Justin Bieber nude: Purpose singer denies showing off manhood in Snapchat video

Justin Bieber may be currently promoting his latest album Purpose, but he does not need to resort to posting nudes to ramp up publicity. The 21-year-old singer has denied reports circulating online that he displayed his manhood in two racy pictures posted on Snapchat.

The black-and-white images, which shows someone that resembles Bieber laying down with no underwear quickly sent fans into meltdown after going viral online. Although both photos were headless, the collection of tattoos appeared to match that of the Sorry hitmaker.

However, sources close to Selena Gomez's ex tell TMZ it's a bad Photoshop job and it's definitely not him. Rather than get stressed about someone trying to cash in on his fame, the heartthrob is said to be laughing off the incident as nothing more than a bad joke.

It was different story back in October, after The New York Daily News published nude photographs taken while he vacationing in Bora Bora. The pictures, which were taken as he prepared to go skinny-dipping with friends and several contained full-frontal nudity.

Although the publication covered Bieber's modesty using Photoshop, uncensored images were leaked on Twitter. "I feel super violated," Bieber told Access Hollywood in the wake of the leak.

His lawyers fired off a cease-and-desist letter to the tabloid, threatening to sue, according to the Hollywood Reporter. "We recently became informed that your company has obtained and is distributing unauthorized photographs of our client including images showing him without clothing."

Meanwhile, the Biebs is focusing on his forthcoming Purpose world tour. After seeing a high demand, he has added extra UK dates. His worldwide jaunt, which will launch in March with a North American leg spanning 64 dates, is in support of his new album Purpose, which was released on 13 November and features the hit singles What Do You Mean, Where Are U Now and Sorry.

Bieber will kick of the UK leg of his tour at London's O2 Arena on 11 October with pit stops in Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield and Glasgow. He will now be playing four nights in London, as well as four in Glasgow, which the new dates occurring on 29 and 30 October.