Justin Bieber reveals why he challenged Tom Cruise to a UFC fight
Justin challenged Tom in a tweet
Earlier this week, pop star Justin Bieber stunned fans when he challenged Hollywood actor Tom Cruise to a UFC fight. The 'I Don't Care' singer tweeted his challenge, referring to the The Octagon - famous for UFC fights, saying, 'I wanna challenge Tom Cruise to fight in the octagon. Tom if you dont take this fight your scared and you will never live it down. Who is willing to put on the fight? @danawhite ?'. sic
However, the tweet seemed to come out the blue and fans were left confused as to why the singer might want to take on the Mission Impossible star. Now, in an interview with American entertainment website TMZ, Justin Bieber has explained why he posted that tweet.
Despite saying if Tom didn't take up the challenge he, 'will never live it down', Justin told TMZ, "It was just a random tweet. I do that stuff sometimes. I think he’d probably whup my ass in a fight!"
He went on to admit, "I’d have to get in some good shape. I think he’d probably be out of my weight class."
When Justin posted his bizarre tweet on Monday, it wasn't long before Twitter users began to tweet comments, with UFC Canada's official account responding to the tweet with the eyes emoji, 'đź‘€'.
One fan tweeted, 'I think Tom cruise may be able to mess Bieber up', sic with another saying, 'Tom Cruise is a legitimately crazy person. You never fight crazy.'
Well, after all that excitement it seems that a Justin Bieber Tom Cruise fight is off the cards, with Justin just saying it was a random 'tweet' and Tom not publicly responding to the challenge.
Meanwhile, back in the music world, Justin Bieber is having more success. The pop star's latest single, a collaboration with Ed Sheeran has hit the top spot in a number of countries around the world including the UK.
Take a look at some of the biggest collaborations so far this year:
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello - 'Señorita'
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello teamed up for their summer hit 'Señorita', also dropping their steamy music video.
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber - 'I Don't Care'
Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber have teamed up for 'I Don't Care', a catchy, upbeat song which was immediately a hit with fans around the world.
Calvin Harris and Rag'n'Bone Man
Not only is Calvin Harris a superstar DJ, he's also an amazing producer and he teamed up with Rag'n'Bone Man on 'Giant' in January. The DJ told us how the singer slid into his DMs, sending over some chord ideas - and before long the pair were working together on this hit - 'Giant'.
Sam Smith and Normani - 'Dancing with a Stranger'
Normani confirmed she was working with Sam Smith late last year, and the pair dropped their single 'Dancing With A Stranger' in January.
Lauv & Troye Sivan - 'i'm so tired...'
American singer-songwriter Lauv and Australian singer-songwriter Troye Sivan teamed up for this Top 10 hit, 'i'm so tired...'.
Jonas Blue with Theresa Rex - 'What I Like About You'
British DJ and producer Jonas Blue has teamed up with Danish singer Theresa Rex for their great song 'What I Like About You', which reached the Top 10 in the UK Dance Chart.
Europa (Jax Jones & Martin Solveig) - 'All Day and Night' with Madison Beer
This collaboration between British DJ Jax Jones and French DJ Martin Solveig, under their collaborative name Europa, was released in March.
Avicii and Aloe Blacc 'SOS'
'SOS' is the first single to be released since the untimely death of Avicii in April 2018. At the time of his death, Avicii had been working on a new album and the album was completed by his collaborators and released with the permission of his family.
Taylor Swift and Brendon Urie - 'ME!'
Taylor's first single of 2019 was a collaboration with Brendon Urie of Panic! At The Disco. The pop star had her fans very excited when she first posted a date on her socials. On the 26th April it was revealed to be a new single, 'ME!'. The song, along with the music video have been a huge hit with fans. In just a few hours the music video had more than 16 million views.
Avicii and Chris Martin
Following the release of Avicii's posthumous album, 'Tim', the music video for 'Heaven', his collaboration with Coldplay's Chris Martin was released. The video was very emotional to watch.
Ariana Grande and Social House
Ariana Grande teamed up with American duo Social House on her single 'Boyfriend'. The music video for the song featured all three of them at a house party, which ended in a fight. Ariana even ended up shooting heart-shaped lasers!
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt
John Newman and Nina Nesbitt joined forces on their new collaboration 'Without You'. 'Without You' comes four years after John's last Top 5 hit, 'Come and Get It' was released and speaking about his new collaboration, John said, "I have also been a fan of Nina and always loved working with her, it was an easy decision to get her on this stonker!"
Kygo and Whitney Houston
Norwegian DJ Kygo released one of the hits of 2019 when he remixed Whitney Houston's cover of 'Higher Love'.
Ed Sheeran and Stormzy
Ed and Stormzy worked together for Ed's collab album in 2019, releasing the massive track 'Take Me Back To London'.
Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Lana Del Rey
They are three of the most successful women in pop, so when Ariana, Miley and Lana teamed up to release 'Don't Call Me Angel' for the 2019 movie adaptation of Charlie's Angels, fans were left over the moon!
Becky Hill and Sigala
He's dropped some massive its in recent years, but Sigala's 2019 collab with Becky Hill was certainly one of his most popular! Becky wrote the track about an ex-boyfriend, and it became one of the tracks of the summer.
Tiesto and Mabel
Legendary DJ Tiesto teamed up with Mabel to release 'God Is A Dancer' in September 2019.
When the pair dropped their music video for 'I Don't Care' it got a lot of attention as it is very unusual. The video features both singers in front of green screens 'thrown' into some very strange situations. Ed can be seen wearing a dressing gown, a suit and tie, a shell suit and dressing as a panda, meanwhile, Justin dresses as an ice cream cone, corn on the cob and a teddy bear!
WATCH: The music video for 'I Don't Care' below
This latest single is the first new music from Ed and Justin since Ed released 'Happier' in 2018, and Justin started his music hiatus a couple of years ago. Back in 2015, Justin recorded a song written by Ed, 'Love Yourself', you can find out all about the songs you didn’t know Ed Sheeran had written.
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You can hear songs by Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber, including 'I Don't Care' on Downtown Radio.
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