Justin Bieber to fans: Don't stop Beliebing in me

Justin Bieber doesn’t want his legions of young fans to lose faith in him.

After photos of the teen idol smoking pot surfaced over the weekend, he took to Twitter to reach out to his fan base: “Everyday growing and learning. trying to be better. U get knocked down, u get up.”

He added: “I see all of u. I hear all of u. I never want to let any of you down. I love u. And ... thank u. #beliebers.”

Over the weekend, TMZ.com published photos of the 18-year old getting high on Jan. 2 inside a California hotel room with pals including bad-boy rapper Lil Twist, 19. The photos were taken just a day after a paparazzo was killed while trying to photograph Bieber’s car.

Sources told TMZ that those who care about Bieber are “deeply concerned that Twist has become a powerful negative influence in his life.”