Justin Bieber still has his cheeky sense of humor.
The new dad to newborn baby Jack Blues seemingly poked fun at his own impersonator after his wife Hailey Bieber reacted to a sighting of the doppelgänger in France.
During fashion week, a fan posted a photo of the fake Justin on a train in France thinking it was the real singer.
“Just a random Tuesday during fashion week,” the fan wrote in the caption.
Another caption read, “Wtf Justin f–king Bieber?”
The photo was posted to TikTok and made its way to Hailey Bieber’s For You page.
The model and Rhode Beauty entrepreneur commented, “I’m scared…”
The interaction was reposted to X/Twitter and quickly gained thousands of views.
Even more hilariously, after the TikTok was discovered by Hailey, the real Justin was spotted out wearing the exact same outfit as the impersonator.
Justin donned a wide-brimmed hat with a gray hoodie and black sunglasses just like his French impersonator.
“Justin Bieber appears [to be] impersonating his impersonator, he’s so funny,” a fan tweeted.
“I was literally arguing in that [TikTok] comment section bc ppl really thought it was Justin and he just comes out like this,” one fan replied. “HE’S SO UNSERIOUS.”
“Knowing him he left the house just to do this krhshejsks unserious,” another fan laughed.
“Hailey def showed him the TikTok,” one person said.
The impersonator’s name is Dylan Desclos according to E! News.
Desclos sports the same tattoos as the iconic pop star, and even the same facial hair and hairstyle.
Per the outlet, Desclos runs an entire TikTok account dedicated to impersonating the “Peaches” singer.
Meanwhile, the real Justin and Hailey Bieber have mostly been staying offline and close to home as they get used to life as new parents.
Their son was born in August and the couple has shared very little content of baby Jack aside from a photo of his foot and a “Papa Bear” mug posted to Justin’s Instagram.
15 Times Fans Went Way Too Far
Find out more about some instances and incidents when fans took their passion for a celebrity way too far.
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When Selena Gomez Stans Sent Hailey Bieber Death Threats
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When Selena Gomez Stans Sent Hailey Bieber Death Threats
In 2023, Selena Gomez stans sent death threats to Justin Bieber’s wife, Hailey Bieber, after the latter posted an allegedly shady TikTok. The video — plus a post about eyebrows involving Kylie Jenner — sent fans into a frenzy, which resulted in Gomez posting some allegedly shady videos of her own. The stan war got so intense people were literally picking sides in Starbucks drive-thrus and making merch! The two stars both made public statements to squash the drama and made it a point to follow each other on Instagram — clearly the only way to prove there was no beef.
When Nicki Minaj Stans Doxxed a Music Critic
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When Nicki Minaj Stans Doxxed a Music Critic
In an Instagram Story posted in November 2023, the mother of all Barbz was forced to encourage her passionate fans to not make threats against her critics. The rapper asked fans to “never threaten anyone” and noted she didn’t “and never … condoned that.” While it was unclear what exactly the “Red Ruby Da Sleaze” rapper was referring to at the time, one such instance Barbz went too far was when they sent threats and doxxed a music critic for a tweet criticizing the artist. In 2022, The Daily Beast reported that the critic, Kimberly Foster, even threatened to sue after the Barbz’ tweets got too intense.
When a Britney Spears Stan Rushed the Singer on Stage
When a Britney Spears Stan Rushed the Singer on Stage
One Britney Spears fan got a little too inspired by the pop star’s greatness during a concert in Las Vegas in 2017. Back when Britney was still helming her Piece of Me residency, a man named Jesse Webb somehow found his way onstage. While Spears was performing with her legion of backup dancers, the man cartwheeled onto the stage as the singer shouted to the crowd, “Are you guys having fun?” However, the fun quickly ended for Webb when he was tackled by a team of security guards and detained. Spears briefly left the stage during the interruption but later returned to complete the show.
When a Stan Cornered Shawn Mendes Into Driving Her to Starbucks
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When a Stan Cornered Shawn Mendes Into Driving Her to Starbucks
During a 2018 appearance on Hot Ones, Shawn Mendes revealed a fan experience that made Wattpad fan fictions sound realistic. He said a fan once showed up on his doorstep in the middle of winter wearing summer clothes and claimed to be lost, despite clearly knowing who he was. The fan told Mendes she just needed “someone to drive me to Starbucks.” And it seems her plan worked, since Mendes was too kind to turn her down. “I’m like, ‘OK, I’ll drive you to Starbucks.’ She had me. There was no way of getting out of it,” he shared, quipping: “She was really smart, I gotta give it to her.”
