Justin Bieber Responds to Backlash Following Pregnancy April Fools' Prank With Lengthy Message

There was a lot of fishy stuff on the internet yesterday that turned out to be just a joke for April Fools' Day, but one prank made by Justin Bieber is getting some serious backlash for being insensitive.

Bieber and wife Hailey Baldwin have been the "it" couple for a while now, so of course fans would freak out if the pair were expecting their first child. So Bieber likely thought it was a super funny move to post a sonogram photo on his Instagram in honor of the holiday.

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A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on Apr 1, 2019 at 1:02pm PDT

Hailey was quick to comment on the post, "Very funny...", making fans believe it was false, but then Bieber posted another couple of photos that showed Hailey with doctors tending to her stomach. “If U thought it was April fools,” Bieber captioned the second post. But in the end, the singer finally admitted it was just a joke, posting another photo of a dog in the center of a sonogram.

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Wait omg is that a,,, APRIL FOOLS

A post shared by Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) on Apr 1, 2019 at 2:12pm PDT

The posts, as funny as many found them, were also very hurtful to women who have trouble conceiving. To joke about being pregnant is an insult to those women, according to the many who took to social media to complain about the prank.

of course justin bieber will think a pregnancy announcement would be funny on April fools. esp so when 1 in 7 women have had a miscarriage. not to mention those suffering from infertility ?
— Amy Brown (@AmyBrown777) April 1, 2019

@justinbieber I hope that “pregnancy “ announcement was real. Pregnancy pranks are not cool. There are people who can’t have babies or have lost. ???‍♀️
— ? Danika (@dani__vonne) April 1, 2019

Justin Bieber faked a pregnancy announcement... Why?! That is so inconsiderate. People struggle with loss and infertility every single day. Pregnancy announcements are not a joke. Give your damn head a shake... ??‍♀️
— megann allenn ; ? (@xmeganallenx) April 1, 2019

Bieber has since posted a picture on Instagram of a screenshot of an article talking about the backlash and has commented that he's sorry for offending anyone, but that wasn't how he meant it.

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There’s always gonna be people offended, there’s also people who don’t take jokes very well, I am a prankster and it was APRIL FOOLS. I didn’t at all mean to be insensitive to people who can’t have children. A lot of people I know, their first go to prank on April fools is telling their parents they are pregnant to get a big reaction. But I will apologize anyway and take responsibility and say sorry to people who were offended. I truly don’t want anyone to be hurt by a prank.. it’s like when I shoved cake in my little sisters face for her birthday expecting her to laugh but she cried. You sometimes just don’t know what will hurt someone’s feelings not to compare pregnancy with cake in the face but it’s just to paint the picture of not knowing what will offend. Some might have laughed but some were offended .. I think With pranks u sometimes have to roll that dice. #prankster #dennisthemenace #sorry #truly

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"I truly don’t want anyone to be hurt by a prank," the singer wrote, adding, "it’s like when I shoved cake in my little sisters face for her birthday expecting her to laugh but she cried." Although people were offended, we know Justin didn't have any ill intent here.

[h/t: People]