Justin Bieber protest a hoax

A 'protest' against Justin Bieber's planned move into Atalanta's wealthy Buckhead neighbourhood was a hoax.

Justin Bieber is reportedly welcome in Atlanta, Georgia after all.

News spread across the US that residents in one of the city's neighbourhoods were protesting about Bieber's planned move to the area.

But it has now been revealed it was all a hoax carried out by local radio station Rock 100.5's The Regular Guys show.

"We just sent tweets out, and that's it-just social media," host Steve Rickman explained to E! News.

"We did not send press releases or anything like that to our local affiliates. We're really not trying to, you know, burn everybody-we're just doing something fun."

This didn't seem to be the case earlier however, when news outlets including CNN and BBC reported on a group of residents in the wealthy Buckhead neighbourhood holding up placards with anti-Justin phrases.

Rickman admitted he was "floored" by the response which was unexpected to say the least.

"We just did it as a fun thing," he said.

"I mean it spun completely (out of control). We're blown away. It's a home run when you're a morning radio show."

Bieber himself even waded into the reports, taking to Twitter to defend himself.

"I guess I'm an easy target for some. I'm still human. I will continue to meet hate with love. It's all about the music. Much love," he wrote.


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