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Daily Mail
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Justin Bieber kisses wife Hailey in Switzerland... after he sang about her 'throwing stones at my back'
Justin and Hailey Bieber looked to be happy as ever in a new image shared to Instagram on Wednesday. The pop prince was seen kissing his supermodel wife while on a vacation in what appears to be Switzerland. The two looked at ease while in the bucolic location which included farmland, trees, cabins, wildflowers and a swing set. In one image the Rhode Beauty owner flipped the bird while flashing her stunning oval diamond ring from the Sorry singer. she also stuck out her tongue. This comes after Justin dropped his new studio album. On the song Walking Away, Justin reveals he and Hailey have vowed to stay together regardless of any 'testing' moments. 'Days go by so fast, don't wanna spend them with you / so tell me why you're throwing stones at my back / You know I'm defenseless,' he sings on the first verse. Justin wore a white tank top with long black shorts. The Canadian wore a Tahitian pearl necklace by Logan Hollowell and a chunky gold chain necklace with a pendant by Martha Calvo. The father-of-one added thick-soled sneakers with colorful socks. Hailey had on a dark gray hoodie that was zipped up and dark slacks as she held on to a cup of coffee. Swag is Justin's first album since Justice in 2021. It is said that fatherhood - Justin has 10-month-old son Jack Blues with his wife - has 'shaped the heart' of his new work on the new album. On Thursday, a billboard in Iceland that shows Bieber with the word 'Swag' on it went viral online - hinting at the name of the new record. The same billboard has also gone up in Los Angeles whilst the singer posted a number of photos and videos that seemingly show the album's tracklist. Justin has sparked concern amongst his fans with some erratic posts on social media recently and stressed that he was 'broken' as he asked people to stop imploring him to 'heal'. On the song Walking Away, Justin reveals he and Hailey have vowed to stay together regardless of any 'testing' moments He wrote: 'People keep telling me to heal. Don't you think if I could have fixed myself I would have already? I know I'm broken. I know I have anger issues.' Bieber then said the entire process is just too much to deal with. 'I tried to do the work my whole life to be like the people who told me I needed to be fixed like them. 'And it just keeps making me more tired and more angry,' he said 'The harder I try to grow, the more focused on myself I am,' added the ex of Selena Gomez and Sofia Richie. 'Jesus is the only person who keeps me wanting to make my life about others. Because honestly I'm exhausted with thinking about myself lately aren't you?' 'Days go by so fast, don't wanna spend them with you / so tell me why you're throwing stones at my back / You know I'm defenseless,' he sings on the first verse Meanwhile, Justin's wife Hailey hit out at speculation about the state of the pair's relationship earlier this year. The 28-year-old model and businesswoman, who has been married to the singer since 2018, told Vogue in May: 'Well, I thought seven years in it would've already, and it hasn't. You would think after having a child, people would maybe move on, chill out a little bit, but no. 'So I guess these b****** are going to be mad.'
Elle
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Elle
Justin Bieber Shares Subtle Message About His Marriage to Hailey in New Photos
THE RUNDOWN Justin Bieber further shut down speculation about trouble in his marriage to Hailey Bieber with an Instagram post this morning. The singer shared a captionless carousel of vacation photos, which began with an intimate shot of him kissing his wife. It's been almost seven years Justin and Hailey got married and nearly one year since they became parents. Justin made some direct statements about their relationship in his new album, Swag, which dropped on Friday. On the song 'Walking Away,' Justin acknowledged their issues but also asserted his resolve to remain by Hailey's side. He sings, 'Baby, I ain't walking away / You were my diamond / Gave you a ring / I made you a promise / I told you I'd change / It's just human nature / These growing pains / And baby, I ain't walking away.' In 'Daisies,' he explores how he handles their time apart during conflict: 'You leave me on read, babe, but I still get the message / Instead of a line, it's three dots, but I can connect them / And if it ain't right, babe, you know I respect it / But if you need time, just take your time / Honey, I get it, I get it, I get it / Way you got me all in my head / Think I'd rather you in my bed / Whatever it is, you know I can take it / I'm countin' the days, how many days 'til I can see you again?' Justin's public statements on his marriage come after a source told Us Weekly on June 24 that the couple has been navigating a difficult time. 'Justin's been a hard person to deal with recently because of what he's going through,' the insider said. 'Hailey is the stable parent and the one keeping their family together. It's been really hard on her.' That source added that the couple isn't considering separation: 'They don't talk about divorce.' A second source said, 'They believe they are soulmates and meant for each other.' They remain committed to their relationship, the insider added: 'They'll do anything to make it work.'
