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Justin Bieber said he was "blown away" by Frank Ocean's Coachella performance, but the singer has been accused of actually falling asleep during the show.
Frank's headline set was plagued with a series of issues, including an hour-long delay and a huge production change which was made after the 35-year-old suffered an injury during rehearsals.
While some fans were left disappointed with the show, Justin took to Instagram to say he had been "deeply moved" by Frank's songs.
Sharing a snap of the stage, he wrote: "I was blown away by Frank Ocean's Coachella performance.
"His artistry is simply unmatched, his style, his taste, his voice, his attention to detail. I was deeply moved.
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Frank Ocean headlined Coachella over the weekend (AFP via Getty Images)"It made me want to keep going and get better as an artist. He continues to set the bar high and gave me a night I will never forget. Thanks Frank."
However, a video then surfaced on TikTok of Justin stood in the crowd during Frank's performance, with some people claiming he had fallen asleep.
Over the top of the video, TikTok user pineappleonpisa wrote: "Not justin bieber asleep @ the frank set."
People were quick to call out the Love Yourself hitmaker in the comments, with one person writing: "Yes asleep standing up."
Another joked: "Might as well since frank didn’t give us the performance anyways."
Justin Bieber was accused of falling asleep (TikTok)
He had earlier praised the performance (TikTok)"This was early on in the set too lol," a third person pointed out.
However, Justin's fans rushed to defend the star and pointed out he was probably just "soaking in the music".
"Nah he was admiring the music," one fan commented. Another said: "Soaking it in and maybe praying for him bc of his brother."
A third fan agreed: "He looks like he’s just living in the moment taking it in," while another questioned: "You never closed your eyes soaking in the music?"
Frank had returned to the stage for the first time since 2017 at the festival, but some fans were left disappointed by his performance.
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Taking to Twitter to share their thoughts on the show, one person wrote: "Frank Ocean in his flop era."
Fans weren't happy with Frank's performance (Twitter)Another said: "He showed up an hour late, knowing he’d be kicked off early by the curfew had a DJ perform a set during the show to waste time."
However, a third fan suggested: "Dang. Everyone mad at Frank Ocean lmao. Maybe he's goin thru some s*** idk."
A source close to the situation told The Mirror Frank was actually injured in the run up to his festival performance.
"Frank suffered an injury to his ankle at on-site rehearsals in the week leading up to the festival. Production was adjusted according to doctors' advice."
The insider also said festival organisers were happy with Frank's set.
"Coachella organisers loved the show. The set list had twenty songs including completely reworked versions of his songs.
"The sat ran for fifteen minutes longer than his planned set time," they explained.