Justin Drew Bieber (
; born March 1, 1994)
[3][4] is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After a talent manager discovered him through his
Youtube videos covering songs in 2007 and signed to
RBMG, Bieber released his debut
EP,
My World, in late 2009. It was certified platinum in the U.S.
[5] He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record chart on the
Billboard Hot 100.
[6] Bieber released his first full-length
studio album,
My World 2.0, in 2010. It debuted at or near number one in several countries and was certified triple platinum in the U.S.
[7] It was preceded by his most successful single to date, "
Baby".
Following his debut album, he had his first headlining tour, the
My World Tour, released the remix albums
My Worlds Acoustic and
Never Say Never – The Remixes -- and the 3D biopic-concert film
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never. He released his second studio album,
Under the Mistletoe, in November 2011, when it debuted at number one on the
Billboard 200. Bieber released his third studio album,
Believe, in 2012. His fourth studio album
Purpose was released in November 2015. His U.S. album and singles sales total 44.7 million.
[8][9] On December 16, 2015, his sales were estimated at more than 75 million records worldwide.
[10] On February 12, 2016, Bieber's first four albums were released on vinyl for the first time.
[11]
He has won numerous fan-voted awards, including
American Music Award for Artist of the Year in
2010 and
2012. In his career, he has received three Grammy nominations, winning one for
Best Dance Recording for the song "Where Are Ü Now" at the
2016 ceremony. His fan base, dubbed "beliebers", largely consists of early to mid-adolescent girls. He was listed three times by
Forbes magazine among the top ten
most powerful celebrities in the world in 2011, 2012, and 2013.
[12]
Early life
Bieber was born on March 1, 1994, in
London, Ontario, at St Joseph's Hospital,
[13] and was raised in
Stratford, Ontario.
[14] He is the only child of Jeremy Jack Bieber and
Patricia "Pattie" Mallette. Bieber's parents were never married.
[15] Pattie raised her son with the help of her mother, Diane, and stepfather, Bruce.
[16] His mother is of
French-Canadian descent; his paternal great-grandfather was of German ancestry, and his other roots are English and Irish.
[18][19] He has also stated that he believes that he has some undetermined
Aboriginal Canadian ancestry.
[20]
Through Jeremy, Bieber has two younger half-siblings, Jazmyn (born 2009) and Jaxon (born 2010).
[21]
Pattie worked a series of low-paying office jobs, raising Bieber as a
single mother in low-income housing. Bieber has maintained contact with
his father.
[22]
Bieber attended a
French-language immersion elementary school in Stratford, the
Jeanne Sauvé Catholic School.
[16] Growing up, he learned to play the piano, drums, guitar, and trumpet.
[14][23] He graduated from high school in
Stratford, Ontario, the
St. Michael Catholic Secondary School in 2012
[24] with a 4,0 GPA.
[25] In early 2007, aged 12, Bieber sang
Ne-Yo's "
So Sick" for a local singing competition in Stratford and was placed second.
[23][26] Mallette posted a video of the performance on
YouTube
for their family and friends to see. She continued to upload videos of
Bieber singing covers of various R&B songs, and Bieber's popularity
on the site grew.
[27]
Career
2008–10: Career beginnings and My World
Bieber in 2010, displaying his earlier haircut.
While searching for videos of a different singer,
Scooter Braun, a former marketing executive of
So So Def Recordings, clicked on one of Bieber's 2007 videos by accident.
[22]
Impressed, Braun tracked down the theatre Bieber was performing in,
located Bieber's school, and finally contacted Mallette, who was
reluctant because of Braun's Judaism. She remembered praying, "God, I
gave him to you. You could send me a Christian man, a Christian label!",
and, "God, you don't want this Jewish kid to be Justin's man, do you?"
However, church elders convinced her to let Bieber go with Braun. At 13,
Bieber went to
Atlanta, Georgia, with Braun to record demo tapes.
[22] Bieber began singing for
Usher one week later.
[28]
Bieber was soon signed to
Raymond Braun Media Group (RBMG), a joint venture between Braun and Usher.
[29] Justin Timberlake was also reportedly in the running to sign Bieber but lost the bidding war to Usher.
[29][30] Usher then sought assistance in finding a label home for the artist from then manager
Chris Hicks, who helped engineer an audition with his contact
L.A. Reid of
The Island Def Jam Music Group.
