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Did Justin Bieber steal his own computer? The teen heartthrob tweeted earlier this week that his personal computer and camera were stolen, but now it seems that was all a publicity stunt.

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Bieber and Nicki Minaj's video for the song Beauty and the Beat was released (or leaked) on Friday and begins with a message that reads: "In October of 2012 three hours of personal footage was stolen from musician Justin Bieber."

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The Baby singer, 18, tweeted prior to the video hitting the web, writing: "Since I was 14 I have had a lot of things said about me, from dying, to taking hormones, to dying again, to stuff about my family... to saying I had a baby with a woman i never even met. nude pics, drugs, my family, my character...but today...today I get to be in on it..."

He added and Minaj retweeted: "So to all of you... enjoy. let's go for the 10 million mark! Me, @NickiMinaj - this is #BEAUTYandaBEAT"

Did you fall for Bieber's stunt?