Justin Bieber made headlines again, for the nth time, because of his tantrums. A video of the "What Do You Mean?" singer emerged showing him flipping a chair at a restaurant in Cannes, France on Nov. 7. The video was captured by a fan. In it, Bieber was seen discussing something with a friend while they were at the veranda of a café in Cannes. He looked concerned but then jumped up, flipped his chair and walked away. The unnamed friend was left to clean up after him.
According to people close to Bieber who have spoken on condition of anonymity with Perez Hilton, Bieber got mad when a swarm of fans came while he was having his meal. He is said to have stormed away to avoid his fans, flipping over his chair.
The "Sorry" singer responded to the report via Twitter. "Lol. No one is flipping out dude. My buddy had just told me some bad personal news. Don't lie please," he tweeted.
While news of the incident started hitting the internet, another shocking news started proliferating. Apparently, copies of Bieber's upcoming album, the "Purpose," were already being sold at Walmart and Target. Also being sold ahead of the official release date are copies of One Direction's "Made In The A.M." album.
According to a report from the Hollywood Life, the unauthorized copies were released on Nov. 7, just 6 days before the official roll out date. Fans were angry about the incident. "Beliebers" and "Directioners" rallied together behind their idols. They took to Twitter to stop everyone from buying the albums. The hashtag "#NoPlayPurposeandMITAM" had been trending in Twitter. While the two fan groups were constantly at odds against each other, this is the first time they work together.
One fan tweeted that "buying the album before its release date will cause it not to be counted for the first week of sales." Another called for fans to respect the two artists by not buying the album. One fan pleaded for other fans not to ruin everything by buying the albums before Nov. 13. "This 1Ds last album before the break and Justin's first album after ages, respect that1," tweeted another. "If you respect these boys, you won't buy those albums," went another tweet.
There had been no reports linking the two incidents together nor any comment from Bieber that the apparent leak has what caused him to be mad and flipped his chair. However, the timing of the events seemed to coincide perfectly.