According to Justin Bieber, his problematic and controversial behavior was from 2012 to 2014 – including several paparazzi clashes, a handful of lawsuits and several unintended driving incidents Billboard noted – took its toll on his relationship with his mother, Pattie Mallette. It later became apparent that the pop star abused drugs during this period to “escape” his reality, sharing this in his YouTube documentary series 2020. Seasonsthat the pressure forced him to use more drugs. “There was a time when I sipped lean, took pills, made Molly, mushrooms. Everything, ”he said New York Daily News.
In conversation with Billboard In 2015, the pop star admitted that his relationship with his estranged mother was “fairly nonexistent” during this low point in his life. He explained, “I was far away because I was ashamed. I never wanted my mother to be disappointed in me and I knew it was her. We haven’t talked in a while, so it takes time to rebuild that confidence. She now lives in Hawaii. It is difficult, but it is getting better. She is a wonderful woman and I love her. “
It seems that Bieber has rebuilt this confidence because he and Mallette are back on good terms.