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‘Shark Tank’: Justin Bieber's video sparks Selena Gomez jokes but why is ALL33 founder pissed at Barbara Corcoran?

The fact that he was asking for a $500,000 investment for a 20% stake didn't seem to go down well with Sharks

“If you gotta sit, this is it...” pop star Justin Bieber said, while promoting ALL33 BackStrong C1, the luxury ergonomic office chair. Sadly, his advertisement didn't work for CEO William ‘Bing’ Howenstein — who started off with a career in the movies. The fact that he was asking for a $500,000 investment for a 20% stake didn't seem to go down well with Sharks and he got a thumbs down from all of them. Sadly, even Justin Bieber couldn't help him. Can't say if it's a good thing or bad, but it proves that Sharks pick deals only based on merit! The dud deal sparked several Selena Gomez jokes and that could be the highlight. 

"Ok Justin as your spokesperson, I still don't see where you got this evaluation from. I hope you have sales to back it up," one tweet read and another said, "We thought @justinbieber was going to be a Shark! Love the chair though!" Unleashing a set of sarcastic jibes, one fan tweeted, "@Selenagomez do you like the All33 chair?" Another posted, "Is @selenagomez gonna watch @ABCSharkTank tonight?"

Many concurred on the thought that even Bieber couldn't save him. "Owning 5% is definitely....not selling that chair to the sharks, Beiber or not. But I would not mind trying that chair," one Twitter user wrote and another said, "Beiber almost makes me NOT want to buy something." A third posted, "Will they explain how they got Justin Bieber to promote chairs?" Another said, "Bieber advertising a chair is less likely to make me want to invest."

After his 'Shark Tank' appearance proved to be a failure, he expressed angst against Barbara's comment on how he was a "salesman" instead of an "entrepreneur". After exiting the Shark Tank stage, he said, "Barbara called me a salesman and that was offensive."

The official Twitter handle of ALL33 sneered with sarcasm. "Did you know founders who get emotional are more likely to get a @ABCSharkTank deal? Fun fact of the day. Love learning while I sit with my spine aligned," one tweet read and another said, "Did you know? You are not allowed to talk about #SharkTank before you're on it. @MoveALL33's Bing had to quarantine in Vegas for 10 days and then had to keep such an awesome secret! Worth it now...this chair is game-changing for me."

Meanwhile, Barbara shared a pun in a tweet. "Would you say this chair is 'Yummy? @JustinBieber," she said. Daymond John wrote, "Not ashamed to say I’m a fan of @justinbieber… You almost got me there, Bing. #Sharktank."

What do you think? Share your thoughts in the comments below. But before that, watch the Bieber video here:

‘Shark Tank’ Season 12 Episode 9 premiered on January 8, 2021, from 8 pm ET to 9 pm ET on ABC after the winter break. 

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