[31] Reid signed Bieber to
Island Records in October 2008 (resulting in a joint venture between RBMG and
Island Records) and appointed Hicks as executive Vice-President of Def Jam, where he could manage Bieber's career at the label.
[2][27][29][31] Bieber then moved to Atlanta with his mother to pursue further work with Braun and Usher.
[29] Braun became Bieber's manager in 2008.
[27]
Bieber's first single, "
One Time", was released to radio while Bieber was still recording his debut album.
[32] The song reached number 12 on the
Canadian Hot 100 during its first week of release in July 2009
[27] and later peaked at number 17 on the
Billboard Hot 100. During fall 2009, it had success in international markets.
[33] The song was
certified platinum in Canada and the US and
gold in Australia and New Zealand.
[34][35][36] His first release, an
extended play entitled
My World, was released on November 17, 2009. The album's second single, "
One Less Lonely Girl", and two promo singles, "
Love Me" and "
Favorite Girl", were released exclusively on the
iTunes Store and charted within the top 40 of the
Billboard Hot 100.
[33]
"One Less Lonely Girl" was later also released to radio and peaked
within the top 20 in Canada and the US, and was certified gold in the
latter.
[33] My World was eventually certified platinum in the US and double platinum in both Canada and the United Kingdom.
[37][38] To promote the album, Bieber performed on several live shows such as
mtvU's VMA 09 Tour, European program
The Dome,
YTV's
The Next Star,
The Today Show,
[39][40] The Wendy Williams Show,
Lopez Tonight,
The Ellen DeGeneres Show,
It's On with Alexa Chung,
Good Morning America,
Chelsea Lately, and
BET's
106 & Park. Bieber also guest starred in an episode of
True Jackson, VP in late 2009.
[41]
Bieber performed
Ron Miller and Bryan Wells's "Someday at Christmas" for US President
Barack Obama and first lady
Michelle Obama at the
White House for
Christmas in Washington, which aired on December 20, 2009 on US television broadcaster
TNT.
[42] Bieber was also one of the performers for
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with
Ryan Seacrest, on December 31, 2009.
[43] Bieber was a presenter at the
52nd Annual Grammy Awards on January 31, 2010. He was invited to be a vocalist for the
remake of "
We Are the World" (a song written by
Michael Jackson and
Lionel Richie) for its 25th anniversary to benefit
Haiti after the
earthquake. Bieber sings the opening line, which was sung by
Lionel Richie in the original version.
[44]
On March 12, 2010, a version of
K'naan's "
Wavin' Flag", recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as
Young Artists for Haiti, was released. Bieber is featured in the song, performing the closing lines.
2010–11: My World 2.0 and Never Say Never
In January 2010, "
Baby", was released from his debut album,
My World 2.0. The song featured
Ludacris, and became an international hit. It charted at number five on the US
Billboard Hot 100, peaked at number three on the
Canadian Hot 100[46] and reached the top ten in several international markets.
[33] Two promo singles "
Never Let You Go", and "
U Smile" were top thirty hits on the US Hot 100, and top twenty hits in Canada.
[33] According to review aggregator
Metacritic, the album has received "generally favorable reviews".
[47] It debuted at number one on the US
Billboard 200, making Bieber the youngest solo male act to top the chart since
Stevie Wonder in 1963.
[48] My World 2.0 also debuted at number one on the
Canadian Albums Chart,
Irish Albums Chart,
Australian Albums Chart, and the
New Zealand Albums Chart[33] and reached the top ten of fifteen other countries.
[49][50]
To promote the album, Bieber appeared on several live programs including
The View, the 2010
Kids' Choice Awards,
Nightline,
Late Show with David Letterman,
The Dome and
106 & Park.
[51] Sean Kingston appeared on the album's next single, "
Eenie Meenie".
The song reached the top ten in the United Kingdom and Australia, and
the top-twenty of most other markets. On April 10, 2010, Bieber was the
musical guest on
Saturday Night Live.
[52] On July 4, 2010, Bieber performed at the
Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks Spectacular in New York City.
