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The Kid Laroi praises 'mentor' Justin Bieber during talk at SXSW Sydney amid Diddy allegations: 'Not a lot of people have experienced what he has'


The Kid Laroi delivered a dramatic warning to young artists hoping to make it big in Australia's music industry.

'Another person I wanted to highlight today … maybe a lot of people don't understand how much of a good leader and mentor he is but Justin Bieber, especially in the past couple of years since meeting and (living) in Los Angeles,' Laroi, born Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard, said. Speaking at his keynote speech at SXSW Sydney on Saturday, the 21-year-old Australian opened up about his friendship with the Peaches hitmaker, 30 — three years after collaborating on the hit single Stay The star is set to remain in a Brooklyn jail until he stands trial in his sex trafficking case after a second judge refused to accept a $50million bail package offered by his lawyers.

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