In 2020, Justin Beiber remarked of Billy Eilish, “I don’t want her to go through what I’ve been through,” in response to fans continuing to find old footage of the singer following Sean “Diddy” Combs’s indictment for 𝓈ℯ𝓍 trafficking.
The 30-year-old pop musician, who only started his career at the age of 15, has openly discussed his issues with mental health throughout his career. 2020 saw Bieber reaching out to the recently-famous Eilish during a segment for Apple Music to promote his album Changes. Bieber asked Eilish for support and advice.
Highlights
- Justin Bieber expressed his desire to protect Billie Eilish from the dark side of fame in a 2020 interview.
- Fans have linked Bieber’s past experiences with abuse by older celebrities, including recently indicted Diddy.
- Bieber confessed that his road to fame was tough and filled with dark moments, impacting his mental health.
- The interview reveals Bieber’s lifelong shame and use of music to tell his story and make a difference.
“I don’t wish that upon anybody,” he stated. “So if she needs me, I’m just a call away.”
The clip is just one of many similar examples that netizens have been sharing online, suggesting that Bieber was abused by older celebrities early on, with Combs among them.
A tearful Justin Bieber said that she wanted to “protect” Billie Eilish on a resurfaced interview after Diddy’s 𝓈ℯ𝓍-trafficking puts a highlight to the dark side of the music industry
Billie Eilish experienced breakthrough success with her album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, which propelled her to global stardom.
Bieber told interviewer Zane Lowe that his road to fame was not only tough but also “dark.”
“Think about how young and impressionable I was, and you have everybody telling me how awesome I am at all times… I want people to understand the psychology of why I potentially could have problems in my life,” he explained.
The singer then went on to confess that he has been living “in shame” throughout his entire life as a star over “stuff in [his] past.”
Bieber did not go into further detail about the source of his shame but told curious fans to pay attention to his lyrics, as he was using that medium to tell “his story” and “hopefully make a difference.”
The clip ends with the singer saying he feels the need to protect Eilish so that she doesn’t lose [it], which fans interpreted to mean “her innocence.”
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The interview is one of many examples shared by fans online, who believe the singer was 𝓈ℯ𝓍ually harassed throughout his youth by various celebrities, scarring him
Videos of Diddy partying and spending time with a 15-year-old Bieber resurfaced online following the rapper’s arrest on 𝓈ℯ𝓍-trafficking charges and the accusation by prosecutors of a “criminal enterprise” being run by Combs.
Worried fans were quick to connect the nature of Diddy’s parties, called “Freak Offs,” where he lured women and male 𝓈ℯ𝓍 workers into drug-fueled, multi-day 𝓈ℯ𝓍ual escapades, with footage of a teenage Justin Bieber hanging around the rapper.
Aside from videos and pictures where the two are seen together, compilations of the singer being 𝓈ℯ𝓍ually harassed as a minor by other celebrities have also caught the attention of netizens.
Justin Bieber’s father-in-law also uploaded a warning to his followers about a coming “storm,” leading many to speculate that the singer is soon to release a tell-all interview revealing the names of other celebrities implicated in the scandal.
