Gossip: Justin Bieber's mother speaks about his bad behaviour

You know you messed up when your mother has to stand up for you.

Proving that despite his millions, he is still a wayward teenager at heart, Justin Bieber's mother has been forced to speak on behalf of her wayward son's bad behaviour.

'I'm not naive to think that my child is perfect and making all the best decisions of his life,' said Pattie Mallette, who is only 38-years-old herself.


Her defensive comments came after another scandalous week that included the release of a video showing Justin urinating in a janitor's mop bucket in the kitchen of a New York night club, followed by the arrest of Lil Twist for suspected DUI while driving the singer's sports car late Wednesday night.

While appearing on the Bravo show, Watch What Happens Live, Mallette went on to say: 'He knows what I disagree with and he knows all the things that I'm really proud of him for, too.

'I mean, people don't talk about all the great things he does every day,' she told host Andy Cohen when appearing with another celebrity parent, Kris Jenner.

'Every night before a show, he meets with Make-a-Wish kids. He goes to sick kids' hospitals. He visits with them (and) takes his time. He gives back to charities.'

When asked what the coolest thing about being Justin's mother is, she replied: 'I think it is being able to use this platform for good. I get to write a book and tell my story and bring hope to all kinds of teenagers that really need it,' said the author of Nowhere But Up.

As for the 19-year-old pop sensation, he tried to act humbly on Twitter by posting a heartfelt message for his almost 42 million followers: 'In life u will make mistakes and people will try and tear u down...but u gotta stay positive. Stay strong..and learn to be better..and..'

In an interview that aired on Thursday evening on ET Canada, Pattie went on to claim: 'I just deal with whatever comes up, I think as you would if your kid was off to college and making decisions. You just … I just talk to him, I call him … and he knows what I think.'

As for rumours that he might get back with ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez, she said that she tries to keep out of it - and so should everyone else.

'There’s some things that he just wants to keep private and keep sacred, but you know I’m just gonna support him, whatever he decides, and I think he’s made good decisions so far.'