LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- Justin Bieber has received a public apology from a website that claimed to have unearthed un-retouched photos from the singer's ad campaign for Calvin Klein.
On Jan. 8 celebrity commentary website, Breatheheavy.com, shared a video it claimed showed before and after shots of one of Bieber's ads on Instagram. By Monday, the site had posted a retraction.
"Team Bieber sent BreatheHeavy a cease-and-desist letter because of the alleged un-retouched Calvin Klein photo we posted, asking we remove the picture in question, as well as provide a retraction," read a statement on the site. "Because BreatheHeavy is not about making anyone feel bad or intentionally stirring the pot (and are definitely not here for lawsuits), we shall retract the story per request."
The retraction goes on to say that "Bieber denies the photo is real, and I respect that and will believe him," and includes a quote from the singer's trainer Patrick Nilsson, assuring it was all Bieber in the ad.
"I can definitely confirm that he is a well-endowed guy. I sound weird saying that, but yes," he said.
Calvin Klein's Chief Marketing Officer Melisa Goldie also defended the pop star.
"Justin showed up early every day with amazing energy; he completely trusted us and gave it his all," Goldie told Us Weekly.
While the photo BreatheHeavy posted only featured a slimmer version of Bieber all around, the site said it still wanted to apologize to the singer "for the hit to his ego and to the millions of tweens on social media [they] upset."
