Justin Bieber deletes Instagram account

Justin Bieber has deleted his Instagram account shortly after threatening to make it private if his fans didn't stop hitting out at his reported new girlfriend Sofia Richie, 17.

The 22-year-old singer's fans - known as Beliebers - have been left devastated after the star axed his social media account just hours after threatening to make it private if supporters didn't stop trolling his reported new girlfriend Sofia Richie, 17.

After warning his fans, he set his account to private before restoring it to the public setting so supporters could see his pictures again but then appeared to have a change of heart by removing it completely.

When fans try to access his Instagram - which had 77.8 million followers on - a message now pops up reading: "Sorry, this page isn't available.

"The link you followed may be broken, or the page may have been removed. Go back to Instagram."

Following Justin's threat to set his account to private if fans didn't stop hitting out at Sofia, his ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez weighed in on the drama.

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She wrote: "If you can't handle the hate then stop posting pictures of your girlfriend lol - it should be special between you two only. Don't be mad at your fans. They love you (sic)."

An unhappy Justin replied: "It's funny to see people that used me for attention and still try to point the finger this way. Sad. All love. I'm not one for anyone receiving hate. Hope u all can be kind to my friends and each other. And yes I love my beliebers (sic)."

Selena then accused Justin of cheating during their on/off relationship, and he reportedly replied: "I cheated...Oh and I forgot about you and Zayn (sic)," which is believed to refer to former One Direction singer Zayn Malik.

Speaking about Zayn - who is currently romancing Gigi Hadid - Selena has previously said: "If he had asked me out on a date, I would be seen with him. Just kidding, but not kidding."

Bieber 'accuses Selena of cheating with Zayn'

Justin Bieber has reportedly accused his former girlfriend Selena Gomez of cheating on him with Zayn Malik.

After Justin threatened to make his Instagram private when fans hit out at his reported new girlfriend Sofia Richie, 17, Selena offered him some advice.

She wrote on Instagram: "If you can't handle the hate then stop posting pictures of your girlfriend lol - it should be special between you two only. Don't be mad at your fans. They love you (sic)."

Justin was not happy and replied: "It's funny to see people that used me for attention and still try to point the finger this way. Sad. All love. I'm not one for anyone receiving hate. Hope u all can be kind to my friends and each other. And yes I love my beliebers (sic)."

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However, Selena, 24, then hit back and accused Justin of cheating her throughout their on/off relationship which ended in 2014.

She wrote: "Funny how the ones that cheated multiple times, are pointing the finger at the ones that were forgiving and supportive, no wonder fans are mad. Sad. All love (sic)."

And then Justin, 22, reportedly slammed Selena by saying: "I cheated...Oh and I forgot about you and Zayn (sic)."

Selena previously admitted she would love to date Zayn, who is currently in a relationship with Gigi Hadid.

She said: "If he had asked me out on a date, I would be seen with him. Just kidding, but not kidding."

And she also praised the former One Direction star for his "clever" solo music.

Speaking before his album was released, she said: "I'm as excited as you to listen [to his album 'Mind of Mine']. Honestly, I was very surprised when the first single came out. I loved when I heard.

"I love the new songs on it. I think this new vibe and where it is going is quite clever."

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