Justin Bieber fans have mixed reactions after a new father posted photos of himself smoking a bong

While life has changed too Justin Bieber since he welcomed his first child with his wife Hailey he still has some habits that have remained the same.

On Monday, January 20, the “Sorry” singer, 30, took to Instagram with more photos of himself lighting a bong and smoking out of it while wearing a plaid blanket and a black hat.

The captionless post sparked debate in the upload’s comments section, as fans were left with mixed feelings about Justin uses his platform to showcase his apparently weed-loving ways.

“Oh please don’t make this public… it’s okay if you decide to smoke but you are a role model for MILLIONS of kids… and at least your own kid too! Think over it,” a critic stated of Justin, whose wife, Hailey, gave birth for the couple’s 5-month-old son, Jack Blues Bieber in August 2024.

“Brother no. This is not the way. I love you bro. Turn away from this and come to the throne of grace God bless you bro,” actor Ricky Garcia expressed, while one upset fan insisted: “It doesn’t make ‘Christ follower’… This is one of those posts that really just disappoints me Cmon, Justin.”

Meanwhile, some of Justin’s admirers could care less about the principle of it all, simply urging the pop star to focus more on his career.

“Less drugs and more music please,” begged one fan, while another exclaimed, “IF YOU (MADE) MUSIC LIKE (YOU) SMOKE WEED YOU WOULD HAVE OVER 50 ALBUMS JUSTIN.”

Content creator Natalie Benson — who has been credited with originating the use of the term “gardening” as a symbol for smoking marijuana — joined the conversation and admitted, “I’d like to garden with you and Hailey sometime.”

Justin opened up about his addiction to cannabis during his 2020 YouTube series, SEASONS and admitted that he was only 13 years old when he got high for the first time.

“The first time I smoked weed was in my backyard here. I got super stoned and then I realized I really liked weed,” he admitted. “Then my urge to smoke week started, and then I started smoking weed for a while. Then I started getting really addicted to it, and that’s when I realized I had to stop.”

The “Baby” singer explained how his frequent use of marijuana led him to use other drugs.

“There was a time when I was sipping on skinny, I was getting pills, I was doing Molly, mushrooms, everything,” he revealed. “But my experience was in front of cameras and I had a different level of exposure. I had a lot of money and a lot of stuff.”

“People don’t know how serious it got,” Justin continued . “I started appreciating the wrong things in this business because there were things dangling in front of me. ‘If I get this, I’ll be happy. If I do that, I’ll be happy’ … The truth is, I never had the tools. My parents never gave me the tools to be a good team player.”