He may have been his mentor since he discovered him on YouTube at just 13-years-old, but that doesn’t mean Usher doesn’t want to knock Justin Bieber back into shape when he seems him making silly mistakes.
The 36-year-old R’n’B star has admitted that he isn’t happy with some of the choices Justin has made and that if he needs to give him a good punch to make him see sense then he will. It may sound a bit scary, but he means it in the nicest possible sense. Honest.
Talking in a new interview with Billboard Magazine he admitted that he does his best to support Justin, 20, who he discovered alongside business partner and Justin’s manager Scooter Braun when they signed him to their Raymon Braun Media Group company.
He said: “I can say I’m not happy with all the choices my friend has made, but I’m supportive of him. He’s making his own decisions and it’s important to show support.”
Talking in a new interview with Billboard Magazine he admitted that he does his best to support Justin, 20, who he discovered alongside business partner and Justin’s manager Scooter Braun when they signed him to their Raymon Braun Media Group company.
He said: “I can say I’m not happy with all the choices my friend has made, but I’m supportive of him. He’s making his own decisions and it’s important to show support.”
Usher went ton to describe his realtionship with the young chart-topper as more “man-to-man” now that he has got older. He also confessed that while he would like to hit him sometimes, he’s also there with emotional support, hugs, kisses, a shoulder to cry on, whatever it is he might need.
He added: “Our relationship is more man-to-man now,” he said. “I try my hardest to give as much positive reinforcement as I can. I’ll punch him in the f—ing chest when I need to, and give him a hug and kiss when I need to.”
Justin has had several run-ins with the law this year including being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Miami and allegedly egging his neighbours home.
He then caught even more negative attention when an old video featuring him telling a joke containing the n-word was published online sparking a racism row.
At the time Usher spoke out in Justin’s defence saying: “As I have watched Justin Bieber navigate difficult waters as a young man, I can tell you that he hasn’t always chosen the path of his greatest potential, but he is unequivocally not a racist. What he is now is a young man faced with an opportunity to become his best self, an example to the millions of kids that follow him to not make the same mistakes.”
Despite his bad behaviour Usher finished by confessing that for him his relationship with Justin isn’t just work. He said: “It’s more than just mentoring. I love the kid.”
He added: “Our relationship is more man-to-man now,” he said. “I try my hardest to give as much positive reinforcement as I can. I’ll punch him in the f—ing chest when I need to, and give him a hug and kiss when I need to.”
Justin has had several run-ins with the law this year including being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Miami and allegedly egging his neighbours home.
He then caught even more negative attention when an old video featuring him telling a joke containing the n-word was published online sparking a racism row.
At the time Usher spoke out in Justin’s defence saying: “As I have watched Justin Bieber navigate difficult waters as a young man, I can tell you that he hasn’t always chosen the path of his greatest potential, but he is unequivocally not a racist. What he is now is a young man faced with an opportunity to become his best self, an example to the millions of kids that follow him to not make the same mistakes.”
Despite his bad behaviour Usher finished by confessing that for him his relationship with Justin isn’t just work. He said: “It’s more than just mentoring. I love the kid.”
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