Justin Bieber Cancels Shows Due To Face Paralysis

Daniel Mitchell-Benoit
Justin Bieber arrives for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022.
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Famed Canadian musician Justin Bieber has had to make a series of unfortunate announcements that's resulted in the postponement of a number of his shows.

The signer first came down with an illness that seemed to only be getting worse, only to be diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome and suffer partial facial paralysis as a result. He seems confident he'll recover though, sharing his optimism with his fans.

Pop star Justin Bieber has been forced to cancel some upcoming shows.

A post from his Instagram Story that features white text on an orange background that reads, "Can't believe I"m saying this. I've done everything to get ebtter but my sickness is getting worse. My heart breaks taht I will have to postpone these next few shows (doctors oders). To all my people I love you so much and I'm gonna rest and get better!"
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After contracting an originally unspecified virus, the signer has developed partial facial paralysis.

He made a few posts to his Instagram story earlier this week saying he'd have to cancel some shows on doctor's orders as his illness was not improving.

Then, more recently, he posted a video of himself.

Justin in his video, looking up and to the right, in a plaid shirt and teal beanie.
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“I have this syndrome called Ramsay Hunt syndrome and is from this virus that attacks the nerves in my ear and my facial nerves and has caused my face to have paralysis," he explains.

He then tries to move the right side of his face, but is unable to.

Justin in his video, squinting his left eye and raising the left side of his mouth.
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“As you can see, this eye is not blinking,” he said as he tried to will the right side of his face to move, “I can’t smile on this side of my face, this nostril will not move. There’s full paralysis of this side of my face.”

"So for those who are frustrated by cancellations of my next shows, I’m just physically not capable of doing them."

He's clearly just as dismayed as fans are about it.

Justin Bieber arrives for the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on April 3, 2022.
Getty | ANGELA WEISS

"I wish this wasn’t the case, but obviously my body is telling me I gotta slow down and I hope you guys understand," he continued, "I’ll be using this time to just rest and relax and get back to 100 percent so I can do what I was born to do.”

However, Justin has faith in his recovery.

“It will go back to normal, it’s just time and we don't know how much time it’s going to be, but it’s going to be OK. I have hope and I trust God and I trust this is all going to be OK.”

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