Justin Bieber stripped down buck naked and posted the pic on Instagram. Then Facebook, Twitter, and his Fahlo account.
That isn’t normally how Justin Bieber does things on social media, and the shot is still up. Things are changing. And, if you haven’t guessed readers, what follows would have been NSFW.
Late on Monday, the naked “Where Are Ü Now” singer seemingly gave in to whimsy and shared a nude selfie standing on the decking of a boat, while pointing at a distant island in deep blue waters.
“Look,” the 21-year-old captioned his tattooed nudity, while facing away from the camera.
According to eyewitnesses, Justin is currently in Bora Bora , a small South Pacific island in French Polynesia. The singer jetted there over July 4 weekend with buddies Joe Termini, and pastor Joel Houston, after the trio attended the five-day Hillsong church conference in Sydney, Australia.
Back to Justin Bieber getting his butt out for all the world to fret and/or obsess over.
We’re all used to seeing the Biebs semi-naked, of course. Whether it’s for his Calvin Klein campaign, his many selfies of those pants hanging off his hips , or TMZ’s non-consensual publication of nudes of the star with a well-placed guitar back in August 2013 — there’s no shortage of candid Biebs on the web.
After Monday’s full moon share, naturally the Internet had questions and opinions. Would Justin break the Internet? (Yes, it did). Would Instagram pull the shot as it often does with female nudes? (So far, no).
Within three hours of his shocking share, Beliebers trended, “LetsSeeTheRestOnShots,” referring to the selfie-centric Shots app Justin invested in.
Dear @justinbieber we’re excited to see the rest on @shots ! #LetsSeeTheRestOnShots
— Shots Crew (@shotscrewbr) July 7, 2015
Mercifully, that didn’t happen.
Was Justin trying to tempt former girlfriend Selena Gomez after her recent writhing-fest in her new music video “Good For You?” Was he trying to bump “Where Are Ü Now” further up the charts, ergo taking one for the team and Jack Ü? [their single is currently at No. 17 on Billboard’s Hot 100].
Who knows? And, frankly, who cares? It’s all good fun, and the Biebs is on vacation.
@justinbieber the lyric is “buns out, weener” so I think you know what you need to do next.
— Collin. (@CollinDueno) July 7, 2015
AND KISS MEE UNDERNEATH THE MOONLIGHT pic.twitter.com/hr9nS7kkuQ
— ???????????????????? (@avonsbelIissima) July 7, 2015
. @justinbieber turn around
— Tré Melvin (@TreMelvin) July 7, 2015
Butt…I thought you guys were just here for the m u s i c.
— Lisa (@raincoatgirI) July 7, 2015
“What do you think on Justin’s new pic??” #LetsSeeTheRestOnShots pic.twitter.com/CDduQhKz8v
— WAÜN (@AyeeeJustinB) July 7, 2015
Why does Justin Bieber have a nicer butt than me
— jess (@jessangelina42) July 7, 2015
The fanbase needed this lol
— jenni (@KweenJenni) July 7, 2015
Fans were, shall we say, grateful . But it wasn’t just Beliebers and media who took note of Justin’s exhibitionism. Orange Is The New Black’s breakout star, Ruby Rose , Miley Cyrus, Hailey Baldwin, Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, all “liked” the crooner’s nude reveal and left comments at his Instagram page.
Miley’s repost was captioned, “Bieber VS Rihanna.” It followed Cyrus’ screengrab of a shot of Bajan’s rear assets from a scene in her new “B**** Better Have My Money” music video. Miley subsequently photoshopped her regram as is her wont.
Inevitably, Frankie Grande was hysterical.
and justin tries to kill me again.
— Frankie James Grande (@FrankieJGrande) July 7, 2015
And after dubbing Justin’s booty “iconic” on Instagram, YouTube and media star Kingsley was hopeful.
Going to bed tonight praying men follow Justin Bieber’s lead with asses as girls did with Kylie Jenner’s lips.Amen.
— Kingsley (@kingsleyyy) July 7, 2015
And so on. Justin currently has 32 million followers on Instagram and 65 million on Twitter . So, yes, the singer wanted his naked butt photo to be seen. And it was. At press time, the singer’s saucy, butt-belfie has garnered one million “likes” in just under three hours. [Note: It’s now at 1.9 million and counting] Is this a new record?
Either way, on Monday, the Biebs broke the Internet and gave millions a not unwelcome surprise from far far away.
[Images via Instagram / Twitter / Facebook]