The Weeknd has shocked his fans by removing the bandages he sported late last year to show off a drastic new look in his latest music video.

The 30-year-old 'Blinding Lights' singer sported facial prosthetics to create the illusion of extreme plastic surgery in the new music video for his track 'Save Your Tears'.

The video, which premiered Tuesday, is from The Weeknd's After Hours album.

This comes after the singer left fans momentarily concerned at the American Music Awards in November when he appeared on stage with much of his face and head wrapped in bandages.

You can watch The Weeknd accepting his award with his head and face wrapped in bandages right here:

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"But then you saw me, caught you by surprise," he aptly sings in the new video featuring him with a thinned (and crooked) nose, bloated cheeks, puffed-up lips, and surgery scars among other disturbing new features.

Watch the video for 'Save Your Tears' below: 

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Unsurprisingly, fans were very much shaken by the singer's drastic new look, and they took to social media to express their shock.

"Why does The Weeknd look like that in the Save Your Tears music video!?! I don't like it," wrote one horrified fan on Twitter.

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Another joked at the after-effects of the prosthetics with a line from the singer's 2018 hit 'Can't Feel My Face', writing: "i bet he really cant feel his face now [sic]."

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Meanwhile, a third fan speculated that the singer had chosen such a dramatic look to throw "shade" at the Grammy's for his lack of nominations.

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But Michael Jackson comparisons aside, other social media users suggested that The Weeknd could now take up alternative lines of work thanks to his new appearance, like portraying the Batman villain The Joker.

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The New York Post reports that they reached out to The Weeknd's representatives to discover whether or not his dramatic new look was the result of prosthetics or CGI, but they did not immediately respond.

The news outlet, however, did not that the singer is no stranger to the use of prosthetics and previously worked with Prosthetic Renaissance, who have taken credit for the music video transformation on social media.

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This dramatic new look comes prior to The Weeknd's performance at the 2021 Superbowl, which will take place on February 7.

Today everyone in the world sighed with relief, as peace was officially declared between two mortal enemies. No, not Donald Trump and Kim Jong-Un, or Kanye West and Taylor Swift, or Marvel Comics and D.C. Comics. They're all enemies for life. I'm talking about Bella Hadid and Selena Gomez. The war is over! Their feud started eleven months ago (though it's felt like eleven years). Back in January, the paparazzi spotted Selena eating a romantic dinner at a fancy Italian restaurant with a special someone: "Starboy" singer The Weeknd (whose real name is Abel Tesfaye). TMZ reported they were getting "handsy" and "mouthy," making Abelina "definitely a thing." However, The Weeknd used to be dating Bella Hadid. The couple broke up in November, but the 21-year-old fashion model evidently wasn't over him. Shortly after the Abelina make-out pictures leaked, Bella did one of the nastiest things you could ever do to a human being: unfollow them on Instagram. (The horror, the horror.) After "the unfollowing," the world suspected there was drama between Bella and Selena. But we didn't know for sure until Bella's mom, Yolanda Hadid, was interviewed on Watch What Happens Live. Andy Cohen - our modern day Walter Cronkite - asked Yolanda if Bella cares that Selena and The Weeknd are dating. She replied, "Not anymore, I think." Implying that she used to care, and Bella was hurt! Drama confirmed. This could have been the end of Bella and Selena's relationship - a bright sunny day tarnished with black, baleful thunderclouds. But the future brought changes. To quote Arthur Schopenhauer, "To live alone is the fate of all great souls." After ten months of dating, Selena and The Weeknd broke up. It seemed like the split was amicable. But then, the 25-year-old singer unfollowed The Weeknd on Instagram. Wow, Selena. Cold blooded. After cutting The Weeknd off her calendar, Selena went back to an old flame: Justin Bieber. From 2010 to 2014, the two had an on-again off-again relationship. Now, all of a sudden, they were spotted together going to church, eating breakfast and riding bicycles. You know what means: Jelena is back! The floppy-haired bad boy was her first love, so she decided to give him another chance. And Selena wasn't the only one getting back with her ex. The paparazzi spotted The Weeknd leaving Bella Hadid's apartment after "spending several hours there!" What were they doing? Talking? Playing Scrabble? Or getting very "handsy" and "mouthy"? We may never know, but remember what Bella said about him in February: "I'll always respect him, and I'll always love him. Sometimes you want to be sad about it or handle it differently, but at the end of the day, you never want to burn a bridge that you've fought so hard to build."  Now that Abella and Jelena are back, could Bella and Selena renew their relationship? Fans have been avidly watching their social media for signs. Now, their vigilance has been rewarded: Bella clicked "like" on an Instagram photo of the newly blond Selena! [[instagramwidget||https://www.instagram.com/p/BbuhvX9HVqj/]] Just like that, peace is officially declared between the two starlets, and our long national nightmare has come to an end. Isn't this a great moment? We should get the day off work. Ask your boss.

