Justin Bieber got into a physical fight outside his hotel in Cleveland, Ohio, on Wednesday evening following game three of the NBA Finals.
But the next day the Sorry hit maker was having fun with the incident as he posted two black-and-white pinup images to Instagram where he smoldered for the camera. There was not one bruise on his face, which is surprising since he appeared to take quite the beating.
For one of the images, the 22-year-old singer's caption defiantly read: 'Not a scratch on this pretty boy.' But within an hour the performer had deleted the post.
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Can't keep him down: Justin Bieber posed a pinup image to Instagram on Thursday with the caption 'Not a scratch on this pretty boy' after getting into a physical fight with a burly man the night before in Ohio
Still golden: The 22-year-old also posted this photo that he captioned 'No hesitation'
A second image showed Bieber laying down on a bed and the caption read: 'No hesitation.' The star had no shirt on, showing off his numerous tattoos.
A video revealed that the fight spilled to the ground after a man threw a punch to the star's head and he returned with a right hook to his face.
The video - which looked to have been originally taken on Snapchat, and captioned: 'Justin Beiber getting his a** kicked!!' - was shot shortly after 11pm, outside of Justin's downtown Cleveland hotel.
Up in arms: Following game three of the NBA Finals on Wednesday punches were thrown as Justin got involved in a brawl outside of his downtown Cleveland, Ohio hotel
In it, the star - with his newly dyed platinum hair - can be seen standing in a small, tense crowd, while facing off against an unidentified man who is bigger than he is.
The two shove each other before his unknown opponent throws the first punch to the pop star's head, spurring him to reciprocate.
Others then get involved but the What Do You Mean? hitmaker can be seen tumbling to the ground outside of the hotel doors as the other man falls on top of him, still swinging.
Off to a rough start: The trouble began as Justin could be seen in a tense confrontation, while surrounded by a small group of people outside of his hotel, before the larger man took a swing at him
Trouble's coming: One guess at the cause of the fight was that trash talk simply got out control as Justin was wearing a Cavaliers shirt following the NBA Finals game
The reason behind the fight is not known, though he was wearing a Cleveland Cavaliers shirt following the game, so it could have been the result of trash talk that got out of hand.
Witnesses also said that Justin was getting bombarded with requests for photographs, which could have been a catalyst, as the star recently posted that he would no longer be posing for pictures with fans.
He took to Instagram about a month ago, writing: 'If you happen to see me out somewhere know that I'm not gonna take a picture I'm done taking pictures.'
Fighting back: After the initial blow, Justin reciprocated, after which things turned into a full-on brawl which sprawled out onto the pavement
Wild night: Justin threw a right back at his opponent, after which others got involved and the pair of them ended up tumbling onto the ground, still swinging
Quite the scuffle: Justin was spotted throwing punches outside of his downtown Cleveland hotel as he went up against a much bigger man in a video from just after 11pm, which looked to have been taken on Snapchat
'It has gotten to the point that people won't even say hi to me or recognize me as a human, I feel like a zoo animal, and I wanna be able to keep my sanity. I realize people will be disappointed but I don't owe anybody a picture.'
He continued: 'And people who say "but I bought your album" know that you got my album and you got what you paid for AN ALBUM! It doesn't say in fine print whenever you see me you also get a photo.'
Justin recently teased the controversy by releasing a 'Justmoji' featuring a cartoon image of him holding up a sign that read: 'No photos.'
Not quite what he was going for: The fight comes following the pop star's attempts at repairing his bad boy image, and during his massive Purpose Tour, for which he will next travel to Winnipeg, Canada
While at the game at the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland the star wore a grey hoodie and a camo jacket as he posed with a Cavaliers dog mascot for the NBA Instagram account.
The Purpose singer appeared to be in good spirits as he smiled for the snap.
The Grammy favorite was also seen posing with friend, two-time Formula One Champion Lewis Hamilton, who he had hung out with last month in Monte Carlo. Also in the image was Borussia Dortmund's Matthias Ginter.
Calm before the storm: Justin showed off a smile posing beside the Cavs Moondog at the NBA game before the brawl in Cleveland
With his pals: The ex of Selena Gomez gave two Hang Tens as he posed with Lewis Hamilton and Borussia Dortmund's Matthias Ginter
This is not the first time Justin has been in a physical fight in public.
The star famously ducked a blow from Orlando Bloom while in Ibiza in 2014. Bieber had reportedly gotten close to the actor's wife Miranda Kerr and that is why the two were at blows. It was also claimed that Bloom had a romance with Justin's ex Selena Gomez.
Justin is in the middle of his massive Purpose Tour and will next continue on to perform at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Canada on June 11.
The next day Floyd Mayweather told TMZ Justin did the right thing. 'He showed he ain't no b****.'
No photos: The cause of the fight was unknown, though witnesses said the star was being bombarded with photo requests, after saying he would no longer take pictures with fans - he recently posted this Justmoji, playing on the controversy surrounding his announcement
But he does have a soft side: The crooner held a baby while out for lunch earlier this week
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