His manager, Scooter Braun, also apologized but said the Canadian-born Bieber's "soul and well being" are the top priority.
Reuters reports Bieber's decision to pull out of the remaining 14 dates of his "Purpose" world tour, citing only "unforeseen circumstances," caused concern and frustration among his fans but also brought support, including from American singer-songwriter John Mayer.
Bieber, 23, had been on tour since March 2016, playing more than 150 dates around the world before canceling the last shows in North America and Asia on Monday.
He told celebrity media who caught up with him in the southern California beach city of Santa Monica late on Monday that he was fine, and was looking forward to "just resting and getting some relaxation."
Braun, who discovered Bieber when he was 12, said in an Instagram posting late on Monday that Bieber "gave it all night after night."
Bieber, who has had several run-ins with the law after shedding his clean-cut teen image, was banned last week from performing in China for what authorities there called his bad behavior.
Mayer gave Bieber credit for looking after his mental health. "When someone pulls remaining dates of a tour, it means they would have done real damage to themselves if they kept going. We've lost so many great artists lately. I give Justin (two thumbs up) for realizing it was time to call it," the "Gravity" singer wrote on Twitter.
Meanwhile, Billboard is reporting Concert promoter AEG Presents isn't sweating the loss on the cancellation of the remaining dates on Justin Bieber's Purpose World Tour. Company sources say, overall, the 154-concert tour was very successful, but some of the final dates weren't selling that well. After playing sold-out arena dates all over the country, Bieber might have been pushing his luck trying to return and play stadium shows without releasing a new album, sources say.
Just one of the 14 shows left on the tour was a sellout.
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