Jaden Smith & Justin Bieber's Hug At Coachella Sparks Intimacy Debate

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An Evening With Justin Bieber To Celebrate The Release Of His New Album "Purpose"
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 13: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) Singer/songwriter Justin Bieber (L) and actor/singer Jaden Smith perform onstage during an evening with Justin Bieber to celebrate the release of his new album "Purpose" at Staples Center on November 13, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic/Getty Images)
Another excuse for casual homophobia to run rampant...

This year's Weekend One of Coachella was a pretty interesting one: a great Tyler, The Creator performance, some notable celebrity cameos, and another excuse for casual homophobia to run rampant online. Moreover, this last phenomenon is due to a clip of Justin Bieber and Jaden Smith embracing at the festival. In the video below, you can see the former hug the latter from behind and sway around dancing, and then the Canadian superstar lands a kiss on his friend's cheek. Of course, this led to a lot of pause-core reactions from users in the comments section below, many of which simply made fun of an innocuous public display of affection.

For example, here are some standouts: "That white n***a in front them looking like he can’t believe his own 2 eyes," "i don’t care what anybody says i don’t just kiss my boys on the cheek every time i leave," and "Why everyone moving gay now? Is it the new trend???" Sure, it's a pretty suggestive and odd interaction, but more so because of the public TMI nature of it, not the act itself. However, others commenting on Jaden Smith's hug drew a connection to Justin Bieber's ties to Diddy amid his sex trafficking scandal, which has also elicited a lot of sexuality discussions. "Look what diddy done did to him lmfaooo," one user wrote.

Jaden Smith & Justin Bieber's Viral Coachella Hug: See Comments For Reactions

For those unaware, Jaden Smith and Justin Bieber have a pretty public and tight relationship as friends, going on tour together and performing multiple times across their careers. They've never really done much beforehand to elicit this type of reactions from social media users, though. Regardless of the nature of their intimacy or how they view it, it's also just impossible to make a judgement call on this without knowing these people. Don't we all know of some weird physical bond between two of our friends that's hard to explain to others? Maybe we're just digging the grave further at this point...

Regardless, raising these eyebrows in a way that mostly puts homosexuality down is not the way to speak on what's simply somewhat cringe-inducing PDA between two pals. Also, they're both very much taken right now, so maybe that's what should be at the forefront of reactors' minds. But what do you think about this whole gossip train? Let us know in the comments and keep checking in with HNHH for more news and updates on Jaden Smith and Justin Bieber.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a music and pop culture news writer for HotNewHipHop. He started in 2022 as a weekend writer and, since joining the team full-time, has developed a strong knowledge in hip-hop news and releases. Whether it’s regular coverage or occasional interviews and album reviews, he continues to search for the most relevant news for his audience and find the best new releases in the genre. What excites him the most is finding pop culture stories of interest, as well as a deeper passion for the art form of hip-hop and its contemporary output. Specifically, Gabriel enjoys the fringes of rap music: the experimental, boundary-pushing, and raw alternatives to the mainstream sound. As a proud native of San Juan, Puerto Rico, he also stays up-to-date with the archipelago’s local scene and its biggest musical exponents in reggaetón, salsa, indie, and beyond. Before working at HotNewHipHop, Gabriel produced multiple short documentaries, artist interviews, venue spotlights, and audio podcasts on a variety of genres and musical figures. Hardcore punk and Go-go music defined much of his coverage during his time at the George Washington University in D.C. His favorite hip-hop artists working today are Tyler, The Creator, Boldy James, JPEGMAFIA, and Earl Sweatshirt.
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