Why Did Justin Bieber Hammer Tears After His VMAs Performance?

Justin Bieber cried after performing his new single “What Do You Mean?” at the 2015 VMAs, leaving many to wonder, what’s with all the waterworks?

We would love to think the Biebs was overcome by the emotion, but as The Who put it, we won’t get fooled again, we know how these celebrities think, and it’s always calculated.

After killing it with the dance moves as per usual and pulling a short aerial stint a la Pink, the Biebs broke down in tears, overcome by the emotion of his comeback. Even when host Miley tried to move on, the Biebs just couldn’t. Seriously, he was like, hysterical. If you still hate him, you arguably do not have a soul.h/t vh1

Some called Bieber’s MTV appearance a comeback, but like Miley (and herpes,) we all know they’ll be back.