Popular Canadian singer, Justin Bieber has refuted claims he cancelled his world tour in order to start his own church. The 23-year-old singer was questioned about his supposed religious calling as he headed out for sushi and appeared baffled at the suggestion. ‘Born again’ Justin Bieber denies cancelling his world tour.
This comes after Bieber recently cancelled the remaining dates of his 2017 Purpose Tour ‘due to unforeseen circumstances.’ His tour cancellation was confirmed on Monday via a post uploaded to his website.
‘Born again’ Justin Bieber denies cancelling his world tour
Shortly after he cancelled, it was revealed that he cancelled because he ‘rededicated his life to Christ. Sources connected to Hillsong Church told TMZ that the decision to cancel the remaining dates of the tour was squarely based on what Bieber believes is religious enlightenment. The sources also revealed that Bieber’s crew is ‘incredibly pissed off at him’ because it has impacted their financial well-being without any warning.
But in a recent chat with TMZ, the singer said: “No, you already know the reason.”
Despite looking confused by the question, he appeared relaxed after announcing he has called off the remaining 14 dates of his Purpose World Tour. The star was expected to play in locations including North America, Japan, Singapore, and The Philippines – but has cancelled them due to “unforeseen circumstances”, which believed to be stemming from the star’s “exhaustion”.
However following the news, sources claimed that Justin was looking at starting up his own church as part of his plan to get closer to God.
But veteran showbiz reporter Richard Wilkins told Today Extra: “I am led to believe that the real reason he has come off the road is because he wants to reconnect with his faith and he may be even planning to start his own church. We know that he was in the country (Australia) a few weeks ago having meetings and attending the big Hillsong Church convention that they had here,” said Wilkins.
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“[He’s] very close to a lot of the Hillsong people. Whether he’s looking at teaming up with them in something of a more permanent situation or doing some sort of religious activity on his own – starting his own church – we’re not quite sure, but that’s the word from an inside source.”
Meanwhile, over the last few months, the Canadian singer has been spotted with Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz, including at a huge church event in Australia. But the report indicated that the pastor did not advocate for cancelling the tour. On Tuesday, Bieber was also spotted chatting with pastor Carl Lentz outside Mastro’s Steakhouse while out for dinner in Beverly Hills…
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