Pattie Mellette is a scriptwriter and producer – but today, she’s most known as the mother of pop sensation Justin Beiber.
However, few people know much about her and the challenges she has faced over the course of her life… Justin Bieber is one of the biggest stars in the world, and in the eyes of many, the Canadian star has everything you can wish for.
But even famous people have issues and suffer crises – often without the public’s full awareness.
Justin Bieber’s relationship with his mother, Pattie Malette, has been rocky – and considering her tough background, it’s not too shocking that things got complicated.
Pattie Mallette was born on April 2, 1975, in Stratford, Ontario, and comes from a French-Canadian background.
Tragically, her early childhood was marked by an unimaginable loss.
When Pattie was just 2 years old, her 5-year-old sister, Sally, was struck by a car while crossing the street and sadly lost her life.
This devastating event would forever leave its mark on Pattie’s family and her early years. Pattie gave birth to Justin at the…
Justin was speaking to Jay Leno on The Tonight Show when he ruled out the possibility of a relationship with the True Grit star saying she was too young and added: ‘I’ll be 17 in less than a month.’
The 16-year-old presented an award with the actress at The Golden Globes ceremony last week and as Hailee took to the stage towering above Justin in a gorgeous satin dress it was hard to believe she was younger than him.
Speaking about Hailee, Justin told Jay: ‘She’s really nice and really talented.’
He added: ‘I think she’s cute’
But when The U.S. chat show host pressed the youngster he ruled anything more than friendship out on account of their age gap.
Justin tweeted about Hailee last week after finding out she had been nominated for an Academy Award.
Justin and Jay looked through a number of the pint sized pop singer’s baby photos
He posted: ‘Met at the Globes and she is super talented. CONGRATS to Hailee Steinfeld for being 14 and getting nominated for an OSCAR for TRUE GRIT! Now Hailee get a twitter.’
The Canadian singer said he wasn’t flirting with the young actress but was in fact just being friendly.
Justin, who was promoting his new movie Never Say Never, shared some pictures of himself as a toddler with Leno.
The cute singer didn’t seem to mind showing off his old snaps which included pictures of him as a little baby.
Justin’s new 3D film tells the story of a small-town boy who sees his dreams come true and hits cinemas in the U.S. in February.