When a Fan Put Their Baby on Stage at an NMIXX K-Pop Concert
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When a Fan Put Their Baby on Stage at an NMIXX K-Pop Concert
We still can’t believe this happened! While throwing strange objects on stage at concerts has become a disturbing trend, one fan took it to the extreme when they put their whole baby on stage at a K-pop concert. The smiley tot went viral after crawling onstage while girl group NMIXX was performing in Seattle, Wash., in May 2023. Shocked member Kyujin ended up picking up the baby, who just seemed happy to be there. Online, fans reacted to the incident with disbelief. “IT WAS SO CRAZY,” one concert attendee tweeted. One thing is for sure, though: That baby is probably going to grow up to be one legendary stan.
When a K-Pop Stan Allegedly Broke Into NCT’s Hotel Room and Posted Videos
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When a K-Pop Stan Allegedly Broke Into NCT’s Hotel Room and Posted Videos
Talk about bold! Not only did this NCT fan cross the line from dedicated to creepy by allegedly finding her way into the K-pop group’s hotel room, but she had the audacity to post the evidence online. In August 2023, the fan tweeted videos of a hotel room and suitcases that apparently belonged to Jaehyun, a member of the 26-member band. The boys were in the U.S. for their tour at the time. NME reports that after the videos went viral, with many fans calling out the stan for her wild behavior, SM Entertainment announced they would be seeking legal action.
When Harry Styles Stans Allegedly Peed in the Pit at Love On Tour
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When Harry Styles Stans Allegedly Peed in the Pit at Love On Tour
Harries, were your shoes a little sticky after your Love On Tour show? Did you wonder what that odd smell was wafting through the crowd? Allegedly, disgustingly, horrifyingly… it was probably urine. During several dates of Harry Styles’ lengthy, colorful world tour, many fans online reported witnessing people peeing in the pit after refusing to lose their prime view of the Grammy-winning “Golden” singer. One fan summed up the icky situation best in a tweet: “Dear American Harries, do not pee on the floor, that is disgusting … [I don’t care] if you’re barricade, GO TO THE F—ING TOILET!!!”
When Taylor Swift Fans Harassed Jake Gyllenhaal With Red Scarf Emojis
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When Taylor Swift Fans Harassed Jake Gyllenhaal With Red Scarf Emojis
After the re-recording of Taylor Swift’s Red album was released in November 2021, along with the 10-minute version of fan-favorite “All Too Well,” some Swifties harassed Jake Gyllenhaal on Instagram with red scarf emojis. Fans have always believed the song was written about Swift’s actor ex, but some took their passion for the epic ballad too far by spamming his comment section with scarves — even on serious posts, including a tribute to someone who had passed away. The barrage of scarf emojis even allegedly forced Gyllenhaal to turn off his Instagram comments.
When Beyoncé Stans Thought Rachael Ray Was “Becky With the Good Hair”
When Beyoncé Stans Thought Rachael Ray Was “Becky With the Good Hair”
How is Food Network personality Rachael Ray associated with Beyoncé, you might ask? Well, it’s not related to food, though it does all go back to Lemonade, Queen Bey’s legendary 2016 album. On the song “Sorry,” Beyoncé delivered the lyric heard ‘round the world about “Becky with the good hair,” who Jay-Z apparently cheated on her with. The real Becky was allegedly a fashion designer named Rachel Roy, but some fans confused her with Ray. The chef addressed the drama in 2018 at SXSW, explaining to Yahoo!, “I guess I looked at that as the most ultimate backward compliment. Just the idea that anybody would think that I groove in a universe where I get to hang out with Jay-Z or Beyoncé or all that. To me it was like, ‘People think I’m cool enough to go to places where any of this would happen?’ It was so funny to me.”
When One Direction Stans Hacked Harry Styles’ Mom’s iCloud
When One Direction Stans Hacked Harry Styles’ Mom’s iCloud
One Direction stans, a.k.a. Directioners, had an intense reputation for their passion for the boy band during the height of the group’s reign in the 2010s. But sometimes that passion meant they crossed a few lines, like the time they allegedly hacked security cameras to catch glimpses of the members. Then there was the time in 2016 when Harry Styles’ mom, Anne Twist, was the victim of an iCloud hack, which resulted in the leak of private photos of the star and his at-the-time rumored girlfriend, Kendall Jenner. The photos were seemingly leaked by a Twitter account called @haarrystyles, who bragged, “IF I GO TO JAIL I DID THIS FOR THE HARRY STANS WHO DON’T GET S–T FROM HARRY.” The incident even caused “Annes iCloud” to trend on Twitter.
