Overview

• Over the weekend, Bieber shared a series of bathroom selfies with ambiguous captions that led fans to plead for him to seek professional help.
• He followed the selfies with reflections on “transactional relationships” and shared a video of Chris Brown, intensifying follower concern.
• His public flaunting of marijuana use contrasts with his representative’s February denial of harder drug rumors.
• People close to him told the Hollywood Reporter in April they fear he is falling apart mentally and lacks anyone willing to set boundaries.
• Social media users have compared his behavior to past celebrity breakdowns, underscoring the scale of alarm over his recent activity.