[53] The following single from
My World 2.0, "
Somebody to Love", was released in April 2010, and a remix was released featuring Bieber's mentor
Usher. On June 23, 2010, Bieber went on his first official headlining tour, the
My World Tour, starting in
Hartford, Connecticut, to promote
My World and
My World 2.0. In July 2010, it was reported that Bieber was the most searched for celebrity on the Internet.
[54] That same month his music video for "
Baby", surpassed
Lady Gaga's "
Bad Romance" to become the most viewed, and also the most disliked YouTube video ever.
[55][56] However,
Taylor Swift's
Blank Space surpassed its number of views in 2015.
[57]
In September 2010, it was reported that Bieber accounted for three
percent of all traffic on Twitter, according to an employee of the
social-networking site.
[58]
In Bieber's second album, because of
puberty, his voice was deeper than it was in his first album.
[59]
In April 2010, the singer discussing his vocals remarked, "It cracks.
Like every teenage boy, I'm dealing with it and I have the best vocal
coach in the world. [...] Some of the notes I hit on "Baby" I can't hit
any more. We have to lower the key when I sing live."
[60] Bieber guest-starred in the season premiere of the CBS crime drama
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation,
which aired on September 23, 2010. He played a "troubled teen who is
faced with a difficult decision regarding his only brother", who is also
a serial bomber. Bieber was also in a subsequent episode which aired on
February 17, 2011, in which his character is killed.
[61] Bieber performed a medley of "
U Smile", "
Baby", and "
Somebody to Love" and briefly played the drums at the
2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010.
[62] Bieber announced in October 2010 that he would be releasing an acoustic album, called
My Worlds Acoustic.
[63]
It was released on November 26, 2010 in the United States and featured
acoustic versions of songs from his previous albums, and accompanied the
release of a new song titled "
Pray".
[64]
A 3-D part-biopic, part-concert film starring Bieber entitled
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, was released on February 11, 2011, directed by
Step Up 3D director
Jon Chu. It topped the box office with an estimated gross of $12.4 million on its opening day from 3,105 theatres.
[65] It grossed $30.3 million for the weekend and was narrowly beaten by the romantic comedy
Just Go with It, which grossed $31 million.
[66] Never Say Never reportedly exceeded industry expectations, nearly matching the $31.1 million grossed by
Miley Cyrus's 2008 3-D concert film,
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert, which holds the record for the top debut for a music-documentary.
[67] Never Say Never grossed a total of $98,441,954 worldwide.
[68] The film is accompanied by his second remix album,
Never Say Never – The Remixes, released February 14, 2011, and features remixes of songs from his debut album, with guest appearances from
Miley Cyrus,
Chris Brown, and
Kanye West, among others.
[69]
In June 2011, Bieber was ranked #2 on the
Forbes
list of Best-Paid Celebrities under 30. He is the youngest star, and 1
of 7 musicians on the list, having raked in $53 million in a 12-month
period.
[70] On November 1, 2011, Bieber released the
Christmas-themed Under the Mistletoe, his second studio album. It debuted at #1 on the
Billboard 200, selling 210,000 copies in its first week of release.
[71]
2012–15: Believe, Journals, and other appearances
In late 2011, Bieber began recording his third studio album, entitled
Believe. The following week, Bieber appeared on
The Ellen DeGeneres Show to announce that the first single would be called "
Boyfriend" and would be released on March 26, 2012.
[72] The song debuted at number two on the US
Billboard Hot 100 chart, selling a total of 521,000 digital units, the second-highest-ever debut digital sales week.
[73] Bill Werde of
Billboard noted that it failed to debut at number one because the digital download of the track was available only through
iTunes Store, "restricting the buying option for those that do not frequent the Apple retail store".
[74] "Boyfriend" became Bieber's first single ever to reach the top position on the
Canadian Hot 100 by debuting at number one and staying on for one week.
[73]
His third studio album,
Believe was released on June 19, 2012, by
Island Records. The album marks a musical departure from the
teen pop sound of his previous releases, and incorporates elements of
dance-pop and
R&B genres.
[75]
Intent on developing a more "mature" sound, Bieber collaborated with a
wide range of urban producers for the release as well as some long-time
collaborators, including
Darkchild,
Hit-Boy,
Diplo, and
Max Martin.
Entertainment Weekly praised Bieber's musical shift, calling the album both a "reinvention and a reintroduction".
