Justin Bieber Apologizes to Hailey for Saying She’d Never Be in Vogue

Is it too late to say sorry … again? Justin Bieber posted and deleted a public apology to his wife, Hailey Bieber, while commemorating her first Vogue cover.

“Yo, this reminds me when Hailey and I got into a huge fight. I told Hails that she would never be on the cover of Vogue,” Justin, 31, wrote via Instagram on Tuesday, May 20, alongside photos of his wife’s new magazine spread.

“For some reason, I felt so disrespected, I thought I gotta get even,” the “Baby” hitmaker continued. “I think as we mature, we realize that we’re not helping by getting even. We’re honestly just prolonging what we really want which is intimacy and connection.”

The Canada native signed off his message by saying, “Baby you already know, but forgive me for saying you wouldn’t get a Vogue cover cuz I was sadly mistaken.”

Fans quickly flooded the comments with reactions to Justin’s candid post — some praised his honesty, while others felt it was disrespectful to Hailey, 28.

“People think relationships are perfect and that there are no arguments, he was honest and everything is fine. Be happy, and let JB be happy. Who has never had a bad fight with their partner?” one user wrote.

Meanwhile, another fan had a completely different reaction, writing, “‘Sadly mistaken’ is diabolical in this sentence … bestie, just say congrats, I love you or something.”

Hours after his tribute was published, Justin altered the caption to simply a few emojis. Although the musician offered no explanation, he hinted at his emotions in a follow-up post. Sharing a photo of manta rays, he captioned it, “On hard days like today these rare little creatures give me some joy.”

Fans also took over the comment section of that post, with one user composing, “If you think this is a hard day for you, imagine how Hailey feels when you embarrass her publicly during one of the most important achievements of her life.”

Despite the backlash, Justin highly praised his wife in the Vogue article, telling the outlet, “I’ve done a lot of dumb things in my life, but the smartest thing I’ve ever done was marry Hailey.”

In addition, he brought light to the public scrutiny she faced on a daily basis being married to him. “She’s in the spotlight, and has the attention because of her effortless knack for style, business, art and fashion,” he said. “And the way she makes being a mom and wife look easy.”

The couple first wed in a civil ceremony in 2018, then celebrated with a star-studded wedding the following year. On August 23, 2024, they announced the arrival of their son, Jack Blues.

In her Vogue cover interview, Hailey opened up about life after childbirth and described her birth experience as “scary.”

“Being postpartum is the most sensitive time I’ve ever gone through in my life, and learning a new version of myself is very difficult,” she told the outlet. “And to be doing that all the while going on the internet every day and people being like, ‘They’re getting divorced’ and ‘They’re this’ and ‘They’re not happy,’ it is such a mindf–k.”