Justin Bieber revealed his serious health concern, prompting fans to trend a Twitter hashtag and express regrets over possible canceled schedules.
The 28-year-old pop singer in a video on his Instagram account said that he has been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, which has caused his condition.
The syndrome, which is caused by a virus, can lead to severe nerve damage on the face and a temporary loss of hearing.
JUST IN – Justin Bieber struck by facial paralysis, cancels shows.https://t.co/1NVaTu51JC
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) June 10, 2022
The 28-year-old asked his fans to “please pray for me.” Here’s a portion of what Bieber said in a video posted to Instagram:
“As you can see, this eye is not blinking. I can’t smile on this side of my face. This nostril will not move.”
“So for those who are frustrated by my cancellations of the next shows, I’m just physically, obviously, not capable of doing them,” he said.
“This is pretty serious, as you can see. I wish this wasn’t the case. But obviously, my body’s telling me I got to slow down.”
In the video shared on Friday, which you can see below, Justin explained he’s been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, which has affected the nerve in his right ear, causing paralysis.
Watch the video below:
Justin Bieber reveals half his face is paralyzed due to Ramsay Hunt syndrome pic.twitter.com/K31JCKjtbK
— Hot Freestyle (@HotFreestyle) June 10, 2022
According to multiple media reports, Bieber canceled the rest of his world tour.
More details of this tragic news of Justin Bieber were reported by Daily Mail:
‘Obviously as you can probably see with my face. I have this syndrome called Ramsay Hunt syndrome and it is from this virus that attacks the nerves in my ear and my facial nerves and has caused my face to have paralysis.’
Justin later updated posted a sad update on his Instagram Story as he wrote: ‘Been getting progressively harder to eat which has been extremely frustrating, please pray for me [tearing up emoji]’
On Tuesday, the artist had announced that he was postponing the ‘next few shows’ of his seven-leg, 130-date Justice World Tour due ‘non-Covid related illness.’
‘Can’t believe I’m saying this. I’ve done everything to get better but my sickness is getting worse,’ the 28-year-old pop star – who boasts 539.2M social media followers – wrote.
‘My heart breaks that I will have to postpone these next few shows (doctors orders). To all my people I love you so much and I’m gonna rest and get better.’
WLT noted:
There is speculation that Bieber’s facial paralysis is a side effect of the experimental COVID-19 shot.
While we cannot confirm if the singer received the injection, the NIH posted this case study on Ramsey Hunt Syndrome following the COVID-19 shot.
Justin Bieber has facial paralysis due to Ramsay Hunt Syndrome https://t.co/BwiEBIQtE9
— Nucho Libre (@nucholibre) June 10, 2022
Here’s a report from NIH:
Ramsay-Hunt syndrome typically manifests with a vesicular rash on the concha and external auditory canal associated with peripheral facial paralysis. This is caused by reactivation of latent varicella-zoster virus within the geniculate ganglion, in association with factors that influence immunosuppression, including immunosenescence.
We recently assessed a female patient at our centre who exhibited symptoms consistent with Ramsay-Hunt syndrome following administration of the COVID-19 vaccine. At the time of writing, we are not aware of any other published cases of a similar nature, just herpes zoster reactivation in other locations1, 2, 3 and Bell’s palsy4, 5, which is why we wanted to warn of this possibility.
WLT previously reported that Bieber’s wife, Hailey, suffered a blood clot in her brain earlier this year that caused ‘stroke-like symptoms.’
Sources: WLT, KTLA, Daily Mail, NIH