Justin Bieber has surprising response to viral video of him lashing out at paparazzi

After hitting global headlines following a clash with the paparazzi last week, Justin Bieber has spoken out.

For those unfamiliar with the viral video, according to the New York Times, the Canadian singer came face-to-face with a pack of cameramen outside Soho House in Malibu, California, last Thursday (12 June).

Footage recorded by one of the members of the press - and since shared on YouTube by Page Six - sees Bieber, 31, wearing a blue hoodie and holding a torch up to his face - the latter presumably to block out any potential photographs.

The clip kicks off with the musician calling out one of the cameramen, telling them: "It’s not clocking to you that I’m standing on business, is it?"

According to the New York Times, the latter segment of Bieber's bizarre statement can either mean 'taking responsibility', or 'not backing down', and referred to the 'Baby' hitmaker setting his boundaries when it comes to the paparazzi overstepping.

Justin Bieber accused the paparazzi of 'provoking him' (Raymond Hall/GC Images)

After admitting his concern with how said video might portray him, he told the unnamed photographer: "You’re provoking me. You’re going to take this video out of context like you always do."

Despite the paps' attempt to reassure the father-of-one - who shares son Jack Blues with Rhode boss wife Hailey - that this wouldn't be the case, Bieber became more irate.

Dropping a series of f-bombs, he continued: "I’m a real dad, a real husband, a real man."

Following the outburst, which came just days after Bieber shared a series of savage private text messages online between himself and an unknown recipient, many fans took to social media to express their confusion.

"I've been laughing at Justin Bieber saying 'it's not clocking to you that i'm standing on business' the whole day, like what does that even mean?" one asked.

Bieber shared a series of selfies online (Instagram/@justinbieber)

Another wrote: "Justin Bieber’s crash out was valid but unfortunately 'is it not clocking to you that I’m standing on business' is hilarious."

The 'What Do U Mean' hit-maker has since 'addressed' the awkward moment, taking to Instagram to share a black and white selfie with the Myia B Music track 'Stand on Business' playing in the background, seemingly poking fun at himself.

A second Story, another black and white selfie, saw Bieber posing again to another song, Soulja Rilla's 'Standing on Business'.

Thirdly - yep, you guessed it - another black and white selfie, this time with Fredo Bang's 'Dat Business'.

And last but not least, a fourth Story, again, a black and white selfie, saw the star smiling along to Monica's 'U Should've Known Better'.

Finally, Bieber shared a musical remix of his verbal tirade, again, appearing to mock the viral moment.