Justin Bieber is in Australia at the moment, and he is trying to level with his fans on how he'd like to be treated. Pleading with fans via Snapchat, The Biebs asked they stop harassing him for photos if he's not feeling the vibe.
The series of videos, taken while he sits in the backseat of a car driving around Melbourne on Sunday, is an appeal to fans to pretty much take it down a notch.
"The way you ask or approach me when you want a photo with me is going to determine if I take a photo or not," Bieber said. "Usually the chances are I'll take a photo but if perhaps I don't, or I'm not in the mood to take a photo that moment, please just respect me and just treat me the way you want to be treated."
And The Biebs definitely does not want to be treated like he is an object. "It's like why did you travel to see me in the first place, was it really to see me or was it to get that moment of you seeing me so you could tell people about it?" he asked.
It is easy to brush this off as a celebrity whining about being famous, but it does remind us there is a human being underneath the "can I speak to a manager?"-inspired haircut.
I knew #JustinBieber haircut looked familiar!! He's sporting the Kate Gosselin tonight!! #VMAs pic.twitter.com/XlVDGKZsUR— BEYOND (@OITNB_Beyond) August 31, 2015
Bieber is in Australia on a promotional tour, following on from the success of his new single (which is undeniably a banger), "What Do You Mean?"
Asking one of the most rabid fanbases in the entire world to slow their roll may be a task that requires a more sustained effort, but in recent times the Beliebers have squashed their beef with the One Direction fandom, undoubtedly a major diplomatic feat.
Whether the Beliebers can resolve to treat the man they adore with the respect he is demanding remains to be seen.