[76] Rolling Stone
noted the deeper voice and more "intense" beats found on the album,
although it lampooned one of his euphemisms for newfound sexual maturity
("If you spread your wings, you can fly away with me").
[77] Believe debuted at number one on the
Billboard 200, becoming his fourth number-one album.
[78][79][80] The album sold 57,000 copies in its first week in Canada, debuting atop the
Canadian Albums Chart.
[81]
The
Believe Tour, which further promoted the album, began in September 2012 in
Glendale, Arizona.
[82] On December 14, 2012, Bieber appeared on
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he announced plans to release an acoustic album titled
Believe Acoustic, which was released on January 29, 2013.
[83]
Bieber returned to
Saturday Night Live as the host and musical guest of February 9, 2013 episode. His appearance was panned by critics
[84][85] and cast members, including
Kate McKinnon, who stated that Bieber was not comfortable with his hosting duties, and
Bill Hader,
who stated that he did not enjoy the presence of Bieber or his
entourage. Hader added that in his eight years on the program, Bieber
was the only host who lived up to his reputation.
[86][87]
On March 7, 2013, Bieber fainted backstage at
London's O2 Arena after complaining of breathing problems throughout his performance and was taken to hospital.
[88] Bieber cancelled his second Lisbon, Portugal concert at the
Pavilhão Atlântico, which was to be held on March 12, because of low ticket sales. The concert on March 11 went on.
[89] In mid-August 2013, a remixed duet version of
Michael Jackson's previously unreleased song "Slave To The Rhythm", featuring Justin Bieber
leaked online.
[90]
In response to criticism over this remix, the MJ Estate had not
authorized release of this recording, and has since made attempts to
remove the song from as many sites and YouTube channels as possible.
[91] Later, a song titled "Twerk" by rapper
Lil Twist, featuring Bieber as well as
Miley Cyrus, also leaked.
[92]
On October 3, 2013, Bieber announced that he would release a new song every Monday for 10 weeks as a lead-up to the film
Justin Bieber's Believe, which entered production in May 2012 and was released on December 25, 2013. The film is a follow-up to
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, and
Jon M. Chu returned to direct.
[93][94][95] The first song of Music Mondays, "
Heartbreaker", was released on October 7. The second song, "
All That Matters", was released on October 14, followed by "
Hold Tight" on October 21, "
Recovery" on October 28, "
Bad Day" on November 4, and "
All Bad" on November 11. The seventh song, "
PYD" featuring
R. Kelly, was released on November 18; it was followed by "
Roller Coaster" on November 25, and "
Change Me" on December 2. The final song, "
Confident" featuring
Chance the Rapper,
was released on December 9, 2013. That same day, it was announced that
all 10 tracks will be featured on an upcoming collection called
Journals. It reportedly featured five additional unreleased songs, a music video for "All That Matters", and a trailer for
Believe.
Journals
was only available for purchase via iTunes for a limited time only:
from December 23, 2013 to January 9, 2014. The titles of the five new
additional songs are: "One Life", "Backpack" featuring
Lil Wayne, "What's Hatinin" featuring
Future, "Swap It Out", and "Memphis" featuring
Big Sean and
Diplo.
[96] Bieber released a song titled "
Home to Mama" featuring Australian singer
Cody Simpson in November 2014.
[97]
Because of the disbanding of
Universal Music's division,
The Island Def Jam Music Group, in April 2014, Bieber and a number of artists were subsequently transferred to a UMG related division
Def Jam Recordings, causing Bieber and the other artists to no longer be signed to Island Records.
[98][99]
In February 2015, Bieber released a song "
Where Are Ü Now", with
Jack Ü.
[100] In March 2015, Bieber made an appearance in the music video for
Carly Rae Jepsen's single "
I Really Like You".
[101]
In March 2015 Bieber was the featured roastee in
Comedy Central's annual
roast special.
[102] Bieber filmed an episode for the Fox TV reality series
Knock Knock Live, and aired before the show was cancelled after two episodes.
[103]
2015-present: Purpose
On August 28, 2015, Bieber released a new single titled "
What Do You Mean?" as the lead single from his fourth studio album
Purpose. The song is a blend of teen pop,
electronic dance music and acoustic R&B and became Bieber's first number-one single on the
Billboard Hot 100.
