Justin Bieber Wears Overalls To Accept Award From Canadian Prime Minister (Poll)

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Justin Bieber has caught major flack for a fashion faux pas this weekend.

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He turned up to meet Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper in Ottawa, wearing overalls, a white T-shirt, a rapper-esque silver chain and a backwards cap, with bright yellow sneakers.

And the meeting wasn’t exactly a casual affair.

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While photographers captured the historic moment, Harper bestowed the Canadian pop superstar with a Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Gawker swiftly dubbed Bieber the "White Trash Prince." And he was actually booed at the half time show at the 100^th Grey Cup in Toronto shortly after his Farmer in the Dell appearance.

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Bieber defended and explained his unusual fashion choice on his Twitter. 

"The pic of me and the Prime Minister was taken in a room in the arena where i was performing at that day," he explained. "I walked straight from my meet and greet to him, if you . . .expect me to have a change of clothes let a loan [sic] a suit at that specific time that's crazy, It wasn't like it was like I was going into his environment we were at a hockey arena. Wow am i ever white trash."

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Harper actually defended Bieber on his Twitter, joking: "In fairness to @justinbieber, I told him I would be wearing my overalls too. #cdnpoli #beliebers"

What do you think? Are Justin Bieber's duds disrespectful or excusable?