Justin Bieber posts alarming video smoking after sparking concerns with bizarre behavior as fans beg star to ‘get help’

JUSTIN Bieber has posted a bizarre video of himself smoking on Instagram amid concerns over his increasingly erratic behavior. The singer, 30, can be seen inhaling deeply close up to the camera causing his face to be engulfed in smoke. The short clip ends with Justin, who is wearing a black hat and hoodie, flashing a toothy smile.

It follows a worrying video shared yesterday in which shirtless Justin rapped about "flying high like a magpie". While past collaborator Diplo commented that the "beat went hard", fans were more concerned and urged the pop star to get help. In the clip, tattooed Justin held a large snack bag of chips and waved his arms as a friend danced beside him.

The random lyrics, "I go high like a fly guy. I fly high like a magpie. I go high like a bat guy", left his followers confused. Underneath the video, one follower wrote, "He’s desperate for help! Justin you are so loved!". As an additional user claimed, "I’ll be praying for your healing.".

Justin failed to address their fears directly, instead he posted a close-up snap onto his story that saw him smirking towards the camera. A new thread about the popstar has also been created on fan forum site Reddit in which fans are sharing their concerns.

One wrote, "His look seems so sad, empty and unhappy,". As a second user commented, "I definitely think he’s reached his limit and this is a cry for help, cuz he doesn’t know who to turn to.". Despite the concern that Justin has been dabbling with drugs, his rep insisted the star is actually in the best shape of his life.

“The recurring narrative that Justin is using hard drugs is absolutely not true,” they told TMZ, before adding that Bieber is actually “in one of the best places in his life”. Behind the scenes, Bieber has been cutting off members of his inner circle - a sign he may be taking control after being a pawn in the music industry since he was just thirteen years old.

The rep said that the last year has been “very transformative” for Bieber, and that he “ended several close friendships and business relationships that no longer served him”. However, an insider told us that fatherhood is taking its toll as is the stress of mounting a musical comeback.

They said: "There’s no question he’s also exhausted, and as much as he loves being a first time dad all the late night diaper changing and interrupted sleep has taken a toll. "On top of that he’s been throwing himself back into his music, staying late at the recording studio, fixating over what direction to go with his big comeback.

"It should be the happiest time of his life but instead Justin’s walking around like he’s got the weight of the world on his shoulders. They added: "For the most part, Justin and Hailey are pretty good at ignoring all the hysterical fan chatter. "But for people to take it to the next level accuse him of being under some type of influence is on another level entirely, and it’s the big reason they’re coming out swinging with that very heavy public denial.".

Photo credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP. Justin and Hailey go way back as she met him when she was just 12 years old during a 2009 Today show appearance. In 2011, the two were pictured together along with Hailey's father at Justin's Never Say Never documentary premiere where she called him "cute.".