Social media users are shocked after disturbing videos of the way Justin Bieber was treated during the early stages of his career resurfaced online.
The 29-year-old found fame at a very early age after videos of him singing were spotted online by Scooter Braun, who tracked down the 13-year-old and convinced his mother, Patti Mallette, to allow him to sign to a label.
While many people are aware of his stratospheric rise to fame as a floppy-haired kid, most were stunned to look back on early interviews with the singer and see just how he was treated.
A video posted on TikTok by a user - who goes by the handle @kendallrae111 - displayed several unsettling moments from the 'Sorry' singer's teenage years in the music industry.
Check them out here:One of the troubling clips shows actress Jenny McCarthy kissing a then 18-year-old Bieber on the neck and groping his backside on stage after he won an award at the American Music Awards in 2012. Bieber can be heard saying: "Wow, I feel violated right now," after the incident.
Another piece of footage reveals a then 15-year-old Bieber being asked by a radio host to give her the "sex talk," to which he replies: "I feel uncomfortable right now. Why do you want to know the sex talk from a 15-year-old boy? That’s pretty weird."
In addition to this, the clip featured other instances of the 'Beauty and the Beat' singer being asked questions of a sexual nature by interviewers, being made uncomfortable at different award ceremonies, and being touched inappropriately by older celebrities.
One interviewer told him to "wear condoms", while James Corden was seen complimenting him on how nice he smelt and how beautiful his eyes were.
The video quickly amassed millions of views, with many people flocking to the comments section to share their outrage at Bieber's treatment.
One user wrote: "This is so disturbing," while another said: "This is painful to watch. They all owe him an apology!"
A third penned: "I honestly think this is why he is the way he is today. He was treat[ed] so badly as a kid so he knows everyone is so toxic. Trust issues 100%."
A fourth commented: "These celebrities were doing this in public, imagine what they do behind closed doors."
A fifth user chimed in: "So many kids think they have the life but it’s a truly decadent industry."
The video concluded with an interview of Bieber tearing up as he spoke about wanting to "protect" Billie Eilish because he doesn’t want her to have the same experiences that he did as a young person in the industry.
"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 you know, just turning their back on you in a second," he said in the Beats 1 interview with Apple Music.
"I just want to protect her. I don't want her to lose it. I don't want her to go through anything I went through," Bieber said, adding, "I don't wish that upon anybody."
