Overview

• On July 21, Bieber reposted to his Instagram Stories a clip of DMX on Iyanla Vanzant’s “Iyanla, Fix My Life” rejecting the idea of living “clean.”
• In the original clip, DMX says he feels “exactly where I need to be with God” despite abstaining from substances.
• Bieber’s representative denied “harmful” drug-use rumors in February, describing the allegations as “exhausting and pitiful.”
• Bieber shared photos of himself smoking at Coachella, during a snowboarding trip and in recent uncaptioned detox snapshots.
• Fans and media have intensified scrutiny of his mental and physical well-being as they seek meaning in his cryptic messaging.