Justin Bieber has been focusing on his marriage to Hailey Baldwin and trying to keep his head down lately. But his efforts failed on March 27, when he had a bizarre encounter with police over his Virgil Abloh-designed sneakers. Click through the gallery for all the info on what went down.
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Justin, 25, shared a video of his sneakers on his
Instagram story. “Virgil, my god, bro. You freaking — you’re killing me, man!” he told the fashion designer, who’s a favorite of many celebrities, including
Kim Kardashian and
Kanye West.
Photo credit: Justin Bieber / Instagram
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“I just had a cop come up to me and ask me why I still had the security tag on my shoe. What the…” he said, fingering a design feature on the sneakers that looked like an anti-theft device.
Photo credit: Justin Bieber / Instagram
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“I had to tell him, ‘Bro, it’s just fashion,” the “Sorry” singer continued. “I don’t know. He’s like, ‘It sure looks like a security tag.'”
Photo credit: Justin Bieber / Instagram
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“I’m like, ‘Nah, bro, you can check it out.’ It looks like it though… but you’re getting me in trouble!” the “Despacito” songster said.
Photo credit: Justin Bieber / Instagram
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Justin laughed as he recounted his run-in with the police. It went better than his past encounters with the law, like
his 2014 DUI arrest.
Photo credit: Justin Bieber / Instagram
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The sneakers were released in January. Virgil, who also designs menswear for Louis Vuitton, collaborated with Nike to create the shoes. They originally retailed at around $160, but are now being resold by sneakerheads for about $600.
Photo credit: Getty Images
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What do you think of Justin’s encounter with the cops? Sound off in the comments!
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Justin, 25, shared a video of his sneakers on his
Instagram story. “Virgil, my god, bro. You freaking — you’re killing me, man!” he told the fashion designer, who’s a favorite of many celebrities, including
Kim Kardashian and
Kanye West.
Photo credit: Justin Bieber / Instagram
“I just had a cop come up to me and ask me why I still had the security tag on my shoe. What the…” he said, fingering a design feature on the sneakers that looked like an anti-theft device.
Photo credit: Justin Bieber / Instagram
“I had to tell him, ‘Bro, it’s just fashion,” the “Sorry” singer continued. “I don’t know. He’s like, ‘It sure looks like a security tag.'”
Photo credit: Justin Bieber / Instagram
“I’m like, ‘Nah, bro, you can check it out.’ It looks like it though… but you’re getting me in trouble!” the “Despacito” songster said.
Photo credit: Justin Bieber / Instagram
Justin laughed as he recounted his run-in with the police. It went better than his past encounters with the law, like
his 2014 DUI arrest.
Photo credit: Justin Bieber / Instagram
The sneakers were released in January. Virgil, who also designs menswear for Louis Vuitton, collaborated with Nike to create the shoes. They originally retailed at around $160, but are now being resold by sneakerheads for about $600.
Photo credit: Getty Images
What do you think of Justin’s encounter with the cops? Sound off in the comments!
