Watch the Justin Bieber story, not for a star getting drunk

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16. Are you sure about that, Nadin?

His mother is doing very well after living a pretty tough life. As far as seeing him as a meal ticket, apparently he showed talent even as a very small child. I don't know that of the millions of YouTube videos of parents showing off their child's talent, they'd all be accused of seeing that child as a meal ticket.

Mallette encouraged her son's talent, after he began showing an interest in music at the age of two. By age four, he taught himself to play the drums. Through the guidance of the church worship team, he continued to develop his drumming skills, while also learning to play the guitar, piano, and trumpet.[22] When her son was six years old, he began performing on the street in front of the Avon Theatre in Stratford, earning $3,000, which he used to take a vacation to Disneyworld in Florida.[23]

In 2007, she entered Justin in the local "Stratford Star" talent show, where he sang Ne-Yo's song, "So Sick", finishing second in the competition.[18][22][24] Mallette posted a video of the performance on YouTube for their family and friends to see. With each subsequent performance, Mallette uploaded a video to the Internet, so that family members who lived far away could see her son's progress.[18]

As Mallette continued to upload videos, her son's popularity on the Internet grew.[25] Chris Hicks, Bieber's A&R at Island/Def Jam, explained Bieber's huge online following to HitQuarters, stating:

"He was doing something different. He was an attractive white kid singing very soulful R&B hits. That set him apart immediately from anyone in his range because no one was covering or singing these kind of records. But equally important was that you believed in these songs–it was real. And you wanted to hear more."[26]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattie_Mallette

Justin Bieber buys his family a new $850,000 five bedroom home (father and step-brothers):

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2481225/Justin-Bieber-buys-family-new-850-000-bedroom-home.html


Gramps (paternal grandfaher) sounds a bit pathetic here (Justin's maternal grandparents he's whining about helped his single mom raise him after his father left when Justin was just 10 months old).

He expressed jealousy of Justin’s maternal grandmother, Diane Dale, and her husband, Bruce.

“For them, nothing seems to be too much trouble, and he buys them new houses, cars, luxury holidays, anything they want. But for us, nothing,” George Bieber said.

“It’s hard to imagine the money Justin has, as it’s about as far removed from our life as you could possibly get,” he said.

Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/justin-bieber-ailing-grandpa-doesn-care-article-1.1323837#ixzz2rFF2QBso

And ... I'm not defending Bieber's antics, because he doesn't seem to realize it's time to grow up and he could be doing so much more good with what he's been given.