Justin Bieber Has Bizarre Reaction to Wife Hailey’s ‘Vogue’ Cover

Justin Bieber is apologizing to his wife, Hailey Bieber.

As a response to the model’s Vogue cover published on Tuesday, May 20, the singer, 31, shared photos from the shoot along with a bizarre caption. In the Instagram post, Justin revealed that he once told Hailey that she would “never be on the cover of Vogue.”

“Yo this reminds me when Hailey and I got into a huge fight,” he began in the caption. “I told hails that she would never be on the cover of vogue. Yikes I know, so mean.”

Justin recalled slinging the insult because he “felt so disrespected” and “thought I gotta get even.”

“I think as we mature we realize that we’re not helping anything by getting even,” he continued. “we’re honestly just prolonging what we really want which is intimacy and connection.”

He concluded the post with an apology to Hailey, 28, saying, “So baby u already know but forgive me for saying u wouldn’t get a vogue cover cuz clearly i was sadly mistaken.”

Justin later deleted the caption, replacing it with a series of emojis reading, “🤷🫵🏻🫶🏼🥹.”

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Fans in the comments are split on Justin’s original remarks.

“We all love you but this caption is hurtful as hell 😢 Hailey deserves a million Vogue Covers,” one user wrote in Hailey’s defense.

Another shared, “I would be livid if I was her… not for anything other than the fact that now the world knows he said those things and she still stayed 🫠 No woman deserves that.”

Another shared, “I would be livid if I was her… not for anything other than the fact that now the world knows he said those things and she still stayed 🫠 No woman deserves that.”

However, others commended Justin for owning up to his hurtful words.

“At least he is honest and not painting his relationship like picture perfect like we often see on social media.. as long as he recognizes his mistakes and strive to do better.. he is human,” reads one comment.

Another said, “Yall acting like u dont say mean things when u get mad😭😭😭Smh it’s not that deep omg leave him alone.”

In the Vogue article, Justin praised his wife, saying, “I’ve done a lot of dumb things in my life, but the smartest thing I’ve ever done was marry Hailey.”

He also spoke about the online scrutiny that Hailey faces. “She’s in the spotlight, and has the attention because of her effortless knack for style, business, art and fashion,” he said. “And the way she makes being a mom and wife look easy.”

Hailey shared that she takes Justin’s advice when it comes to dealing with criticism.

“I’ve learned so much from Justin, really,” she said. “He’s been doing this literally since he was a child and he has had to face the most scrutiny of any person that I know. He was like, ‘Baby, trust me, I’ve been here before many, many times. You’re not going to win. There is no winning.’”

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The couple tied the knot in 2018 with a civil ceremony in 2018 before celebrating with a star-studded wedding in 2019. On Aug. 23, 2024, the pair announced the arrival of their son, Jack Blues.

Speaking with Vogue, Hailey opened up about the challenges of postpartum as well as her “scary” birth experience.

“Being postpartum is the most sensitive time I’ve ever gone through in my life, and learning a new version of myself is very difficult,” she told the outlet. “And to be doing that all the while going on the internet every day and people being like, ‘They’re getting divorced’ and ‘They’re this’ and ‘They’re not happy,’ it is such a mindf—-.” 

She added, “I cannot even begin to explain it. It’s a crazy life to live.”