Singer Justin Bieber announced on his Instagram account on Friday that he suffered from a rare syndrome paralyzing one side of his face, forcing him to cancel the rest of his tour Justice World Tourwhich includes a European component from early August.
“Hello everyone (…) as you can see on my face, I have this syndrome called Ramsay Hunt“, explains the world star on a video posted on his account to 240 million subscribers.There’s complete paralysis on this side of my face“, continues the Canadian, showing that he only manages to wink with one eye, or to smile only on one side of his mouth.
“So for those who are frustrated with the cancellations of my upcoming shows, I’m just not physically able to do them. It’s pretty serious as you can see“, adds the 28-year-old singer.
While his Justice World Tour was to stop Monday and Tuesday in New York, at the famous Madison Square Garden, then continue on several dates in the United States before leaving for Europe, Justin Bieber gave no indication of a resumption of his tour, which notably includes a date in Paris on March 6, 2023 at the AccorArena.
His tour had already been postponed twice due to the pandemic and the cancellation of the two concerts scheduled in Toronto (Canada) these days has angered some fans on social networks.
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is a complication of shingles that occurs when a flare-up affects the facial nerve near one ear. In addition to facial paralysis, it can cause hearing loss and dizziness. The singer of Peaches said he was doing facial exercises and taking time to “rest and relax and get back to 100 percent.”
According to two experts interviewed by the American magazine Rolling Stone (in English), this syndrome is rarely diagnosed in such young people (more generally between 40 and 60 years old), and only 80% of patients recover completely. So Justin Bieber’s full recovery could take”weeks, months, and up to a year“However, it should be possible to see more clearly in view of his condition,”in a month or two“.