Heavily tattooed Jeremy Bieber, once a notorious troublemaker known to police for his heavy drinking and fighting, barely featured in his son’s upbringing in Ontario, Canada. He was a martial arts enthusiast who separated from Justin’s mother, Pattie, when the boy was 13 months old. Pattie says her own childhood was blighted by drink, drugs and sexual abuse. She gave birth to Justin while living in a Salvation Army hostel, having become pregnant at 17, and had to raise him on her own. Her ex-partner was allowed to visit Justin only if he refrained from alcohol or non-prescription drugs. Justin’s mother was so poor that she had to rely on food banks, but she insists she instilled in her son her own deeply held Christian beliefs and strong moral values.More photos as you read along...