[104] He became the youngest male artist to debut at the top of that chart, earning him a
Guinness World Record. On October 23, 2015, Bieber released the album's second single titled "
Sorry" as an instant download, with the pre-order of the album on iTunes. The song debuted at number two on the
Billboard Hot 100.
[105]
After eight non-consecutive weeks (seven consecutively) at number two,
on the week charting January 23, 2016, "Sorry" climbed to the top spot
of the chart and became Bieber's second number-one single on the
Billboard Hot 100. The third single from
Purpose, "
Love Yourself"
also peaked at number one in the US, making Bieber the first male
artist in almost a decade to have three number-ones from an album since
Justin Timberlake last did it with his album
FutureSex/LoveSounds in 2006/2007.
Purpose was released on November 13, 2015 and debuted at number one on the
Billboard 200, becoming Bieber's sixth album to debut at the top of that chart.
[106][107] On November 11, 2015, Bieber announced he will embark on the Purpose Tour. The tour starts in
Seattle,
Washington on March 9, 2016.
[108]
Public image
General
Bieber performing in
Zürich, 2011
Usher commented that while he and Bieber were both signed at the same
age, "I had the chance to ramp up my success, where this has happened
to Bieber abruptly". As a result, Usher, Braun, Bieber's bodyguard, and
other adults surrounding Bieber constantly coach him on handling fame
and his public image.
[22] After signing Bieber, Usher appointed one of his former assistants, Ryan Good, to be Bieber's
road manager and
stylist.
Good, once nicknamed Bieber's "swagger coach", created a "streetwise
look" for the singer which consisted of baseball caps, hoodies, dog
chains, and flashy sneakers. Amy Kaufman of
The Los Angeles Times comments, "Though a product of a middle-class suburban upbringing in
Stratford, Ontario,
Bieber's manner of dress and speech ('Wassup man, how you doin'?' or
'It's like, you know, whateva' ') suggest he's mimicking his favourite
rappers."
[109] In 2013, Bieber said that he was "very influenced by
black culture",
but he neither thought "of it as black or white" nor tried to "act or
pose in a certain way". To him, it was "a lifestyle—like a suaveness or a
swag".
[110] Wax statues of him with his hairstyle from that of his earlier career are on display at the
Madame Tussauds wax museums in Amsterdam, London, and New York City.
[111]
"He's the only person in humanity who's grown up the way he has --
with smartphones and cameras on him 24/7 ... Another kid can go out and
have a good night on the town, and no one gives a crap, but Justin is
the most Googled person on the planet -- for four years straight!"
Scooter Braun, Bieber's manager, in 2013[110]
Bieber is often featured in
teen magazines, such as
Tiger Beat,
[22] and has been labelled as a "teen heartthrob".
[112] In 2010, he was frequently criticized for looking and sounding younger than his age,
[113] and the following year for an
androgynous appearance, which had been commonly noted in the media, including his appearance on the cover of
LOVE magazine's androgyny issue in 2011.
[114]
His teen-pop music, image (especially as a heartthrob to young teenage
girls), and the media attention he receives have additionally been
criticized.
[113] He has been a target of Internet bloggers and
message board posters, especially users of the Internet message board
4chan and of YouTube.
[115] Nick Collins of
The Daily Telegraph
said that "Bieber's character appears to strike a particularly sour
note with his Internet critics" who have questioned his manner of
speech, among other things.
[113]
Bieber's early fanbase developed on YouTube and predated the release of his first album.
[116] The fanbase is called "Beliebers," which the
Chicago Tribune included as one of the top
buzzwords of 2010.
[117]
YouTube and
According to Jan Hoffman of
The New York Times, part of Bieber's appeal stems from his YouTube channel. Long before the November 2009 release of the
My World EP, his YouTube videos attracted millions of views.
[22]
Braun recognized the appeal. Before flying him to Atlanta, Braun wanted
to "build him up more on YouTube first" and had Bieber record more home
videos for the channel. "I said: 'Justin, sing like there’s no one in
the room. But let's not use expensive cameras.' We'll give it to kids,
let them do the work, so that they feel like it's theirs", recalled
Braun.
[22] Bieber continues to upload videos to the same channel and has opened a
Twitter account, from which he interacts with fans regularly;
[27] his account was reported in November 2010 to have more than six million followers.
