“Ladies, calm down. Kim Kardashian is a friend,” Justin wrote on X. “A very sexy friend, but a friend.”

Justin Bieber and the Kardashian-Jenner family have been linked for several years. They’ve been photographed hanging out many times, the ladies are close friends with Justin’s wife Hailey Bieber, and Khloé Kardashian even lived in Justin’s former house.

There were also rumors that Justin dated not one, not two, not three, but one person four Kardshian-Jenner sisters: Kendall, Kylie, Kourtney and Kim.

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This time, we take an in-depth look at one sister – Kim – and whether she was ever called “baby” by the pop singer.

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Justin Bieber and the Kardashians: What’s the Connection?

The Bieber-KarJenner connection started with Kim. When Kim was 29 and Justin was 16, they posed together for a photo shoot Elle. Some of the images were suggestive, such as the couple walking on the beach holding hands in wet clothes.

This unreasonable age difference between Justin and Kim sparked controversy between the two. At the time, TV presenter Bill O’Reilly said: “I’ll tell you this: if a 16-year-old girl was pictured with a 29-year-old man in something like that, he would be in big trouble.” Game over.”

When pictures from the photoshoot recently resurfaced, people were also horrified that the photoshoot was allowed to take place.

“As a kid I was so jealous when I saw these pictures, but as an adult,” a Reddit user wrote in this thread. “[This is] so frightening and reserved, inappropriate.”

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“This is completely inappropriate,” replied another. “Justin is and looks like a baby – it’s disturbing. If the genders were reversed, this would never have been printed.”

After the photoshoot, Justin posted one of the pictures on X (formerly Twitter) and jokingly referred to Kim as his “Girlfriend.”

Some fans didn’t take the joke well and sent death threats to the reality star. This prompted Justin to take action and clarify their relationship status… but not before sending a flirty comment to Kim.

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“Ladies, calm down. @Kim Kardashian is a friend,” he wrote on X. “A very sexy friend, but a friend. No need for threats. Let’s all be friends and spend time together often.”

Source: Twitter

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Kim also defended her photoshoot in interviews.

In 2010, Kim made the comments during an appearance on the US television show ” Lopez tonight.

She claimed she would date the “Peaches” singer when he was “of age.” At the time of her comments, Justin was only 16 years old.

“He definitely has that charm about him,” she said. “You just have to get to know him. I thought the shoot was just for fun,” she responded to criticism of the photo shoot. “We had a great time. Everyone has the right to have their own opinion on this.”

Justin retaliated with kind comments about Kim.

In an interview with GQhe defended the star when one of his friends made mean comments about her.

“You guys are so mean bro… People say she doesn’t do anything,” he shared. “She actually does things…She works hard.”

Now that Justin is married to Hailey Bieber, it’s unclear if the rumors about Justin and Kim will ever come true.