Indian Express
9 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Indian Express
James Gunn gets his Superman right, he's awesome and predictable all at the same time
The cinema hall was filled with quite a varied demographic — Kids who were over the moon when handed the 3D glasses, parents who were glad they could take some time off from their work, and some random wanderers who were wary about DC taking another crack at the most iconic character of all time (sorry Batman). But James Gunn achieved something in the first 5 minutes of the film, which the previous films didn't even aim for — the need to show this all-powerful alien as just a human being, flawed, weak, broken, but determined. Superman stands for hope, and David Corenswet shoves so much of it down your throat that you finally understand why every kid who ever pretends to be a superhero wears the red cape; it's like why every kid always draws a red race car. Because Superman is the original saviour, and everyone after that is just an imitation (I mean, Homelander is just Superman from Injustice). Gunn and Corenswet made no attempt at reinventing the wheel; all they did was tell the story which has existed forever about the man in the sky who looks over all of us. When we first see Superman zoom through icebergs and blast off towards Metropolis, something changes within the viewer. Suddenly you aren't the accountant for that big firm, or a critic (yours truly), or someone worried about the presentation they have to give tomorrow. You turn into a kid, a child who wants nothing else but to become that person on the screen because the narrative pulls at certain rusted strings of your heart. Gunn's obsession with leaving nothing to the imagination and putting it all out there works spectacularly, portraying a very human Superman without relying on Clark Kent. It is a commendable feat. He doesn't need to take off his cape for you to believe that he is vulnerable. The suit, the single twirled hair strand, and the character's inherent need for saving everyone (I mean, he dived towards the ground at supersonic speed to save a squirrel), all these things make up a very convincing argument that we never needed a shirtless Henry Cavill looking for clothes (he stole those, by the way; no one talks about that). Cavill was great, and his charisma as a supreme metahuman will forever be appreciated, but I think it's time to acknowledge the fact that the narratives were never able to handle his gravitas. He was the singular part of the frame which made sense, and everything around him was just underwhelming. ALSO READ: Justin Bieber album Swag review: Bieber needs to take notes from Pritam and keep it simple Gunn already knows that people will show up for Superman; it's like Indian producers betting on Shah Rukh Khan. If he is in the film, people will come because, well, it's the guy from Swades (probably not what people say), and Gunn knows that he doesn't need to build any more hype; what he needs to do is elevate everything around the character. Lois, the Justice Gang, the perfectly written character of Jimmy Olsen and, of course, the mad scientist Lex Luthor – these are all characters that don't take anything away from Superman but rather add to his lore. They help make the story more layered and feasible; they help you connect with the audience. In a child's mind, Lex becomes the guy your parents tell you about when they need you to sleep; Mr Terrific becomes your best friend who sits with you in school; Lois is the love of your life, and in turn, you become Clark Kent and Kal-El at the same time, ready to take flight right there in the cinema hall. The gripping story, which jumps from act to act as swiftly as turning the page of a comic, is paired with amazing songs, which, in all honesty, was expected of Gunn. Music is one of the most important instruments in film, as it can express so much without words, and understanding that was one of this film's greatest assets, as the original Superman theme by John Williams plays in all the perfect moments, and the scale of the composition changes with the scene and what is required. You can't just slap the same theme everywhere, but if you play around with the number of instruments and tweak the pomp and frills for the more subtle moments, you have in your hand a fits-all-size background score. As Superman takes on Ultraman, The Engineer, a Kaiju from Pacific Rim, and Luthor himself, he tries to balance his complicated relationship with Lois Lane (the Gen Z were truly dialled in during this), and both David and Rachel Broshanan pull off the iconic interview scene insanely well as they give an insight into the minds of both a journalist and a superhero, who think they are doing the right thing, as their respective definitions tear through their actual relationship. But we do get to see a more hands-on Lois, as she teams up with Mister Terrific and does her best to save her beau, and Edi Gathegi as Mister Terrific is a superhero performance for the ages. Remember how I told you that Gunn made Superman better by elevating everything and everyone around him? Well, Mister Terrific was the main ingredient of that perfect dish. He is quick and smart and does not shy away from acknowledging his own greatness, and his narcissism doesn't seem all that bad when you pair him up with a character like Guy Gardner, played by Nathan Fillion. The star who has voiced several animated characters in the past, some with a connection to the superhero world, achieved the full-of-himself persona of Guy right to the tee. Guy, in some ways, is like the Peacemaker; he wants justice to be served but cannot for the life of him think about anything apart from that. His beliefs of what is right and wrong are somewhat skewed, but he still tries his best to expand his sensibilities (even though that bowl cut makes it pretty hard). ALSO READ: Jurassic World Rebirth movie review: Scarlett Johansson, Jonathan Bailey film keeps heart both pounding and beating Now this film also has some of the classic superhero movie problems that arise in all narratives that deal with powerful individuals muddling the line between being a hero and playing a god. Jarhanpur, which is a fictional country from DC Comics, is 'saved' by Superman, an act that lays the foundation of the entire story, but the portrayal of the people of the country is problematic. Tattered clothes, crippling poverty, and that trademark yellow tint, which makes the entire thing kind of questionable. Now one could argue that Gunn was trying to adhere to the