An old tweet from Katy Perry has resurfaced online and gone viral, drawing significant backlash after users noted how young Justin Bieber was at the time it was posted.
What the tweet said
Posted in March 2010, the tweet read: "Also heard Justin Biebers gonna b here 2night, can't wait to tap that." Bieber was 16 years old at the time. The post resurfaced recently and quickly drew widespread criticism online, with many users calling the comment inappropriate given Bieber's age at the time.
Why it's resurfaced now
The renewed attention comes amid a separate, unrelated controversy involving Perry. Actress Ruby Rose recently made public allegations of sexual assault against Perry, relating to an incident she says occurred at a club in Melbourne in 2010. A representative for Perry described the allegations as categorically false and called them dangerous. Rose has since taken the matter to Victoria Police, and the case remains under investigation.
In the wake of that controversy, social media users began revisiting older material involving Perry, leading to the 2010 Bieber tweet being widely recirculated alongside other past clips and comments.
Reaction online
The tweet's resurgence has prompted strong reactions, with many commenters criticising the comment as inappropriate for referencing a minor in that way, regardless of the joking tone it was likely intended to carry at the time.
