Parents of the Stars

Fresh-faced pop star Justin Bieber was born to teen mom Pattie Mallette, who, according to her recent memoir, had quite the troubled past filled with sexual abuse, drug use, and marijuana dealing. While Justin's dad, Jeremy Bieber, a once heavy drinker, was in jail the day he was born, Mallette insists he's matured since then. "We've both grown. We've both changed," she told The Canadian Press in September. "He's been there since Justin was a ... more 

Fresh-faced pop star Justin Bieber was born to teen mom Pattie Mallette, who, according to her recent memoir, had quite the troubled past filled with sexual abuse, drug use, and marijuana dealing. While Justin's dad, Jeremy Bieber, a once heavy drinker, was in jail the day he was born, Mallette insists he's matured since then. "We've both grown. We've both changed," she told The Canadian Press in September. "He's been there since Justin was a baby. Some people think he just showed up when Justin became famous, but he's been a good dad." less