[118] Bieber surpassed
Lady Gaga for having the most followed person on Twitter in January 2013. In early November 2013,
Katy Perry surpassed him for having the most followers.
[119]
Bieber was frequently a trending topic on Twitter when the feature first launched
[120] because his fans frequently discussed him on the network,
[121] and he was named the top trending star on Twitter in 2010;
[122] Klout gave his account a score of 100.
[123][124] In April 2013, the social media analysis company
Socialbakers concluded that 16.7 million of Bieber's 37 million Twitter followers are not genuine.
[125][126]
Artistry
When giving a review for Justin Bieber's
Purpose, Neil McCormick of
The Daily Telegraph complimented his "soft, supple and seductive singing".
[127] Caroline Sullivan of
The Guardian
also praised Bieber’s "affectedly breathy voice", but insisted in the
same sentence that "the voice soon palls" after listening to the whole
album.
[128]
Bieber has cited
Mariah Carey,
Michael Jackson,
Usher,
Ne-Yo,
Boyz II Men,
Stevie Wonder,
Justin Timberlake,
New Kids on the Block,
Tupac and
The Beatles as his musical inspirations.
[129][130][131]
Personal life
Beliefs and relationships
Bieber identifies himself as a faithful adherent of Christianity,
said he communicates with God via prayer, and that "he's the reason I'm
here".
[132]
He reflected his faith in a music video with Brandon Burke, titled
"#iPledge", in which he "talks candidly about his appreciation for the
tenet of forgiveness in the Christian faith".
[133] Regarding
sexual abstinence, he told music magazine
Rolling Stone,
"I don't think you should have sex with anyone unless you love them."
He added that he does not "believe in abortion", and that it is "like
killing a baby"; when asked about the case of abortion with regard to
rape, however, he said, "I guess I haven't been in that position, so I
wouldn't be able to judge that."
[134][135] His view on sexual orientation is quoted as "everyone's own decision",
[136] and he has contributed to the
It Gets Better Project,
[137] a non-profit group aiming to prevent
suicide among LGBT youth.
[138]
As Bieber resides in the United States, he is reported to possess an
O-1 visa for temporary resident status, based on "extraordinary ability or achievement" in a field.
[139] Bieber has stated that he is not interested in obtaining
US citizenship
because of his view on America's market-oriented health care system. He
has praised Canada as being "the best country in the world" citing
its government-run health care system as a model example.
[134] According to
Scooter Braun, he has also stated that he regularly cites the
Jewish prayer Shema Yisrael before every live show showcasing his view on multiculturalism.
[140] In December 2010, he was in a relationship with
Selena Gomez.
[141][142] In January 2013, it was reported that he was single.
[143][144]
Bieber's father, Jeremy Bieber, is a former carpenter and
pro-am mixed martial artist. In March 2014,
Rolling Stone
characterized Jeremy as having "split with Justin's mom when Justin was
a toddler, and wasn't always around afterward. But he has, as of late,
accepted a place of honor in his superstar son's entourage".
[145]
Endorsements, products, and philanthropy
Aside from his career as a musician, Bieber has also ventured into the worlds of business and philanthropy.
He has becoming an angel
investor for technology companies and made his first
startup investment in 2009. Since then, he has quietly invested millions of dollars in a dozen small technology start-ups including
Shots, game-for-good company SoJo Studios,
Spotify, and
Stamped. He has said that he is not going to invest in something he does not like, as he has to believe in the product.
[146][147]
Bieber endorsed
Adidas, beside
Derrick Rose and
Venus Williams, in 2012.
[148]
He became the new "face" and "body" of
Calvin Klein in early 2015.
[149]
In June 2015, Bieber teamed up with StarShop, a new shopping app launched by
Kevin Harrington.
[150]
Bieber has
bandwagoned four fragrances as of 2014.
[151] He launched his debut fragrance, Someday, in 2011;
[151] it grossed more than three million USD in sales, at
Macy's, in just under three weeks, which industry experts respect as a successful celebrity-led launch.
[152] On the heels of that 2011 best-seller, he launched his second fragrance, Girlfriend, in June 2012.
[153] His third fragrance, The Key, was launched in July 2013.
[154] His latest fragrance, Justin Bieber Collector's Edition, launched in 2014.
