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03rd Apr 2019

Justin Bieber apologises for ‘insensitive’ pregnancy April Fool’s prank

Wil Jones

He posted fake ultrasound images on Instagram

Justin Beiber has apologised for an April Fool’s prank which implied that his wife Hailey Beber was pregnant.

The Canadian singer posted a series of images that suggested he and his partner were expecting.

First, he posted an ultrasound, without comment.

 

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He followed that up with a series of photos of Hailey in what appeared to be a doctor’s office, looking down at a presumably-pregnant stomach.

 

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If U thought it was April fools

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Finally, he posted a second Instagram – this time with a dog photoshopped onto it. And this time there was a caption confirming it was an April Fool’s prank, just in case anyone hadn’t figured it out yet.

 

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Wait omg is that a,,, APRIL FOOLS

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The ruse, however, drew ire from some fans online, claiming that joking about pregnancy was insensitive to those couples who had trouble conceiving children.

https://twitter.com/johnpavlovitz/status/1112867951265374208

Justin Bieber then apologised for the prank in a follow-up post, saying that “there are always poeple going to be offended,” but that “didn’t at all mean to be insensitive”.

 

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There’s always gonna be people offended, there’s also people who don’t take jokes very well, I am a prankster and it was APRIL FOOLS. I didn’t at all mean to be insensitive to people who can’t have children. A lot of people I know, their first go to prank on April fools is telling their parents they are pregnant to get a big reaction. But I will apologize anyway and take responsibility and say sorry to people who were offended. I truly don’t want anyone to be hurt by a prank.. it’s like when I shoved cake in my little sisters face for her birthday expecting her to laugh but she cried. You sometimes just don’t know what will hurt someone’s feelings not to compare pregnancy with cake in the face but it’s just to paint the picture of not knowing what will offend. Some might have laughed but some were offended .. I think With pranks u sometimes have to roll that dice. #prankster #dennisthemenace #sorry #truly

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“There’s always gonna be people offended, there’s also people who don’t take jokes very well,” said the singer in the post. “I am a prankster and it was APRIL FOOLS.”

“I didn’t at all mean to be insensitive to people who can’t have children. A lot of people I know, their first go to prank on April fools is telling their parents they are pregnant to get a big reaction. But I will apologize anyway and take responsibility and say sorry to people who were offended. I truly don’t want anyone to be hurt by a prank.”