Episode #130 | 5.23.23
Justin Bieber: Murder Plots, Drag Racing, and Deportation Threats
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In this episode
Justin Bieber is the pop star who went from preteen heartthrob to pure hedonist seemingly overnight. He raced into a bumpy adulthood when he mixed drag racing with a DUI. His frat bro of a father steered him towards a life of intense partying that encouraged smoking hazardous amounts of pot on private planes. The boy who once sang the hit single “Baby” was suddenly an unbearable man, barreling towards an early death with a smug attitude. Americans called for his deportation. One deranged fan plotted his murder. And it was up to Justin to exit his life in the fast lane – before it was too late to say sorry.
Sources
Nowhere But Up: The Story of Justin Bieber’s Mom by Pattie Mallette
Justin Bieber Says ‘I Was Close To Letting Fame Destroy Me’ (Billboard)
Justin Bieber Would Like to Reintroduce Himself (GQ)
Justin Bieber: The Full NME Cover Story (NME)
Justin Bieber: The Deep End (Complex)
The Redemption of Justin Bieber (GQ)
Bieber lived in mouse-infested house before fame (CTV News)
Justin Bieber busted sneaking out of brothel (Page Six)
Justin Bieber arrested for ‘drag racing and driving under the influence’ (The Guardian)
Justin Bieber Arrested for DUI, Drag Racing (TIME)
Exclusive Inside Story on Bieber’s ‘Pot’ Plane (NBC)
The Party Continues! Justin Bieber Spotted Popping Bottles In Miami Post-Jail…With His Dad (RADAR)
Justin Bieber hands himself in to police over alleged assault on limousine driver (The Guardian)
Justin Bieber: Dad Trashes Home and I’m Getting the Bill! (TMZ)
Criminal Influence: Justin Bieber’s Dad & Party Pal Jeremy Has a History of Assault, Jail Time (RADAR)
‘Deport Justin Bieber’ petition reaches 100,000+ signatures (CNN)
Hit Men Plotted to Kill Justin Bieber (ABC)
The Stalker Behind the Justin Bieber Castration Plot Will Terrify You (The Atlantic)
Tapes shed light on Justin Bieber Murder Attempt (KOAT)
Justin Bieber Castration Plot: Incarcerated Murderer Says He’s Still Out To Get Teen Singer (Huffington Post)
Murder plot details: Infatuated inmate wanted Justin Bieber dead (The Columbian)
Inside Hillsong, the Church of Choice for Justin Bieber and Kevin Durant (GQ)
Justin Bieber (Wikipedia)
Like Father, Like Son: Matching Tattoos for Justin Bieber and Dad! (E! News)
Daily Mail Exclusive: Justin Bieber’s dad… (Daily Mail)
Disgraceland is a podcast about musicians getting away with murder and behaving very badly. It melds music history, true crime and transgressive fiction. Disgraceland is not journalism. Disgraceland is entertainment. Entertainment inspired by true events. However, certain scenes, characters and names are sometimes fictionalized for dramatic purposes.
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