Remember what Justin Bieber looked like flailing away last week as he tried to fight a bothersome paparazzo in London? Imagine that done in words on Instagram, and you have what the Biebs did Thursday morning.

The pop star — who recently had a bumpy, headline-fueling trip to London — posted what started as a rant protesting the "countless lies in the press right now" and defending himself specifically against claims that he's headed to rehab and that his grandparents were disappointed with him.

And then he said a bunch of nice stuff about himself.

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