Bella Hadid has been praised for bravely opening up about her mental-health struggles in a candid Instagram post, sharing a series of close-up photos of herself in tears.

The 25-year-old supermodel said she was inspired to publicly share her experience with anxiety and depression after watching a video of her friend Willow Smith speaking candidly about her own insecurities.

"I Love you and your words. It made me feel a little less alone and that's why I'd like to post this," she wrote in the caption, addressing Smith directly.

She then transcribed Smith's words in the video, writing: "That feeling of thinking that you're good enough or being insecure about your art- is natural- but at the same time, I feel like it's taught. All humans are different, every single human has something so special and unique to offer."

Per BBC, she went on: "People forget that everyone is basically feeling the same way: lost, confused, not really sure why they're here. That anxiety, like, everyone is feeling that - and trying to cover it up in some way.

"We're gonna come together in our flaws. In our insecurities, in our joy, in our happiness, and accept it all as beautiful and natural. "

Hadid then shared her own personal story alongside several photos of herself crying.

"This is pretty much my every day, every night For a few years now," the model told her 47 million Instagram followers.

"Social media is not real. For anyone struggling, please remember that. Sometimes all you've gotta hear is that you're not alone. So from me to you, you're not alone. I love you, I see you, and I hear you.

"Self-help and mental illness/chemical imbalance is not linear and it is almost like a flowing rollercoaster of obstacles… it has its ups and downs, and side to sides," she wrote.

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Hadid went on to say that "there is always light at the end of the tunnel," although it's been challenging for her to remember that "it does get better."

"I've had enough breakdowns and burnouts to know this: if you work hard enough on yourself, spending time alone to understand your traumas, triggers, joys, and routine, you will always be able to understand or learn more about your own pain and how to handle it. Which is all that you can ask of yourself. Anyways," she wrote.

She finished by saying that it feels "harder and harder to not share my truth" on her account. "Thank you for seeing me and thank you for listening. I love you."

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You might be able to get away with throwing a little shade from time to time, but it's a somewhat different when you're a celebrity. Every time you diss someone, even in the most subtle way, you will soon see that your fans have immediately figured out. So why not just go for it, like these celebs did when they absolutely burned their exes.

1. Drake and Rihanna

Drake attended a New Year's Eve party with his then-rumored flame girlfriend. In the early hours of 2017, he made the DJ change the song when Rihanna's 'Work' came on. "That was an old vibe," he reportedly said.

2. Perrie Edwards and Zayn

Fans have deduced that Little Mix's 'Shout Out to My Ex' is almost definitely about Zayn. "I hope she gettin' better sex / Hope she ain’t fakin’ it like I did, babe" is pretty brutal in itself. The lyrics also included “Guess I should say thank you / For the ‘hate yous’ and the tattoos / Oh baby, I’m cool by the way / Ain’t sure I loved you anyway" - a reference to Zayn's Perrie tattoo, which has since been altered.

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3. Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber

At one point, Justin threatened to shut down all his social media when fans criticised him for a photo of then-girlfriend Sofia Richie back in 2016, after his split with Selena. Gomez later commented: "If you can't handle the hate then stop posting pictures of your girlfriend lol". In response, he wrote, "It's funny t see people that used me for attention and still try to point the finger this way. Sad."

4. Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon

In a performance in Tokyo, Mariah changed the lyrics of Billie Holiday song 'Don't Explain' from "And I know you cheat / right or wrong, don't matter" to the more direct "I know you cheated, motherf*cker".

5. Gregg Sulkin and Bella Thorne

After their split, Bella started making headlines with Tyler Posey in 2016. Just as the photos surfaced, Gregg tweeted: "Who doesn't enjoy watching entertainment at the circus?" and "Children want attention".

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6. Britney and Justin Timberlake

Speaking to Rolling Stone in 2011, Britney spoke about the 'Cry Me A River' music video, which starred her lookalike alongside Timberlake. "I think it looks like such a desperate attempt, personally," she said. "But that was a great way to sell the record. He's smart [laughs]. Smart guy."

7. Amber Rose and Kanye West

In one of the most memorable tweets to have hit the internet, Rose wrote: "Awww @kanyewest are u mad I'm not around to play in ur asshole anymore? #FingersInTheBootyAssBitch". The rapper later responded: "Exes can be mad but just know I never let them play with my ass. I don’t do that… I stay away from that area all together".

