Justin Bieber's bulge caused some bewilderment this week.
The 20-year-old pop star showcases his chiseled torso, muscular arms and, erm, other assets while wearing tight white boxer-briefs in a sexy photo shoot with model Lara Stone, 31, for Calvin Klein's latest underwear campaign. The website BreatheHeavy.com claims it received an "untouched" picture of Bieber from the shoot, sent from an unnamed source, that suggests he looks, well, different in real life. Of course, the second pic could also be Photoshopped.
On Friday, the site, which dubs itself on its Facebook page "the best music site in the history of ever" and "the biggest Britney Spears website in the world," removed the latter pic and posted a retraction that says that the original ad image "was Justin Bieber's Calvin Klein photo sans Photoshop." The site said it had received a cease and desist letter.
The retouching of ad, magazine and other professional photos is not uncommon. Calvin Klein and Bieber have not commented.
The singer follows in the footsteps of actor Mark Wahlberg, who used to be a Calvin Klein underwear model when he went by his rapper name, Marky Mark. Bieber had tweeted that he got in touch with The Gambler star, his "boy," after the first racy images were released.
"Honored to be a part of the legacy," the singer said.
His wife Rhea took to Twitter on Wednesday to react to Bieber's nearly naked photos, saying, "My baby was the 1st and the best and not to mention…..wow the retouching."
Several Bieber fans were having none of that and slammed her on Twitter.
"I have no ill will against anyone! I'm just super biased for my hubby that's all," she tweeted on Friday. "Mark loves Justin. It's all good! xo."
"I'm not censoring how I feel about my husband!" she added. "That's my Man.....sorry! One day Justin will have a wife too and she'll do the same!"
Meanwhile, other Twitter users have raised more conspiracy theories regarding Bieber's...package.