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In 2017, Bieber, 27, canceled his Purpose World Tour and wrote on social media at the time, \"Me taking this time right now is me saying I want to be SUSTAINABLE... I want my career to be sustainable, but I also want my mind heart and soul to be sustainable. So that I can be the man I want to be, the husband I eventually want to be and the father I want to be.\"

Earlier this week, Biles also removed herself from the U.S. Olympic team finals, saying, \"I do not trust myself any more. I have to focus on my mental health.\"

\"We have to protect our mind and our body rather than just go out there and do what the world wants us to do,\" she added.

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