Justin Bieber has posted a sorta-apology for his controversial April Fools prank announcing that Hailey Baldwin is pregnant. (She isn't.)
Many fans felt the prank was insensitive to women who have trouble conceiving. Bieber responded a day later by complaining that there are "always gonna be people offended", but did "apologise anyway and take responsibility" for his insensitive post.
Here's his full Instagram post:
Original article: Alright, guys. Monday was April Fool's Day, and because of that, certain celebrities on the internet thought it was sOoOoo funny to play pranks on their fans. It seems like Justin Bieber is one of those people.
He just randomly posted a picture of a sonogram on his Instagram, without a caption. Most people figured out right away that it's an April Fool's joke because (1) It's April 1, duh, (2) the baby in the picture is, like, fully formed and would be basically ready to be born and (3) the date on the sonogram is February 2.
Some fans, however, didn't pick up on the joke. Some highlights from the comments section include:
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- "UM WHAT I HOPE THIS IS REAL"
- "SHUT UPPPPPPPP"
- "please say sike"
- "Noooo!"
- "THIS BETTER BE APRIL FOOLS ."
- "I’m not ready"
- "IS SHE PREGNANT?!"
- "Idk if this April fools or to scream my life out lol"
- "whaaatttt nooo waayyy???"
- "OH MY GOOOOOOOOOD WAT?????????"
- "BROOOO THAT WAS UNEXPECTED IT CAN'T BE AN APRIL FOOOOL PLEASE"
- "WAIT IS THIS TRUE?"
- "I HATE YOU YOU MADE ME AN HEART ATTACK"
FYI, Hailey commented on the pic in a very "rolling my eyes" kind of way. Husbands! Lol!
@CommentsByCelebs grabbed a screenshot of the Instagram to post, and some people in their comments section are saying that it's insensitive to play a prank about pregnancy/fertility when some people really struggle with that process.
"I’m all for today’s jokes but baby and pregnancy ones aren’t funny and can be insensitive to some," one person wrote.
Another said: "When will people realize this is the lamest April fools day bullshit. Ugh."
And another wrote: "Pregnancy jokes can be really insensitive, gotta be careful when you have a big platform."
But the plot thickens! Justin and Hailey seem to be taking this whole "surprise, we're expecting and announcing the news on April 1st" thing to the next level. Justin posted a follow-up Instagram after the fake sonogram with the caption: "If U thought it was April fools."
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Oh, and Hailey liked it. While the sonogram pic is definitely fake (it's a stock photo), the comments on this one were a lot more split about whether or not it's real.
To put an end to this bizarre/potentially insensitive saga, Justin posted this Instagram to confirm that the whole thing was, in fact, a joke.
Happy April Fool's Day, everyone!!
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Emma Baty is the Senior Entertainment Editor at Cosmopolitan, where she shapes TV, movie and music coverage, writes celebrity profiles, edits stories across both print and digital, and generally obsesses over all things pop culture. Prior to this role, she worked as Cosmopolitan.com’s News Writer, writing celebrity news stories daily and covering live events like the Oscars. Originally from Grand Haven, Michigan, she currently lives in Brooklyn.
