overtop of it.. regardless why spend your time tearing people down. It’s People like you that are bullies at school that are making kids suicidal.”
When Nightly Pop co-host Nina Parker tried to defend Bieber, Stewart doubled down on her criticism, saying, “He definitely looks like he put an Oxy pad on that forehead but I don’t care, that is fucked up!”
Bieber continued his response with a lengthy Twitter thread, telling the former #RichKids of Beverly Hills star, “What hurts about this is the fact that you have a platform to make a difference. And rather than being positive you belittle people.”
Eventually, Ariana also stepped in to defend her fellow pop star, explaining that Justin was using a backing track because she decided on his impromptu cameo “ten minutes before my set” and replying, “i don’t like when people try to ruin beautiful moments for my friends that’s all. have a good day.”
Check out Stewart’s comments and the entire Twitter exchange below.
@Morgan_Stewart just saw a video of you ripping me to shreds saying I was lip-syncing. They played the song and i just sang overtop of it.. regardless why spend your time tearing people down. It’s People like you that are bullies at school that are making kids suicidal.
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 24, 2019
@Morgan_Stewart imagine if you spent even half the time you spend laughing at other peoples expense actually building people up and encouraging people how much positivity you could bring. What hurts about this is the fact that you have a platform to make a difference
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 24, 2019
And rather than being positive you belittle people. Think about how awesome it felt for me to be on that stage after being away for so long the excitement and joy it gave me doing the thing i love the most, i sang to to backtrack like most cameos do this is a normal thing,
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 24, 2019
And rather than try and make people feel accepted and loved you find things to pick apart like the world isn’t full of that already.. we can find something negative to say about anything or anyone
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 24, 2019
When are we gonna be the kind of people that find joy in adding value to one another and not tearing each other apart..
— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 24, 2019
we also decided to do this ten minutes before my set started. we had 0 soundcheck, 0 rehearsal. u were singing with the back tracking like most cameos do. people are bored. people don’t know how it feels to be under such scrutiny. the world was happy to have u on stage again. https://t.co/Rtk9f9gHYb
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) April 24, 2019
they all do. and they all look silly trying to get it. create something instead. lift people up instead. https://t.co/MMx3cXU6r5
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) April 24, 2019
circling back. your fans, friends&the world is thrilled to have you back. everyone was so happy to see u smile like that. no one will ever understand how it feels to be u, but it’s not their job to. take care. make music. u are loved. p.s. everyone in that video will b streaming. https://t.co/rBr93HTiqm
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) April 24, 2019
people are so lost. one day everybody that works at all them blogs will realize how unfulfilled they are and purposeless what they’re doing is and hopefully shift their focus elsewhere. that’s gonna be a beautiful ass day for them! i can’t wait for them to feel lit inside. ?—-
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) April 24, 2019
i don’t like when people try to ruin beautiful moments for my friends that’s all. have a good day.
— Ariana Grande (@ArianaGrande) April 24, 2019