Too late to say sorry? Justin Bieber addresses Coachella lip-syncing rumours

Singer Justin Bieber attends the 'China: Through The Looking Glass' Costume Institute Benefit Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Photo / Getty Images

Justin Bieber has addressed the rumours that he lip-synched his comeback performance at Coachella, and he did not mince his words.

"Just saw a video of you ripping me to shreds saying I was lip-syncing," Bieber said about Morgan Stewart, the reporter for E!'s Nightly Pop, in a series of tweets.

"They played the song and i just sang overtop of it. Regardless why spend your time tearing people down. It's People like you that are bullies at school that are making kids suicidal."

The singer encouraged Stewart to use her TV gig to lift others up instead of tearing them down.

"Imagine if you spent even half the time you spend laughing at other people's expense actually building people up and encouraging people; how much positivity you could bring," he added.

@Morgan_Stewart imagine if you spent even half the time you spend laughing at other peoples expense actually building people up and encouraging people how much positivity you could bring. What hurts about this is the fact that you have a platform to make a difference

— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 24, 2019

"What hurts about this is the fact that you have a platform to make a difference."

He wasn't done yet. In another tweet, he also told the E! reporter: "You belittle people, rather than try and make people feel accepted and loved, you find things to pick apart like the world isn't full of that already."

And rather than try and make people feel accepted and loved you find things to pick apart like the world isn’t full of that already.. we can find something negative to say about anything or anyone

— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 24, 2019

When are we gonna be the kind of people that find joy in adding value to one another and not tearing each other apart..

— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) April 24, 2019

Ariana Grande also spoke publicly about the pair's performance.

"We also decided to do this 10 minutes before my set started. we had 0 soundcheck, 0 rehearsal," Grande commented on Bieber's thread. "u were singing with the back tracking like most cameos do. people are bored. people don't know how it feels to be under such scrutiny. the world was happy to have u on stage again."

She added, "i don't like when people try to ruin beautiful moments for my friends that's all. have a good day."

Earlier this week, Stewart said she "did not realise it was going to be that bad", referring to Bieber's performance.

"He definitely looks like he put an oxy pad on that forehead, but I don't care. That is f***ked up!"

Back in March, Bieber opened up about his struggles with mental health.

Stewart has so far not responded to Bieber's tweets.

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