What Has Justin Bieber Said About Health Issues? Singer Cancels Tour

Justin Bieber has announced he's taking another break from his tour to focus on his health and recovery.

In June 2022, Bieber posted a video explaining to fans that he was suffering with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which he'd contracted from "a virus." He took time away from performing at that time, before resuming his world tour in August. However, after resuming his performances for a month, he's now announced he's going to make his health his priority and take a break from touring.

His fans, friends and wife flooded the comment sections of his social media posts with supportive messages.

Late on Tuesday night, after he had finished performing in Rio de Janeiro, Bieber posted a statement, confirming he's set to take a break.

"Earlier this year, I went public about my battle with Ramsay-Hunt syndrome, where my face was partly paralyzed. As a result of this illness, I was not able to complete the North America leg of the Justice Tour," Bieber wrote.

Bieber started his Justice World Tour in San Diego on February 18, 2022, and went on to perform dozens of times before taking a break after performing in Detroit on June 5.

"After resting and consulting with my doctors, family and team, I went to Europe in an effort to continue with the tour. I performed six live shows, but it took a real toll on me. This past weekend, I performed at Rock in Rio and I gave everything to the people in Brazil."

He restarted the tour in Lucca, Italy on July 31, but just over a month later, decided to step away again.

"After getting off stage, the exhaustion overtook me and I realized that I need to make my health the priority right now. So I'm going to take a break from touring for the time being. I'm going to be ok, but I need time to rest and get better.

"I've been so proud to bring this show and our message of Justice to the world." Bieber ended by adding, "Thank you all for your prayers and support throughout all of this! I love you all passionately!"

Bieber received an outpouring of love and support from the likes of Hailey Bieber, Maeve Reilly, Daniel Caeser, Harry Jowsey and Cole Bennett among other high-profile figures.

Ramsay Hunt syndrome causes facial paralysis and could cause a rash near the ears or mouth, according to rarediseases.org. It is caused by the varicella zoster virus, which leads to chickenpox in children and shingles in adults.

While Bieber wrote his statement this time, when he stepped away from touring earlier this year he posted a video message, above, to fans.

"This is pretty serious as you can see," Bieber said in the Instagram video. "I wish this wasn't the case but obviously, my body is telling me I gotta slow down and I hope you guys understand and I will be using this time to just rest and relax and get back to 100 percent so that I can do what I was born to do."

The Justice World Tour had a show canceled in Tacoma, Washington in February due to COVID-19 before 15 shows across the US and Canada were postponed because of Bieber's Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

No further details have been announced by Bieber's teams, but it looks like the remaining 67 shows have been postponed. The tour was due to take Bieber across South America, Asia, Australasia and Europe, ending in Krakow, Poland on March 25, 2023.

Newsweek has reached out to Bieber's representatives for further comment on his health and for tour information.