Justin Bieber shares emotional post after his friend is involved in a hit-and-run
He's taken to social media
Pop star Justin Bieber has taken to Instagram to share some worrying news about a photographer friend, Corentin. According to Justin's post, Corentin, who is a photographer with talent agency Shots, has been involved in a hit-and-run when, 'He was hit by a car while crossing the street'.
Justin went on to tell his fans that he was thinking of his friend and everyone who works at the talent agency, explaining that his friend was in a, 'critical condition with friends and family by his side.'
Since posting the news, Justin's post has had 1.6 million likes in just nine hours, with fans leaving comments of sympathy saying, 'sending you my prayers', 'Oh no 🤦♂️... So sad for Corentin. Stay strong' and 'praying 💞'. sic
Others just commented with 🙏.
YouTube star Lele Pons, who is currently signed to Shots, was with Corentin when the incident happened. She recently posted a statement on Twitter about the hit-and-run explaining she would be taking a short break from social media after the event to 'concentrate on supporting the recovery of my friend in hospital.'
Lele Pons later shared details of a GoFundMe page that has been set up to raise money for the photographer's treatment. On the GoFundMe page is details the injuries he sustained which include, bleeding on the brain, 10 Broken Ribs In left side, ruptured spleen, broken shoulder blade and a broken leg.
Shots is a record label, video production company and talent management based in Los Angeles, California and has a number of high profile acts signed to it including, Swedish DJ Alesso. According to a number of sources Justin Bieber is an investor in the company.
Our thoughts are with Corentin, his friends and family.