[155]
Bieber supports
Pencils of Promise,
[156] a charity founded by
Adam Braun,
the younger brother of Bieber's manager. The organization builds
schools in developing countries, and Bieber became manager for the
organization's campaign in
Guatemala. He currently serves as a celebrity spokesman for the organization
[157] by running ads for the charity and its campaign "Schools4All".
[158][159] He promises to visit schools that donate the most funds to the organization.
[160]
He takes part in the charity's fund-raising galas and donates parts of
the proceeds from his concerts and Someday line of fragrances,
[161] and various merchandising to the charity.
He also appears in an
animal welfare PSA for
PETA encouraging people to volunteer at and adopt from
animal shelters instead of buying pets from
breeders or pet stores.
[162]
Legal issues
Bieber after his 2014 arrest in Miami, Florida
Bieber had several run-ins with the law around the world before his first arrest in 2014,
[163] including when he was accused of reckless driving in his neighbourhood in 2012, and charged in
Brazil with
vandalism in 2013.
[163][164] One of his neighbours in
Calabasas, California accused Bieber of throwing
eggs at his home on January 9, 2014 and causing thousands of dollars of damage.
[163][165][166] On January 23, 2014, Bieber was arrested in
Miami Beach, Florida together with singer
Khalil on suspicion of
driving under the influence (DUI), driving with an over six month expired license, and
resisting arrest without violence.
[167][168][169] Police said that Bieber told authorities he had consumed alcohol, smoked marijuana, and taken prescription drugs.
[163] He has been released from these charges on a $2,500
bond, and lack of evidence beyond reasonable doubt as dictated in the United States court of law.
[170] A toxicology report revealed that Bieber had
THC (a principal constituent of
cannabis) and the
anti-anxiety medication Xanax in his system at the time of his arrest.
[171][172]
Following Bieber's arrest on the DUI charge, more than 270,000 persons petitioned the
White House
seeking to have him deported from the United States. Although the
number of signatures received was sufficient to require a response under
published
White House guidelines; it has been noted that the Obama Administration has declined substantive comment on the petition.
[173] Immigration Law expert
Harlan York
noted that the likeliness of Bieber being deported was extremely slim.
York stated, "About a decade ago, the Supreme Court ruled that driving
under the influence, typically, is not a basis to deport someone."
[174]
On July 9, 2014, Bieber was charged with one
misdemeanor count of vandalism in California for throwing eggs at his Calabasas neighbour's home in January.
[166][175][176] Police earlier claimed that they had video footage of him
high-fiving friends after the eggs were thrown.
[166][177] With him pleading
no contest to the charge, the
Los Angeles County Superior Court sentenced him on July 9 to pay
US$80,900 in
restitution, serve two years'
probation, complete twelve weeks of
anger management, and five days of
community service in what the district attorney termed a negotiated settlement. Since then, he has permanently moved to
Beverly Hills, California after the incident.
[166][175][176]
On August 13, 2014, the January DUI case was settled with a
plea bargain pleading guilty to resisting an officer without violence, and a lesser charge of
driving without due care and attention.
He has been fined with US$500 and sentenced to attend both a 12-hour
anger management course, and a program that teaches about the impact of
drunken driving on victims. As part of the plea bargain, he has made a
US$50,000 contribution to
Our Kids, a local children's
charity.
[178][179]
"I didn't want to come off arrogant or conceited, or basically how
I've been acting the past year, year and a half ... although what's
happened in the past has happened, I just want to ... be kind and loving
and gentle and soft."
Bieber reflects in a video posted in January 2015[180]
On September 1, 2014, Bieber was arrested and charged with assault and
dangerous driving near his hometown of
Stratford, Ontario after a
collision between a
minivan and Bieber's
all-terrain vehicle
on August 29. Ontario police said that he then "engaged in a physical
altercation" with an occupant of the minivan. He was released shortly
and his lawyer blamed the incident on "the unwelcome presence of
paparazzi".
[181][182]
On September 8, Toronto dropped an assault charge against him
originally brought up on January 29 for an incident with a limousine
driver in December 2013.
[183][184] In November 2014, he was ordered to appear in
Argentina within 60 days by a
Buenos Aires court to give testimony on an alleged assault on a photographer on November 9, 2013.
[185] When he failed to do so, an
arrest warrant was issued and two of his bodyguards were released in Argentina in April 2015.
[186]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Bieber
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