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H&M confirms it has rights to Justin Bieber merchandise
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‘Heartbreaking video’: Justin Bieber performs a medley of songs at the 2016 Billboard Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada, the US, on May 22, 2016. Bieber disclosed on Friday that he had been diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, which left half of his face paralyzed and forced him to cancel some upcoming performances. (Reuters/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo)
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wedish clothes retailer H&M HMb.ST said on Thursday it had the rights to sell Justin Bieber merchandise it pulled from stores this week after the popstar said he had not given his approval.
"Justin's license holder has confirmed that H&M had the right contracts in place and followed all proper approval procedures for each selected design," H&M wrote in a statement.
On Monday, Bieber urged his 270 million Instagram followers not to buy the merchandise, calling it "trash" and said it was on sale without his approval. H&M pulled the items from sale.
"Out of respect for Justin, we removed the products from our site and stores, and we're working to find the best way to make use of them," H&M said, adding that the company had been Bieber's merchandise partner since 2016.
H&M, the world's second biggest fashion retailer, offered hoodies, t-shirts and sweatshirts with pictures of Bieber or quotes from his lyrics such as "I miss you more than life" from the song "Ghost".
