We thought that Justin Bieber had turned a corner in his life from being a drugged-out scumbag. But apparently he has not.
In the aftermath of Prince’s death on Thursday morning, April 21, Justin Bieber disrespected the Purple One even as his soul ascended to the heavens.
Justin Bieber angered Prince fans by having the audacity to even utter the words that the music icon was “not the last greatest living performer,” attempting to steal the spotlight just hours after the award-winning superstar died.
The ignorant, infantile comment came after songwriter Andrew Watt wrote a poignant tribute to the late legendary Prince on Instagram Thursday.
Bieber quickly tried to steal Prince’s thunder while the world mourned.
After this statement, social media quickly pounced on and pummeled Bieber. Take a look at what they had to say:
Is #JustinBieber lashing out cuz he knows he will never be on the same level as #Prince ?
— Tracy (@fatchick2015) April 22, 2016
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Though sad, God took Prince from this world to punish us for allowing Justin Bieber to become so popular.
— The Xian Satirist (@TheXianSatirist) April 22, 2016
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Dear god if we give you Justin Bieber could you please give us back Prince, Freddie Mercury and David Bowie ❤️?
— TREENA (@Treenaseward) April 22, 2016
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I’m still not over how Justin Bieber single handedly made the death of Prince about him. pic.twitter.com/pniPwfErrg
— Alyssa Hansen (@scandalyssa419) April 22, 2016
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Prince: 7 Grammys, 1 golden globe, 1 Academy Award. Hall Of Famer.
Justin Bieber: 1 Grammy
I’ll just leave this here.
— The Armenian Unicorn (@PierreBalian) April 21, 2016
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People say this year has been pretty bad since Prince and David Bowie died but 1994 was worse: Kurt Cobain died and Justin Bieber was born.
— Trevor Smith (@Smithtrex94) April 22, 2016
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When #JustinBieber compares himself to #Prince pic.twitter.com/NE0gsvoKKu
— Joe (@jcorrado19) April 22, 2016