Justin Bieber just gave his fans a very unsettling Christmas surprise -- the pop star announced retirement in a tweet.
My beloved beliebers I'm officially retiring— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) December 25, 2013
The announcement comes a week after Bieber told Los Angeles radio station Power 106 he's planning to retire after the next album.
"After the new album, I'm actually retiring man," he said at the time.
Bieber followed up today's tweet with a couple of others that indicate he might not be retiring for good, claiming he would "never leave" his fans.
The media talks a lot about me.They make a up a lot of lies and want me to fail but I'm never leaving you, being a belieber is a lifestyle.— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) December 25, 2013
Be kind loving to each other, forgive each other as god forgave us through Christ Merry Christmas IM HERE FOREVER— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) December 25, 2013
The singer leaves a lot of questions unanswered, though. In a very recent tweet, he claims he's going to "surprise a lot of people this week," followed with a #BelieveMovie hashtag. Could all this be a promo for Bieber's Believe movie, opening on Christmas day, or is the talk of retirement real? We'll likely find out in the following days.
Going to surprise a lot of people this week. #BelieveMovie— Justin Bieber (@justinbieber) December 25, 2013
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