Years-old remarks Justin Bieber made about wanting to “protect” Billie Eilish from the music industry have resurfaced in the wake of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ arrest for alleged sex trafficking and racketeering.
Bieber, 30, shared his feelings toward Eilish in 2020 while speaking with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe ahead of the release of his album, “Changes.”
A tearful Bieber told Lowe about his own experiences in the music industry as a young artist. After becoming an overnight success at just 14, the “Baby” singer signed to the record label of Combs’ protégée Usher in 2008.
“It was hard for me being that young and being in the industry and not knowing where to turn, and everyone telling me they loved me, and turn their back on you in a second,” Bieber said.
“I just want to protect her,” the singer added of Eilish, who was only 18 at the time of Bieber’s interview.
“I don’t want her to go through anything I went through. I don’t wish that upon anybody.”
Like Bieber, Eilish rocketed into the stratosphere of superstardom quickly and at a young age. Her debut album, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,” went to No. 1 in the US and spawned several hit singles.
Speaking about his personal struggles that played out in the public eye as he came of age, Bieber said that at some points “it was bad … it was dark.”
“Think about how young I was and so impressionable and you have everybody telling me how awesome I am at all times,” he explained.
“I just want people to understand the psychology of why I potentially could have problems in my life.”
The pop hitmaker also confessed that he has been “living in this shame” with “all this sort of stuff with my past.”
Justin Bieber got emotional recounting his experiences as a young artist in the music industry. He was just 15 when he rose to superstardom.Apple Music
As for Eilish, he hopes he could be “a good example” for her. “If she ever needs me I’m gonna be here for her. I’m just a call away.”
Though Bieber does not mention Combs by name in the interview, many on social media have drawn their own conclusions about what the singer might be alluding to, especially since a video featuring a “creepy” exchange between Diddy and a 15-year-old Bieber has been getting renewed attention as of late.
“He’s having 48 hours with Diddy, where we hanging out and what we’re doing we can’t really disclose,” Combs said in the video.
“But it’s definitely a 15-year-old’s dream.”
Billie Eilish thanked Bieber for his remarks by posting a clip of his interview on her Instagram along with a photo of her in a Justin Bieber T-shirt.billieeilish/Instagram
“I have been given custody of him,” Combs continued. “He’s signed to Usher and I had legal guardianship of Usher when he did his first album.”
The music mogul added, “I don’t have legal guardianship of him [Bieber] but for the next 48 hours he’s with me, and we’re gonna go full crazy.”
In another recently resurfaced video, Khloe Kardashian recalled running into Bieber at one of Combs’ A-list parties in 2014, saying that “half of the guests were naked.”
The Post has reached out to a rep for Bieber.
In an unsealed indictment against Diddy, federal prosecutors claim that the hip-hop star hosted “freak off” parties where women were lured and coerced into engaging in sexual performances with male sex workers.
The parties were allegedly recorded, providing Combs with material he could use to blackmail and coerce his victims.
Combs has been charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution.
He has pleaded not guilty on all counts and is currently in custody at a New York federal detention facility while he awaits trial.
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