Photo: George Pimentel/WireImageWhileJustin Bieber‘srecent behaviorhas left some worried, an insider suggests he’s experiencing more growing pains that come with the transition from child star to adult.“People have always known you as a kid, and you want to grow up and do different things and not be seen as a kid,” says the insider. “What do you expect from someone who was on top of the world, with no proper home?”Since rising to fame with his debut album in 2009 after being discovered on YouTube, Bieber, now 22, has been open about hissometimes strained relationshipwith his parents. He toldBillboardin November that his relationship with his mom, Pattie Mallette, is “pretty non-existing.” And earlier this year, despite saying he anddad Jeremy Bieberare “closer,” hetoldGQof his parents: “You don’t need them as much” anymore.Adds the insider: “He’s an adult – he does what he wants to do.”For more onJustin Bieberand his recent behavior, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.Recently that attitude has fueled more headlines than usual, fromcanceling meet-and-greetsand saying he’s “done”taking fan photosto getting a face tattoo and walking barefoot andsitting in a treearound Boston.Another source insists Bieber simply “feels beat” fromhisPurposetour schedule.And his rep denies a report that that same tour – scheduled through November – is in jeopardy, adding Bieber is “totally fine.”
Photo: George Pimentel/WireImage

WhileJustin Bieber‘srecent behaviorhas left some worried, an insider suggests he’s experiencing more growing pains that come with the transition from child star to adult.“People have always known you as a kid, and you want to grow up and do different things and not be seen as a kid,” says the insider. “What do you expect from someone who was on top of the world, with no proper home?”Since rising to fame with his debut album in 2009 after being discovered on YouTube, Bieber, now 22, has been open about hissometimes strained relationshipwith his parents. He toldBillboardin November that his relationship with his mom, Pattie Mallette, is “pretty non-existing.” And earlier this year, despite saying he anddad Jeremy Bieberare “closer,” hetoldGQof his parents: “You don’t need them as much” anymore.Adds the insider: “He’s an adult – he does what he wants to do.”For more onJustin Bieberand his recent behavior, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.Recently that attitude has fueled more headlines than usual, fromcanceling meet-and-greetsand saying he’s “done”taking fan photosto getting a face tattoo and walking barefoot andsitting in a treearound Boston.Another source insists Bieber simply “feels beat” fromhisPurposetour schedule.And his rep denies a report that that same tour – scheduled through November – is in jeopardy, adding Bieber is “totally fine.”
WhileJustin Bieber‘srecent behaviorhas left some worried, an insider suggests he’s experiencing more growing pains that come with the transition from child star to adult.
“People have always known you as a kid, and you want to grow up and do different things and not be seen as a kid,” says the insider. “What do you expect from someone who was on top of the world, with no proper home?”
Since rising to fame with his debut album in 2009 after being discovered on YouTube, Bieber, now 22, has been open about hissometimes strained relationshipwith his parents. He toldBillboardin November that his relationship with his mom, Pattie Mallette, is “pretty non-existing.” And earlier this year, despite saying he anddad Jeremy Bieberare “closer,” hetoldGQof his parents: “You don’t need them as much” anymore.
Adds the insider: “He’s an adult – he does what he wants to do.”
For more onJustin Bieberand his recent behavior, pick up the latest issue of PEOPLE, on newsstands Friday.
Recently that attitude has fueled more headlines than usual, fromcanceling meet-and-greetsand saying he’s “done”taking fan photosto getting a face tattoo and walking barefoot andsitting in a treearound Boston.
Another source insists Bieber simply “feels beat” fromhisPurposetour schedule.
And his rep denies a report that that same tour – scheduled through November – is in jeopardy, adding Bieber is “totally fine.”
source: people.com