original literature, but could he have handled it in a more tasteful way? Definitely. This brings us to the biggest problem with the movie, and, in my opinion, the only one) — Gunn makes no attempt at reinventing the wheel and stuck to what he knew about the characters, which in turn did something the director was probably not hoping for. Because the film feels like a comic book issue, it's predictable and linear, as there are no real twists or moments that make you wonder whether Superman will be able to beat the odds. Then because the director has to focus on several different characters, trying to give any real depth to any one of them is difficult. In Gunn's attempt to tackle such a famous story and character, he ends up making a film which creates problems for itself. You feel like a kid while watching it, but you soon realise that maybe adulthood is better. You love the various different characters, but all of these great heroes and villains are taken away from you too soon. Maybe this story could have been a duology; maybe this movie just wanted to give us context about the new DC. Even so, with all its flaws and problems, Superman comes off as a genuine attempt; ironically, Gunn can be accused of trying to be something his protagonist wants to be, a human. A human being who keeps making mistakes but still doesn't feel like stopping. It's an engaging watch and, in my opinion, just the thing DC needs to kick things off in this new era. People seem to forget that the previous reigns made multiple films, both stand-alone and ensemble, and still couldn't get it right, so you can't really complain when the new kid on the team fails to complete his century while the veterans struggled to even get off the mark. It's supposed to be entertaining, and it does a beautiful job at that, and I am sure that Gunn and DC are going to figure out the cracks in the system soon.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Hailey Bieber Calls Out ‘Losers' While Supporting Justin Bieber's New Album
Hailey Bieber has seemingly clapped back at divorce rumors with Justin Bieber in a recent Instagram post. While supporting her husband's new album, 'Swag,' Hailey wrote a strong-worded message on her Instagram Story on Thursday. The proud wife responded to ongoing speculation about her marriage by writing, 'Is it finally clocking to you f—ing losers?' alongside an ad for Justin's upcoming project. Hailey Bieber recently shut down rumors of divorce or marriage trouble with her husband, Justin Bieber, by posting a message on her Instagram story on July 10. The model dismissed the speculations while supporting Justin's upcoming seventh studio album, 'Swag.' 'Is it finally clocking to you f—ing losers?' the 28-year-old wrote via her Instagram Story along with a picture of the album's billboard at New York City's Times Square. The billboard even featured a 20-song track list from Justin's upcoming project. The billboard of 'Swag' also featured a black-and-white snap of the couple and their son, Jack Blues Bieber. The Rhode founder's quip refers to a viral moment in which the singer confronted a paparazzi by asking, 'It's not clocking to you that I'm standing on business, is it?' The clip went viral on social media last month, and many users even turned the clip into a meme. However, with his surprise album, the Grammy winner is ending a four-year music drought. It will be his first project since the 2021 album, 'Justice.' Although the pop star hasn't officially confirmed when his new project will drop, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Def Jam will release the album at midnight on July 11. The album will also include features from rappers Gunna, Sexyy Red, and Cash Cobain. According to PEOPLE, a source claimed that Justin's new album is 'darker, more vulnerable and less polished. It's in no way depressing though.' Revealing more about the project, the insider added that the music is 'much deeper' and being a dad has 'shaped the heart' of the singer's new album as his 10-month-old son 'is the most precious to him.' The post Hailey Bieber Calls Out 'Losers' While Supporting Justin Bieber's New Album appeared first on Reality Tea.
Yahoo
14 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Justin Bieber His ‘Authentic Self' in New Album After Scooter Braun Split, ‘Source' Claims
is reportedly his 'authentic self' in his new album, 'Swag,' following his split from Scooter Braun. The singer made his surprise comeback on July 11 and dropped his latest project, which is already making waves on the internet. Beliebers have been basking in the Canadian musician's fresh music, and the early reactions are full of praise. A new report has now suggested the reason behind this album sounding 'so honest and vulnerable.' Justin Bieber's latest album, 'Swag,' is already a hit among fans, as the internet is full of positive reviews. According to new claims, the music sounds especially different because it comes after the 31-year-old singer's split from his longtime manager, Scooter Braun, in 2023. Rolling Stone exclusively learned from a source that 'Swag' is 'the most pure version' of Bieber that 'we've ever seen musically.' They stated the pop star was 'able to be his true, authentic self.' The source explained that he 'didn't have any additional voices trying to steer him in a certain direction' while working on his latest project. Bieber's new music reportedly is 'so honest and vulnerable' because it is the 'first time' in his career that he was 'able to have 100% creative freedom.' The Rolling Stone source also claimed that Bieber wanted to part ways from Braun and his team for 'so long.' After becoming 'fully free,' the 'Baby' hitmaker reportedly was able to 'create the best body of music he's ever made.' According to the source, this is because Bieber did not have to 'stress about creating the perfect single, or perfect album.' Meanwhile, Braun, too, praised Bieber's new musical work. Following the album's release, the 44-year-old businessman took to his Instagram Story to gush over the project. Billboard reported that Braun wrote, 'This is without a doubt, the most authentically Justin Bieber album to date.' He added, 'It's beautiful, raw, and truly him.' Braun continued to recall working with Bieber and 'witnessing his growth for almost two decades.' The investor wrote, 'He's poured his soul into this project, and you can feel it in every single run.' The post Justin Bieber His 'Authentic Self' in New Album After Scooter Braun Split, 'Source' Claims appeared first on Reality Tea.
