Justin Bieber is being shamed online for using Sean “Diddy” Combs’ tribute to his late ex Kim Porter to promote his new clothing line, Drew House.
A heartbroken Diddy took to Instagram to share a throwback snap of himself and Porter, who died of pneumonia last year.
“I remember Kim flying to see me on the set of can’t nobody hold me down. She took like a 12 hour flight to LA and 3 hour ride to the desert. With no complaints. Was always ride or die. From day 1! I called her BONNIE AND I WAS CLYDE!” Diddy captioned the shot.
“This picture will go down in history as the first time I said she was MINE!!!! AND THE FIRST TIME I TOLD HER I LOVE HER, little did I know I was her. Miss you BONNIE ❤️and will forever. Maaaan life is beautiful to have had these experiences. Love you baby.”
Bieber shared the photo soon after, writing, “#ddidyfordrewhouse @diddy KP YOU WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED FOR THE STUNNING WOMAN YOU WERE INSIDE AND OUT.”
Fans were quick to point out that the post was disrespectful.
“Delete this sir he shared this picture in memory of his wife not for promo for the clothing line,” one user wrote.
“Delete this he was morning about his girlfriend under the post. This is disrespectful,” another user added.
The 25-year-old Love Yourself singer responded to the backlash.
“Ur wrong. God knows my heart, I know them and their family don’t tell me I’m being disrespectful I have all the respect for both of them I didn’t realize it was a photo of him mourning KP but I totally respect that but I also respect how sick of a photo that is!” Bieber said.
“It’s allay to appreciate art photographs are art and he happens to be wearing an identical outfit of my clothing line and I thought that was really cool,” Bieber said of Diddy’s outfit which is similar to the hoodies and sweatpants sold on thehouseofdrew.com.
This is the second time in a matter of days that Bieber has faced the wrath of fans.
On Monday he joked that he and wife Hailey Baldwin are expecting their first child by posting an ultrasound photo on Instagram without a caption.
However the 22-year-old model quickly clarified in the comments section, writing, “Very funny…”.
“Of course Justin Bieber will think a pregnancy announcement would be funny on April fools,” wrote one Twitter user “Esp so when 1 in 7 women have had a miscarriage. not to mention those suffering from infertility.”
“I’ve never been mad at @justinbieber but today I’m disappointed in him for posting a fake pregnancy announcement,” added another. “Honestly, not a funny joke when millions of women are struggling with infertility and other issues of the sort. Sad, @justinbieber.”
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