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8. John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston

In a now-infamous interview with Playboy, Mayer said:

"If Jennifer Aniston knows how to use BitTorrent I’ll eat my fucking shoe [...] The brunt of her success came before TMZ and Twitter. I think she’s still hoping it goes back to 1998. She saw my involvement in technology as courting distraction. And I always said, 'These are the new rules.'"

9. Lady Gaga and Taylor Kinney

"I think women love very hard," Gaga told CBS Sunday Morning when talking about their relationship. "We just love with everything we have. And sometimes I don’t know that that love is met with the type of dignity that we wish it would be met with. You know, we’re not trying to make you less of a man. We just want you to love us as deeply and as wholesomely and as fully as we love you."

10. Lana Del Ray and G-Eazy

While performing in Denver earlier this year, Del Ray made a slight change to the song 'White Mustang', which is supposedly about G-Eazy. She changed the line "Couldn't stop the way I was feeling the day your record dropped" to "Couldn't stop the way I was feeling the day his record dropped," adding, "and it wasn't even that good".

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11. Katy Perry and Diplo

During a livestream, Katy was asked by James Corden to rank her exes from best to worst in bed. John Mayer came first, then Orland Bloom, with Diplo ranking last. Diplo tweeted in response: "I don't even remember having sex".

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12. Rihanna and all her exes

In an Instagram post, Rihanna wrote: "None of my exs [sic] are married or in happy relationships so it's safe to say I wasn't da problem lol".

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While there is plenty of hearsay out there about celebrity relationships, some stories are far more believable than others. Just look at this list of the most ridiculous rumors about celebrities.

Jennifer Lawrence has spoken out against the rumors that she has undergone plastic surgery.

During a conversation with Kylie Jenner for Interview magazine, the 33-year-old Hunger Games star opened up about cosmetic surgery speculation she's faced recently.

On the topic of her makeup empire, the Kylie Cosmetics founder told Lawrence that she created her famous lip kits because of her desire to have "big, fat, juicy lips," and had been overlining them to achieve that fullness.

The Academy-Award-winning actress then responded by accrediting her new look - which had many people assuming she had work done to her face - to makeup techniques and time.

Jennifer Lawrence addressed plastic surgery rumors. Credit: Dominik Bindl / Getty

"That’s really, really cool," the Silver Linings Playbook lead told the 26-year-old beauty mogul.

"And I also think it’s incredible what makeup can do because I work with Hung [Vanngo], who overlines the lip, and I call him a plastic surgeon because everybody in the last few months since I’ve been working with him, is convinced that I had eye surgery," she added.

Shocked by the comment, Jenner responded: "Stop," but Lawrence wasn’t kidding, as she proclaimed: "I’m like: 'I didn’t have eye surgery. I’m doing makeup.'

"Well, apparently, I’ve had full plastic surgery," Lawrence quipped, referring to the accusations that began after she stepped out for the Dior Fashion Show in September.

Lawrence sparked plastic surgery rumors after she stepped out for the Dior Fashion Show. Credit: WWD / Getty

Despite many social media users suggesting she had gotten filler in her lips and a nose job, the No Hard Feelings actress pointed out the fact that it’s completely normal for your face to change as you get older.

"I started at 19, so I get the before and after pictures from when I’m 19 to 30 and I’m like, 'I grew up. I lost baby weight in my face, and my face changed because I’m aging,'" she explained.

Jenner, who also famously started over-lining her lips as a teenager to make them appear "fuller", explained how her experience with makeup has also changed as she's grown older and shared her frustrations with people making assumptions about her looks.

"I’ll see before and after photos when I’m 12 years old versus 26 and my eyebrows are filled differently. I have contour on. I’m like, 'How can you compare my 12-year-old face and say I’ve gotten my jaw shaved and eyelids removed?' I’m like, 'What are we talking about?'", she said.

Kylie Jenner has been facing plastic surgery rumors for years. Credit: Dia Dipasupil / Getty

While this is the first time that Lawrence has addressed the plastic surgery allegations publicly, Jenner has been fighting off the rumors for years.

In an episode of her famous family's reality TV show, The Kardashians, the mom-of-two hit back at the claims that she’s changed her 'whole face' through surgery.

"One of the biggest misconceptions about me is that I was this insecure child and I got so much surgery to change my whole face, which is false," she said on an episode of their Hulu show. "I’ve only gotten fillers. I don’t want that to be part of my story."

The social media personality - who boasts over 399 million followers on Instagram - maintained that she has always been extremely confident and would never do anything to drastically alter her appearance - especially now that she has a daughter.

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