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Justin Bieber tells London concert fans: 'Instagram is for the devil'

Justin Bieber performs a medley of songs at the 2016 Billboard Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., May 22, 2016. | Reuters/Mario Anzuoni/Files

Three months after he deleted his Instagram account, Pop superstar Justin Bieber has been making headlines for his controversial remark that the photo-sharing app is "for the devil" during his London concert last Nov. 29.

During the concert at the 02 Arena, Bieber asked the audience if they think he should get back on Instagram. His question was met with excited squeals from fans. The 22-year-old artist, however, added, "Nah, I don't want to get my Instagram back. Instagram is for the devil. I'm sure ... I think hell is Instagram. I'm, like, 90 percent sure. We get sent to hell and we get, like, locked in the Instagram server. Like, I'm stuck in the DMs. I'm trying to climb my way out and I can't."

Bieber obviously delivered the controversial remarks in jest, as he added, "I don't know what I'm talking about."

The Canadian crooner deleted his Instagram account, which had 77 million followers, last August in response to the barrage of negative and hateful comments that he received for posting photos with then girlfriend Sofia Ritchie, the 17-year-old daughter of music legend Lionel Ritchie. The situation also led to an online feud with ex-flame Selena Gomez, who came to Bieber's fans' defense, commenting that he should not be mad at his fans and should, instead, refrain from uploading photos with his girlfriend.

Back in May, the born again Christian multimedia star also made a public announcement that he would no longer take pictures with fans when out in public. He posted on his now deleted Instagram page, "It has gotten to the point that people won't even say hi to me or recognize me as a human. I feel like a zoo animal, and I wanna be able to keep my sanity," reports ET Online.

The Nov. 29 concert was the final leg of Bieber's "Purpose" world tour for 2016. It is set to resume in February 2017, with stops in Australia, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, among others.