There’s a knockoff for just about anything these days. You’ve heard of Lafufus, and now, there’s even an alternate version of Justin Bieber who’s casually crashing parties. At least, that’s what a Las Vegas club experienced during a DJ set on Saturday, August 16. Yep, you read that correctly—a JB impersonator scammed his way into the Wynn’s XS Nightclub to make an unexpected appearance during Gryffin’s residency.
Sources with “direct knowledge” told TMZ that Gryffin had been notified that JB was in town and “wanted to crank out a surprise performance” at XS. Without knowing it was the imposter, the DJ invited Bustin Jieber into his booth to sing some songs, because—due to the club’s loud music and dim lighting—he genuinely thought he was interacting with the real “Yukon” singer.
The DJ seemed to be in good spirits after the fluke, though, as he posted clips from that night across social media. At the end, he was told that the Justin who took the stage was actually Bustin, to which he said, “I kinda thought, like, ‘Damn, he put on a lot of weight since the album dropped.’”
According to LAD Bible, the döppelganger allegedly racked up a $10,000 bar tab once he convinced the club’s employees that he was the Grammy winner. A few days after his ruse, the impersonator was also spotted at a Vegas mall, where he stopped to pose for photos with fans who thought he was the real deal.
Following the incident, a rep for the Wynn and XS Nightclub told TMZ, “After an elaborate and multi-step ruse by him and his advance team, a Justin Bieber impersonator was granted access to the XS stage. As soon as the error was recognized, he was removed from the resort and denied future entry.”
At this point, Bustin Jieber is probably asking himself, “Is it too late now to say sorry?”
