Justin Bieber has been looking morose the last couple of years. He hasn’t performed his own show live in a long time after cancelling his last concert tour.
But guess who’s back? And smiling!
The Biebs has arrived in Mumbia to perform at a wedding staged by the 9th richest man in the world.
Mukesh Ambani is the richest man in Asia with roughly $118 million. He’s spending around $130 million his son’s wedding next weekend. Justin Bieber is already there, possibly picking up a $10 million paycheck for entertaining the guests all week.
Bieber– unaccompanied by heavily pregnant wife, Hailey — has been posting to social media like crazy, which is probably part of the deal. He’s grinning from ear to ear, dressed like a waif while all his hosts appear in ornate costumes. But they’re smiling, too, because they’ve never seen anything like a prepubescent adult all tatted up, dressed like a child.
CNN has some details of what to expect: “According to a leaked wedding invitation posted by ANI, one of India’s largest news agencies, festivities will kick off on July 12 with the “Shubh Vivaah” or “auspicious wedding” ceremony. The following day is the “Shubh Aashirwad” or “divine blessing” ceremony, and festivities conclude on July 14 with the “Mangal Utsav” or reception. The invitation was placed in an ornate red box with a depiction of the Hindu god Vishnu on its front, according to a video published by ANI.”
Where does all this money come from? Oil. Ambani’s wealthy is thanks to his company, Reliance Industries, which has been accused of political corruption, cronyism, fraud, financial manipulation, and exploitation of its customers, Indian citizens, and natural resources, according to reports.
But hey — what did you expect? Most of India is desperately poor, so one man worth $118 billion was bound to happen. And Bieber — he needs the money. He’s going to be a dad soon.
Presumably Bieber will never see the extreme poverty in India, or even the Taj Mahal. He’s there on a mission.
