Justin Bieber (Accidentally?) Moons Fans Through Instagram

How do you follow up being photographed smoking marijuana by TMZ? For Justin Bieber, it’s flashing fans your backside with an Instagram photo.

On January 19, the “Beauty and a Beat” singer added a picture of himself to Instagram, one in which he wore aviator sunglasses and dropped his pants. Rather than be coy about it, the pop star turned his head to the side – indicating that, yes, that rear is his.

The picture, however, was deleted not long after. Nevertheless, fans still had the chance to like it 15,000 times and added 2,700 comments.

Bieber’s manager Scooter Braun noticed the picture, too. On Twitter, he wrote: "As a prankster you have to respect another good prank. Only makes sense. #crackdealer." 

Bieber responded with a curt: "Haha."

But, since Saturday, the teen pop star did put Instagram to better use. According to PerezHilton.com, a photo surfaced of Bieber’s hand on piano keys, followed by the caption: "Writing my heart out."

Although an acoustic version of Believe is set to drop on January 29, his latest statement may indicate another studio album is in the works. This potential project would compound to his plans for 2013, which, aside from finishing up his current tour in August, is expected to include a movie. Along with this, the teen star is scheduled to host Saturday Night Live on February 9 – and gave its writers permission to poke fun at his recent indiscretions.