Bored Bieber struggles to smile for fans paying top dollar

Justin Bieber struggled to raise a smile for his fans at a meet and greet in Seattle, Washington despite charging them $2,000 for a selfie.

The Sorry singer is offering his most dedicated fans the chance to meet him before gigs on his Purpose tour, but V.I.P treatment comes at a huge price.

For $925 Beliebers can get a spot posing in a group photo with their idol, and for $2,000 the most ardent Justin fans get an individual picture with the pop superstar.

However in a number of photos posted by fans on social media after the tour's opening date at Seattle's KeyArena, Justin looks bored, vacant and deeply unhappy with life.

The unsmiling selfies saw the star receive an avalanche of criticism on Twitter, with a number of users pointing out fans would be left with a souvenir of their meeting with Justin in which he looked miserable.

"The year is 2016 and Justin Bieber still doesn't know how to smile in his meet and greet photos," one fan with the username @yeezusbrianna wrote, while another going by the handle @deanwinchestear added, "People are paying $2k for a meet & greet with justin bieber & he doesnt even smile for the pics, two thousand dollars for an annoyed look ."

Justin's inability to look enthusiastic in his photographs with fans is the latest controversy surrounding the tour's V.I.P. packages, as the pricing of the special tickets angered fans when they were announced in November last year (15).

The ticket outrage came a month after the musician annoyed fans by storming off during a concert in Oslo, Norway.