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Inside Justin Bieber's toxic circle: His father was absent, his mother naive. At 14, he was 'gifted' by Usher to a record boss and entered Diddy's depraved orbit...now gaunt-looking singer is 'struggling' to know who he can trust
He was just 13-years-old when he was discovered by music mogul Scooter Braun and his career quickly spiralled.
However, when Justin signed his first record deal in 2008, he was left potentially vulnerable to some of the industry's most dangerous and predatory stars - with his friendship with P Diddy now under renewed scrutiny amid allegations of sex trafficking and racketeering offences against the rapper, though not involving Bieber. Prosecutors say over the course of 'decades' Combs enlisted legions of employees and prostitutes to stage elaborate, sometimes days-long, twisted displays at these 'Freak-Off' orgies, at which women were given drugs and forced into sexual acts with male sex workers. The extent of Bieber's drug use in his teens only became clear in recent years, with the singer being more candid about his addiction struggles, including admitting he started smoking marijuana aged 12 before going on to abuse pills and alcohol.
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