When Beliebers and Directioners Fought Over a Release Date
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When Beliebers and Directioners Fought Over a Release Date
In the history of epic fandom battles, none have ever been so intense as the Beliebers vs. Directioners war over Nov. 13. When both Justin Bieber and One Direction were slated to release their highly-anticipated albums on the same day in 2015, it ignited a fierce feud between the two respective fandoms. Fans scribbled 1D’s album title (Made in the AM) across JB’s cardboard cutouts in stores, wrote “Buy Purpose” in strange places and made the battle a near-permanent trending topic on social media. Ultimately, Beliebers came out on top in the chart war, making Purpose Bieber’s sixth No. 1 album. Now, the epic feud remains a pivotal moment in stan Twitter’s chaotic history.
When Fans Argued With Doja Cat After She Refused to Call Them Kittens
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When Fans Argued With Doja Cat After She Refused to Call Them Kittens
Doja Cat isn’t a fan of her own fandom name, according to an online spat between the “Paint the Town Red” rapper and her fans. In July 2023, Doja expressed her extreme dislike for her fandom’s cutesy nickname, “Kittenz.” She wrote online, “If you call yourself a ‘Kitten’ or f—ing ‘Kittenz’ that means you need to get off your phone and get a job and help your parents with the house.” The comment rubbed fans the wrong way, with many posting about how the star should appreciate her fanbase, but Doja didn’t back down on her stance. When one fan asked what they should change their username to instead of “Kitten,” Doja harshly replied, “Just delete the entire account and rethink everything.” However, in 2020, the artist herself had a hand in creating the fandom name via a Twitter poll, which Kittenz ultimately won.
When Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter Stans Battled Over Joshua Bassett
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When Olivia Rodrigo and Sabrina Carpenter Stans Battled Over Joshua Bassett
Famously inspired by her tumultuous relationship with former co-star Joshua Bassett, Olivia Rodrigo’s career-making debut single, “drivers license,” also called out a mysterious “blonde girl” who many fans believed was another Disney star-turned-pop star: Sabrina Carpenter. Carpenter famously released a song, “Skin,” in response to the extreme hate she received online at the time. As for Bassett, he suffered terrifying medical issues due to the intensity of the backlash. And yet, the drama between the fandoms has yet to settle down years later, even after all three stars have encouraged kindness among their fans. Rodrigo and Bassett even reunited at the premiere of HSMTMTS Season 3 in 2022. Now, it seems the only thing left to do is for Rodrigo and Carpenter to collaborate musically and break the internet once and for all.
When Justin Bieber Stans Chased Him on Boats in Norway
When Justin Bieber Stans Chased Him on Boats in Norway
If you were on Twitter circa 2012, you will likely remember that Beliebers were one of the most powerful — and sometimes terrifying — fandoms online. Justin Bieber fans trended his name so much that the website even banned it from being a trending topic for a time. Beliebers were known for their fierce passion for the young pop star, but some took things into overzealous territory, such as the time JB was chased by boats in Norway. After a performance during his Believe era, the “Beauty and a Beat” singer exited the stage and hopped on a boat as fans screamed, cried and even passed out. As he recovered from the show, stans crowded behind Bieber’s boat on their own vessels, speeding along in the choppy waters to catch up to him. As fans yelled his name while getting splashed by waves, Bieber blew kisses to them from his watercraft, marking a truly surreal moment in stan history.
When Dolan Twins Fans Tried to Turn a Funeral Into a Meet and Greet
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When Dolan Twins Fans Tried to Turn a Funeral Into a Meet and Greet
Fans of comedy duo the Dolan twins took things too far when a group attempted to turn the boys’ dad’s funeral into a meet and greet in 2019. An Instagram account called @seandolanfuneral laid out the plan for fans to attend the funeral, calling it the “Sean Dolan Funeral List Meet Up.” They wrote that they would meet up at McDonald’s before arriving at the funeral to pay their respects by “going up to his casket and holding his hand” while crying. They said they planned to “speak with the twins after, meaning taking pictures, etc.” Shockingly, the fan even claimed that they called the funeral home for information about the private service.
