Justin Bieber denies cancelling U.K. TV appearance
Justin Bieber has dismissed reports suggesting he pulled out of a planned U.K. TV interview on Saturday (09Mar13), insisting he was never booked for any appearance this weekend.
The pop superstar was said to have axed a pre-taped chat on Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway amid troubles on his British tour, which has been marred by clashes with members of the paparazzi, health struggles and complaints about his late start to his London concert at the O2 Arena last week (04Mar13).
A TV spokesperson even confirmed that the singer had been
"unavailable" for the variety program due to "other commitments",
but Bieber claims he was never due to appear on the show in the
first place.
In a series of Twitter.com posts on Sunday (10Mar13), he writes, "i
see the tweets from the UK fans. I was never scheduled to be on any
tv show saturday night. just rumors...again... i was always
scheduled to leave the UK that day..."
The 19 year old also used the opportunity to silence claims he had
sworn off ever returning to Britain after the drama of the past few
days.
He tweets, "I loved every show I had at the O2 this past week. the
UK Beliebers (fans) are incredible... i will be back. and i will
see u again. and I am grateful for all of u. U are what made some
of the other stuff worth it (sic)."
Meanwhile, the Baby hitmaker has continued to experience issues on
his Believe world tour - he has scrapped his Tuesday night
(12Mar13) gig in Lisbon, Portugal amid reports of poor ticket
sales. However, he is still due to perform in Portugal on Monday
(11Mar13).