Justin Bieber’s father, Jeremy, has been criticized by fans for posting offensive anti-LGBTQ+ messages during Pride month.
Bieber, 48, who shares Justin, 29, with ex Patti Mallette, shocked followers when he shared a photo of a Pride flag on Twitter on Wednesday, writing: “Don’t forget to thank a straight man for being here this month.”
The comment was compounded by an earlier vicious tweet posted Monday, which read, “We need to celebrate families. You know why we’re all here!
“What this generation glorifies is unbelievable!”
A representative for Justin Bieber declined to comment when approached by DailyMail.com.
Horrible: Justin Bieber’s father, Jeremy, has been criticized by fans for posting offensive anti-LGBTQ+ messages during Pride Month in 2011 (pictured with Justin, daughter Jazmyn and ex Patti Mallette)
Badly advised: Bieber, 48, who shares Justin, 29, with ex Patti Mallette, shocked followers when he shared a photo of a Pride flag on Twitter on Wednesday, writing: ‘Don’t forget to thank a straight guy this month for being there’
Fans quickly took to social media calling out Jeremy for alleged hypocrisy for urging others to “celebrate families” when he has fathered children with multiple women.
One fan wrote, “Yeah! thank you straight man, who abandoned your wife when you raised your child alone. You are definitely the best person for anything about family, respect and love.”
Another wrote, “Says the man who abandoned his child and only came back because he got famous..that’s how you celebrate family?”
Another wrote: ‘Yes! thank you straight man, who abandoned your wife when you raised your child alone. You are definitely the best person for anything about family, respect and love.
Others called out the star, saying he would be “nothing” without his superstar son, writing, “don’t forget to thank Justin for all the money you have.”
Justin previously bought Jeremy an $850,000 house and it was previously alleged that he sent his father thousands of dollars a month to fund his lifestyle.
Another wrote, “Says the man who abandoned his son and didn’t come back to life until he was a millionaire.
One wrote, “Honestly, I think someone who abandoned his son and didn’t come back to life until he was a millionaire is much worse,” while another typed, “You’re so pathetic.”
Tweet: The comment was compounded by an earlier mean tweet posted Monday, which read, “We need to celebrate families. You know why we’re all here! “What this generation glorifies is unbelievable!”
Close bond: Others called out the star, saying he would be “nothing” without his superstar son, writing, “don’t forget to thank Justin for all the money you have”
On display: Bieber has 2.1 million followers on his Twitter platform
Backlash: Followers took to Twitter to taunt Bieber for his vile comments
Others wrote: ‘Don’t forget to thank your son who you abandoned as a baby for the money you have now’, ‘lol why would anyone listen to you on the subject of families?’ and ‘Sorry yes, let’s glorify families. The three “families” you started have three different wives who have children all over the place. GLORIOUS FAMILIES!!!’
In addition to Justin, Jeremy had two children — daughter Jazmyn, 13, and son Jaxon, 12 — with ex Erin Wagner, who he dated from 2007 to 2014.
Jeremy then married his girlfriend Chelsey Rebelo in February 2018 and together they welcomed daughter Bay, 3. Jeremy is also a stepfather to Chelsey’s 14-year-old daughter Allie.
He divorced Justin’s mother Pattie Mallette just 10 months after she gave birth to the future global superstar after a rocky relationship.
According to Pattie’s autobiography, The Only Way Is Up, the teens were actually engaged but called off the wedding when Jeremy cheated on her with a mutual acquaintance.
She also claims that Jeremy was in county jail for fighting the day Justin was born and that he often abandoned his son and regularly failed to show up when he would take him out for the day.
There is no official record of his time in prison at the time of Justin’s birth – although records are cleared in Canada after a certain period of time.
But he has other offenses on his criminal record. In 1997, he was convicted of assault and sentenced to 90 days in prison.
Kids: Besides Justin, Jeremy had two kids — daughter Jazmyn, 13, and son Jaxon, 12 — with ex Erin Wagner, who he was with from 2007 to 2014 — he also has a daughter with wife Chelsea
Two years later, he spent another 21 days in jail after violating his probation. At the same time, he was also convicted of a second probation violation.
In January 2004, he was again charged with assault, but the case was dismissed.
Despite his criminal past, Justin still seems to look up to his wayward father. Although they were not in touch for a long time during his childhood, Justin gave an interview where he said, “I have a great relationship with my dad.
“When I was younger, he taught me to play some songs on the guitar, like Bob Dylan’s ‘Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door’. He also taught me how to drive.’