Saturday, November 9, 2013
Justin Bieber's Brazil adventures: Truth or idol gossip?
Los Angeles (CNN) -- Either Justin Bieber is having a wild time on his South American tour or media reports of the 19-year-old singer's antics are off the mark.
Many reports barely rise above the gossip threshold, but they echo throughout the tabloids and mainstream media.
What you should believe -- and why you should care -- is a raging debate online with Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and beyond.
"My truth is in the music," Bieber said in a message to his 46 million Twitter followers this week. It was posted the same day his newest single, "Bad Day," released.
Journalists know very little about what goes on in Bieber's private life. He is constantly surrounded by bodyguards and his representatives consistently refuse to confirm, deny or comment on any reports that surface.
But that does not limit speculation, much of it based on paparazzi photos and video of the teen's comings and goings.
The New York Post's "Page Six" column published several photos last weekend that the newspaper said implied the singer was enjoying the services of Brazil's legal prostitutes while on his South America tour.
One photo showed a man walking out of a Rio de Janerio brothel under a blanket and surrounded by bodyguards. No face is visible, but the Post says Bieber could be identified by "his gray wraparound wrist tattoo, which is visible in some photos, and his signature sneakers."
Another photo shows two women in a vehicle that the newspaper said took them from the brothel to the hotel where Bieber was staying.
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