Justin Bieber has offended Prince fans with an ill-advised Instagram comment.
The pop star joined in the conversation around Prince’s death yesterday and commented on fellow musician Andrew Watt’s Instagram post paying tribute to the late star.
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Watt posted an image of himself wearing a Prince T-Shirt and wrote a lengthy caption in which he stated that his hero was “the last of the greatest living performers”. The line was in keeping with Watt’s passionate comments, in which he described himself as “truly beside myself” and “devastated” about the news.
However, it appears that the claim about Prince being the last of the great live acts upset Bieber somewhat. As screenshots show, he replied to Watt and disputed the idea; seemingly suggesting someone still living holds the title or possibly that he is that artist.
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As reported, Prince died at his Paisley Park home yesterday aged 57. He was found collapsed in a lift at his home, which doubled as a studio. He was pronounced dead at 10:07am on Thursday. A postmortem later today will determine the cause of his death.
Tributes to Prince have ranged far and wide with President Barack Obama stating “Today, the world lost a creative icon” and musicians including Madonna, Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Frank Ocean, The Weeknd and Katy Perry leading the tributes.