Over the weekend, On Friday, gossip site TMZ released photos of Justin Bieber purportedly smoking a joint. The thought of their idol smoking marijuana was apparently more than some Bieber fans could handle, and today, a young woman an Internet troll tweeted that she would kill herself if the story was true.
(Warning: Graphic images)
https://twitter.com/dutchminati/status/288354911807209473
It seems there are others making similar threats:
Absolutely disgusting and pathetic, the #cut4justin & #cut4bieber girls are going too far pic.twitter.com/6RWwIN10
— Becka ? (@beckaaldersonx) January 7, 2013
The #cutforbieber hashtag is now trending nationwide:
Some Twitterers are taking the opportunity to mock those threatening to hurt themselves:
#cut4justin Justin, I beg you stop smoking weed #beliebers pic.twitter.com/sp616vDJ
— G (@mattie_kaminski) January 7, 2013
#Cut4Justin I EVN DID CRINKLS JUS 4 U JUSTIN PLEES STOP SMOKIN WEED pic.twitter.com/qSZ5Wjst
— Slagosaurus (@halenamorgan) January 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/WhySoMainstream/status/288358508099944449
Brothers cutting for bieber ? #cutforbieber #cut4justin pic.twitter.com/fs7SjX5s
— katie (@_katiebooth) January 7, 2013
Look what I did to myself @JustinBieber when I heard about the drug Why do U do that to us? #Cut4Justin #CutforJustin pic.twitter.com/dly83DJ8
— Hishem (@TheHishem) January 7, 2013
But most are disgusted and horrified:
https://twitter.com/courtneygbain/status/288370841840930818
WTF #cut4justin??? Would someone explain to me why & what idiotic girl started this?
— Bri (@widdleB) January 7, 2013
WTF is wrong with these people? RT @kiser: The hashtag #cut4justin is just unbelievably scary (self-harm warning)
— Gabriel Malor (@gabrielmalor) January 7, 2013
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Seein a pic on here of a girls bleeding arm and her saying #cut4justin disgusting that someone would even do that just to get noticed of him
— emily (@_emilysiv) January 7, 2013
https://twitter.com/eriica_deez/status/288390740684468225
#cut4justin seriously?! Are people actually cutting themselves because justin bieber smokes weed? What is wrong with humanity!!!!!
— kirby-leigh (@KirbyLeighHurst) January 7, 2013
why are people posting photos of their cuts and trying to trend #cut4justin what the actual fuck
— Shadeh (@_shadeh) January 7, 2013
It ain't funny people trying to get attention of Justin about self-harming, some people have real problems… #cut4justin
— JessPrecious (@JessMPrecious) January 7, 2013
It’s unclear as to whether this is part of a hoax, but regardless, it’s absolutely sick. We pray that no one comes to any harm.
(Editor’s note: The word “purportedly” was added to the title to reflect questions about the photo’s origin and the first paragraph was amended to indicate that this was the work of a troll.)
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Update:
It appears that the tweet that set the cutting campaign in motion was sent out by a troll.
https://twitter.com/unswagy/status/288357750650568704
The user’s Twitter bio includes a link to the nasty Gay Nigger Association of America anti-blogging group. Moreover, the image in the initial tweet has been used before.
https://twitter.com/actuallyiscolin/status/288387038640750592
4chan is evidently responsible for launching the sick #cutforbieber hashtag:
https://twitter.com/N_ecrophagist/status/288371272226848768
Okay so i thought this cut for bieber thing was something started by some crazy fans
But no wait, it all started on 4chan, jesus
— JayTee (@xJayTee_Gaming) January 7, 2013
Apparently the cut for bieber thing was started by 4chan. I seriously hope nobody really cut themselves over this
— Paul Barnhill (@barnonahill) January 7, 2013
How thoroughly disgusting that someone would resort to faux self-harm threats for kicks and attention.
@dutchminati that pics from the internet, stop looking for attention, fucktard.
— ~ l0/5er ~ (@jan0ski4nscrew) January 7, 2013
We sincerely hope that vulnerable young people who took this seriously did not actually hurt themselves.
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Update:
#Cut4Bieber hoax escalates, with trolls spreading memorials for ‘victims’
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Update:
Where’s Justin? Bieber fans await his comments on #cutforbieber hoax
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