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Justin Beiber snapped at an unwelcomed and “disrespectful” paparazzo who thanked him as he left a Los Angeles breakfast date with his wife Hailey.
The 30-year-old Grammy winner clashed with the cameraman as he walked to his car outside the Beverly Glen Deli when one photo taker expressed his gratitude to the Canadian-born singer.
“Thank you JB bro,” the unidentified photographer said, according to a video obtained by TMZ.
“Bro, why are you thanking me?” Bieber snapped back, stopping mid-walk to question the comment.
The photographer, who doesn’t work for the outlet, described Bieber as the “best” and wanted to thank him but the “Somebody to Love” singer didn’t reciprocate the sentiment.
“Don’t thank me though. That’s disrespectful when you thank me,” Bieber said. “I’m not asking you to be here.”
The “Yummy” singer sported a baseball cap, white hoodie, black joggers with a red gym shorts sagging off his waist and shin-high socks under pink slippers.
During the thirty-second exchange, the photographer attempted to explain himself to Bieber, who didn’t want to continue the conversation.
“I’m just saying thank you for everything you do for us,” he said.
Bieber told the paparazzo to leave him alone while taking the pictures.
“What I’m saying is I don’t want you to be here, so when you thank me it’s disrespectful,” he added. “Just take your pictures and let me do my thing.”
“Don’t thank me for everything ok? I appreciate that,” he said before hopping into the passenger seat of a Range Rover.
Bieber’s breakfast clash comes days after fans were left worried for the singer when a video surfaced of him acting strange during an event for his wife’s skincare line.
One viral video captured him giving a bizarre, wide smile while swaying side to side during a talk with Refinery29 beauty director Sara Tan.
Bieber was also questioned about his choice to wear narrow black sunglasses while inside the Los Angeles popup store event.
“This is so hard to watch. Someone help him,” one person wrote on TikTok.
“Why is he smiling like that I’m scared,” added another.
Sources for Hailey told Page Six she was concerned for husband and “isn’t sure how to manage things at this point.”
“Justin is going through a hard time and Hailey is doing her best to be there for him, but there’s only so much she can do,” the source added.
“Hailey loves Justin with all her heart but that doesn’t necessarily mean she’s happy,” the insider says.
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