BAD DAY

Justin Bieber’s Bi-Polar 24 Hours: Faints At Concert, Recovers On Joplin, Curses Out Paparazzo

By Jacob Wittich

JUSTIN BIEBER IS RECOVERING AFTER COLLAPSING BACKSTAGE at his Thursday concert at London’s O2 arena.

“Getting better,” Bieber later posted on Twitter. “Thanks for everyone pulling me thru tonight. Best fans in the world. Figuring out what happened. Thanks for the love.” He also generously shared a photo on showing him reclining in the hospital bed with the note: “Gettin better listening to Janice [sic] Joplin.”

TMZ reported that Bieber felt woozy during his set and collapsed backstage, where he was treated with oxygen.

A YouTube video posted by a concertgoer showed Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun going onstage and explaining that emergency personnel wanted Bieber to go to the hospital, but he refused to and wanted to finish the show.

Bieber returned to stage a short time later and completed the show as planned. The pop star was them rushed to the hospital after the show.

“Everyone please give him a little space and he will be ok. I’m sure he appreciates the support … Tough kid proud night once again he always finishes the show. Full out. True pro ….” Bruan later posted to his Twitter account.

Bieber’s now been released from the hospital and is still feeling slightly under the weather, but still plans to perform March 11 and 12 in Lisbon.

It wasn’t the end of the drama for the 19-year-old pop star though: he with a paparazzo early Friday when Bieber dashed from his hotel toward a waiting car. After the photo shouted insults, Bieber shouted, “I’ll f****ing beat the f***K out of you!,” he threatened.

“Ahhhhh! Rough morning. Trying to feel better for this show tonight but let the paps get the best of me.”

“Sometimes when people r shoving cameras in your face all day and yelling the worst thing possible at u… well I’m human.”

Jacob Wittich is pop music fanatic majoring in journalism at Columbia College Chicago.