Last week has been quite eventful for Bieber as he faced criticism for his late arrival at his concert.
He also had a face-off with a press photographer while leaving the hospital where he had been admitted after he collapsed during the concert, reported Mirror online.
Tomlinson, 21, tweeted after the series of events: "Although I don't know him personally, I do wish the press would take it easy on justinbieber(sic)."
"I really do empathize with him, I don't see anything out of character in comparison to any other teenagers I know (sic)," he added.
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