Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber performs a medley of songs at the 2016 Billboard Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 22, 2016. Reuters/Mario Anzuoni

Justin Bieber was the reason for tears all over the world when he deactivated his Instagram account two weeks ago. Since then, he has reactivated the same, only to crush hearts all over again.

Two weeks ago, Bieber deactivated his Instagram account, reportedly because of the comments made on posts with his rumoured girlfriend Sofia Richie. The musician initially made a threat that he would make his account private after haters left negative comments on the string of photos he shared.

Soon after his threat, numerous publications caught whiff of an argument between Bieber and his ex-girlfriend, Selena Gomez. Gomez lectured Bieber and told him to be kinder to his fans. Nevertheless, the 22-year-old “Sorry” singer carried out his threat and took his Instagram account down.

However, early this week, Bieber’s account was up and running again for a few hours. According to Vanity Fair, the musician did not post much in the last two weeks -- only some new videos of his dog, Todd.

Unfortunately, some hours after Bieber’s Instagram account went public, he again took it down. As Variety notes, it was sometime 10:30 a.m. PDT (3:30 a.m. AEST). Afterwards, he went on his Twitter account, which is still active, to explain the mix-up.

Perhaps Bieber really is taking this time to be more private with his life, especially his romantic relationships. Afterall, in the few hours his account was up and running again, no photos of him and Richie on their weekend vacation were seen.

However, in addition to the paparazzi shots making rounds online, Richie’s own social media accounts have been proof that the two were there together. Other than SnapChat posts, she has shared some photos on Instagram as well.

 

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Richie has also spent some quality time with Todd since their return.

 

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The 18-year-old has also kept a coloured photo of her and Bieber together, which originally belonged on his account.

 

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