Justin Bieber's Hillsong Pastor Carl Lentz denies telling star to cancel world tour

Justin Bieber had much to answer for when he cancelled the remaining dates of his Purpose World Tour – and his close friend and church pastor has denied that he influenced the superstar's decision.

Justin has recently given himself back to God, having attended the Hillsong Church parish that he originally joined in 2015 that is run by 'hipster' Pastor, Carl Lentz.

And after his manager Scooter Braun said that Justin would reveal the reasons for the cancellation 'when he is ready', it seems that speculation over whether his Pastor influenced the decision has been rife.

But Lentz appeared on The Breakfast Club radio show and denied the claims that he had made Justin cancel the tour.

'People who speculate like that don't have any context of what it means to have a pastor or a friend and Justin made his own calls.

He made his own decisions. It's not my role to tell this boy, this man really, man of god, what to do. He's gonna do what he's gonna do and I'm going to sit there and say, "I'm with you."

'If he asks for advice, I would give it. But that's not my primary role. Why would I have a hand in him cancelling his tour? Why would I want Beliebers mad at me?'

It follows the news that Carl reportedly screens Justin's potential love interests, to make sure they are 'fully behind' Hillsong and dedicated to God.

The 23-year-old singer allegedly had his new lady, 26-year-old Ballers actress Paola Paulin, 'screened' by his pastor Carl Lentz before he started a relationship with her.