Justin Bieber under fire over 'insensitive' fake pregnancy April Fools' joke

Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin. Photo / Getty Images

Justin Bieber's fans have slammed the pop star on social media after he faked his wife's pregnancy on Instagram for April Fools'.

He posted an ultrasound to his account and later posted photos of Hailey Baldwin in hospital with an IV drip for "if you thought it was April Fools'".

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If U thought it was April fools

A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on Apr 1, 2019 at 1:24pm PDT

But he later followed up with another ultrasound showing a puppy instead of a baby, writing: "Wait omg is that a...APRIL FOOLS."

Fans have been quick to condemn the stars actions, calling the joke "insensitive", with one fan writing: "Justin Bieber doing an April fools' about Hailey being pregnant is actually so vile. It's nothing to joke about."

So Justin Bieber posts a pregnancy April fools and everyone’s laughing it off? I don’t care if you’re famous or not, if you pretend to be pregnant for a joke you’re an A class bellend xx

— Olivia Venables-Munt🦩 (@Livvenables_) April 1, 2019

I legit don’t know why Justin Bieber thought it would be cute to do an April fools joke. It’s truly insensitive.

— queer queen (@psycho_gypsy) April 1, 2019

Fake pregnancy announcements for April Fool's Day have come under fire in recent years with many health professionals reminding people that it is far from harmless.

One particular post has been widely shared this week, highlighting statistics of miscarriage and infertility.

The post says: "This is not an April Fools' Joke! One in four of your friends will have lost a baby and one in six will be suffering with infertility".

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💙April 1st is here... Remember faking a pregnancy is NOT funny, be more creative this April fools! #Iam1in4 #Iam1in6 Edit: this isn’t about censorship it’s asking for consideration. If your friend has shared this they are letting you know it’s hurtful to them. This isn’t the post to be insensitive to those people, talk about that on your own page if you have to. #australianbreastfeedingproject #miscarriage

A post shared by Breastfeeding Project (@australianbreastfeedingproject) on Mar 31, 2019 at 4:36pm PDT