Tormented Justin Bieber meets with controversial pastor after admitting to ‘anger issues’ amid marriage strain
Justin Bieber was spotted heading to church in Los Angeles with a spiritual advisor in tow on Wednesday night.
The 31-year-old singer was pictured bundled up so that his head barely poked out of a large furry coat as he arrived with the Churchome pastor Judah Smith.
In recent years, Bieber and his wife Hailey have cozied up to Smith outside of church after he previously distanced himself from the disgraced Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz.
Justin was notably seen without his wife Hailey Bieber, who was seen arriving separately shortly afterward.
The trip to church comes after Justin recently admitted to struggling with ‘anger issues’ in a confessional Instagram post.
The message did little to allay fans’ fears for Bieber mental and physical wellbeing, which have surged due to his often-disheveled appearance and reports of strain in his marriage to Hailey.
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Justin Bieber was spotted heading to church in Los Angeles with a spiritual advisor, Churchome pastor Judah Smith, in tow on Wednesday night
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Justin was notably seen without his wife Hailey Bieber, who was seen arriving separately shortly afterward
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In recent years, Bieber and his wife Hailey have cozied up to Smith (pictured Wednesday) outside of church after he previously distanced himself from disgraced Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz
The singer appeared to try to cast aside fan concerns about his health earlier on Wednesday by posting a video of himself pumping iron.
Bieber was spotted heading into the church while bundled up like a turtle with just a portion of his head peaking out.
The singer recently revealed that he had pierced his nose on social media, and he left his studded nose sticking out.
Justin also wore a pair of oversize khaki pants that looked ready to fall to the ground at any minute. They were accented with a patch of red-and-pink plaid material sewn over his rear end.
The Sorry singer completed his ultra-casual look with a chunky pair of tan suede shoes.
Later, Hailey was seen stepping out of her white Mercedes G-wagon.
She looked chic in a tan trench coat, and she carried a large black leather bag under her arm.
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Bieber was spotted heading into the church while bundled up like a turtle with just a portion of his head peaking out
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He wore a large brown fleece jacket and layered it over a scarlet hoodie while also wearing a rolled-up gray toque
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Justin also wore a pair of oversize khaki pants that looked ready to fall to the ground at any minute and a chunky pair of tan suede shoes
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They were accented with a patch of red-and-pink plaid material sewn over his rear end
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Later, Hailey was seen stepping out of her white Mercedes G-wagon
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She looked chic in a tan trench coat, and she carried a large black leather bag under her arm
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The model wore a black-and-white striped top underneath, which she paired with black slacks and pointy-toed black pumps
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She wore her brunette hair down with a middle part, and she sported stylish slim sunglasses
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Fans have lately expressed concern about Justin’s mental and physical health, and his marriage to Hailey Bieber is reportedly strained
The model wore a black-and-white striped top underneath, which she paired with black slacks and pointy-toed black pumps.
She wore her brunette hair down with a middle part, and she sported stylish slim sunglasses.
Smith was seen leading Bieber into the church while carrying a set of beige suede boots.
He wore a black leather jacket with a white shirt and bluejeans that were as baggy as Bieber’s pants.
The pastor had on a $45 brown houndstooth Elwood baseball cap, and he wore brown leather clogs that had a similar shape to Justin’s chunky footwear.
Smith was pictured appearing to give Bieber a pat on the back as he headed into the church.
The pop star was once a devotee of the celebrity-courting megachurch Hillsong and its former pastor and co-founder, Carl Lentz, whom Justin once referred to as his ‘second father.’
But the two had a falling out after Lentz’s torrid extramarital affair came to light in 2020, and Bieber quickly distanced himself from Lentz.
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Smith was seen leading Bieber into the church while carrying a set of beige suede boots. He wore a black leather jacket with a white shirt and bluejeans that were as baggy as Bieber’s pants
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The pastor had on a $45 brown houndstooth Elwood baseball cap, and he wore brown leather clogs that had a similar shape to Justin’s chunky footwear
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Smith was pictured appearing to give Bieber a pat on the back as he headed into the church. The singer has turned to Smith after distancing himself from former Hillsong pastor Carl Lentz in the wake of an infidelity scandal
Months later, he confirmed on social media that he was no longer a member of the church, and other celebrity congregants also stopped attending its services.
Into that cross-shaped void stepped Smith, who leads Churchome, which has aggressively courted celebrities after expanding from its Seattle origins.
Smith — who has labeled himself the ‘Lead Communicator’ for Churchome, while his wife Chelsea is its ‘Lead Theologian’ — took over the City Church that his father founded in Seattle, before he and his wife expanded to Los Angeles and changed the church’s name.
