Justin Bieber Displays Names of Pulse Nightclub Victims and Christina Grimmie During Orlando Concert

Singer displays the names of those who died on stage

By Bruna Nessif Jul 01, 2016 11:05 PMTags
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Justin Bieber promised that he wouldn't cancel his Orlando concert after the horrific tragedies occurred last month, and he kept his word.

The singer entertained the crowd last night at Amway Center in Florida, but he made sure to take a moment to pay his respects to those whose lives were taken in the devastating events that happened in that city recently.

During a somber performance of his song "Purpose," Bieber used a projection on stage to display the 49 names of those who were killed at Pulse nightclub, as well as Christina Grimmie, The Voice singer who was gunned down at a fan meet-and-greet in Orlando just days before the mass shooting.

At one point, Bieber got up off the ground and turned to sing to the names as they scrolled along the projector.

A concertgoer captured the emotional moment on camera, and shared the beautiful footage on Twitter:

Bieber joins a long list of stars who have shared their condolences for those who have died.

Recently, a number of celebs were featured in a Human Rights Campaign video directed by Ryan Murphy to honor the victims of the  massacre, which is the deadliest incident against the LGBT community in American history and the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman.

"For too long, a toxic combination of anti-LGBTQ hate and easy access to guns has put LGBTQ people at disproportionate risk of violence and murder," the video's description reads. "It's on all of us to keep their memories alive, and to ensure part of their legacy becomes meaningful action to end hate violence."

In tandem with that goal, each of the 49 celebrities—among them Lady Gaga, Kerry Washington, Demi Lovato and Laverne Cox—appeared on screen to narrate specific details about each one of the victims, including unique stories about how they met their partners, what they were studying in school and what they were celebrating on that Latin Night at Pulse. 

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